Daniel Ceppi (3 April 1951 – 4 November 2024) was a Swiss comics artist.[1] He was the author of the series Stéphane Clément, chroniques d'un voyageur.
Daniel Ceppi | |
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 Ceppi in 2013 | |
| Born | 3 April 1951 Geneva, Switzerland |
| Died | 4 November 2024 (aged 73) |
| Nationality | Swiss |
| Education | Centre de formation professionnelle arts de Genève |
| Occupation | Comics artist |
Life and career
editBorn in Geneva on 3 April 1951, Ceppi was the great-great-great-grandson of the inventor Georges-Auguste Leschot. At the age of 16, he exhibited a stained glass window in Carouge. He attended the Centre de formation professionnelle arts de Genève and self-published a novel titled Le Guêpier about a traveller named Stéphane Clément.[2] In 1977, he published the first album in the series.[3] During the 1980s, he began publishing with Casterman, switching from his previous publisher, Les Humanoïdes Associés.[3] At the same time, he began publishing his illustrations in the magazine Métal hurlant.[4] He then published editions 4 through 7 of the Stéphane Clément series under the title Une Aventure de Stéphane from 1981 to 1985.[5]
Ceppi returned to Les Humanoïdes Associés in 1991 and wrote of Stéphane Clément travels to Cameroon, the Philippines, and Indonesia.[6] In 2009, the publisher released a full collection of his works in the original black and white.[7] After a hiatus, he returned to comics in 2017 with the one-shot Lady of Shalott, which told a story about the world of art in Geneva. This edition brought Stéphane Clément together with others in CH Confidentiel.[8]
Ceppi died on 4 November 2024, at the age of 73.[9]
Publications
editStéphane Clément, chroniques d'un voyageur
edit- Le Guêpier (1977)
- À l'Est de Karakulak (1978)
- Le Repaire de Kolstov (1980)
- Les Routes de Bharata - La Malédiction de Surya (1983)
- L'Étreinte d'Howrah (1984)
- Captifs du chaos (1986)
- Pondicherry, filiation fatale (1995)
- Belfast, l'adieu aux larmes (1997)
- Vanina business (1999)
- L'Or bleu (2001)
- L'Engrenage turkmène (2010)
- Le Piège ouzbek (2012)
Others
edit- L'Ombre de Jaïpur (1981)
- Croco & co (1986)
- La Nuit des clandestins (1992)
- Les Aventures de Natrix (1993)
- Corps diplomatique (1991)
- Nom de code (2006, 2007, 2008)
- Lady of Shalott (2017)
References
edit- ^ Muraz, Daniel (4 November 2024). "L'ultime voyage de Daniel Ceppi". Le Courrier picard (in French). Retrieved 9 November 2024.
- ^ "Rencontre avec Daniel Ceppi". BD Best! (in French).
- ^ a b Buch, Serge (10 July 2017). "Daniel Ceppi, après cinq d'absence". Zoo (in French). Retrieved 9 November 2024.
- ^ "Ceppi Daniel dans Métal Hurlant". BD oubliée (in French).
- ^ "Ceppi Daniel dans (A suivre)". BD oubliées (in French).
- ^ Canard, Bruno (June 1998). "Daniel Ceppi". du9 (in French). Retrieved 9 November 2024.
- ^ Detournay, Charles-Louis (18 July 2009). "De la BD en vacances ? C'est dans la poche ! (1/2)". ActuaBD (in French). Retrieved 9 November 2024.
- ^ Herbez, Ariel (23 July 2017). "Daniel Ceppi livre une histoire à clés". Le Temps (in French). Retrieved 9 November 2024.
- ^ Muri, Philippe (4 November 2024). "Daniel Ceppi est parti voyager dans les étoiles". Tribune de Genève (in French). Retrieved 9 November 2024.