“Vrooaw! "," Roooaaooo "," Rooaap! "
And
" Iiiiii ":
in a few onomatopoeias reminiscent of a Gainsbourg refrain, the designer Jean Graton knew how to propel us into the world of Michel Vaillant, intrepid paper pilot created in 1956 and who for several generations had become
" more than a hero, a true friend, strong, loyal and courageous ”.
Alas, Jean Graton is no more.
This great designer from the golden age of Franco-Belgian comics died on January 21, 2021, at the age of 97, in Brussels, surrounded by his family.
To read also: Disappearance of Jean Graton, creator of the
Michel Vaillant
comic series
In the Brussels studio of Jean Graton and his son Philippe, official screenwriter of the series since 1994 (with the album
La Piste de jade,
n ° 57), the atmosphere imbued with serenity contrasted with the furia of the roaring boards that found in albums since its creation on February 7, 1957.
Patriarch moving with a cane, Jean Graton never stopped wanting to pass on the torch of his character as a racing driver
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