Jacques de Loustal

Loustal
Loustal in 2015.
Born	Jacques de Loustal April 10, 1956 Neuilly-Sur-Seine, France
Nationality	French
Area(s)	artist, writer, colourist
Notable works	New York Miami Clichés d'Amour

Jacques de Loustal (born April 10, 1956, in Neuilly-Sur-Seine) is a French comics artist who uses a painterly style reminiscent of David Hockney.

Biography

In combination with a career as an illustrator, Loustal began working in comics in the late 70s publishing short comics in the Franco-Belgian comics magazines Métal Hurlant, Pilote, Nitro, Chic, Zoulou as well as newspapers such as Libération, usually working with writer Philippe Paringaux.^[1] In 1984 Loustal became a frequent contributor to the monthly À Suivre magazine, for which he created Coeurs de Sable, Barney et la Note Bleue, Un Jeune Homme Romantique and Kid Congo.

Partial bibliography

Panels from New York Miami

• Arrière saison
• Viviane, Simone et les autres
• Zenata plage
• Carnet de voyages
• Ce qu'il attendait d'elle
• Ciné-Romans
• Touriste de bananes (after text by Georges Simenon)
• Insolite
• La Nuit de l'alligator
• Une vespa, des lunettes noires, une palm beach, elles voudraient en plus que j'ai de la conversation.
• Barney et la note bleue with Philippe Paringaux
• Cœurs de sable with Philippe Paringaux
• New-York Miami with Philippe Paringaux
• Le Sang des voyous with Philippe Paringaux
• Kid Congo with Philippe Paringaux
• Clichés d'amour with Philippe Paringaux
• La Couleur des rêves with Philippe Paringaux
• Soleils de nuit with Philippe Paringaux
• Un garçon romantique with Philippe Paringaux

References

• Loustal publications in (A SUIVRE), Métal Hurlant, Pilote BDoubliées (French)
• Loustal albums Bedetheque (French)

Footnotes

1. Lambiek Comiclopedia. "Loustal".

External links

• Loustal official site (French)
• Loustal international site (Dutch)(French)(English)(German)(Spanish)
• Loustal biography on Lambiek Comiclopedia