Gotlib
French comics author and publisher (1934-2016) · France · On the map · Writers · Died at 82
Marcel Gottlieb, known professionally as Gotlib, was a French comics creator and publisher. Through his own work and the magazines he co-founded, L'Écho des savanes and Fluide Glacial, he was a key figure in the switch in French-language comics from their children's entertainment roots to an adult tone and readership.
Gotlib is read about 134 times a day, in 19 languages.
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René Goscinny Professional partner
Jacques Doillon Directed The Year 01 (1973)
Gérard Depardieu Also in The Car Keys and The Year 01
Coluche Also in The Year 01 (1973)
Patrice Leconte Directed The Toilets Were Closed from the Inside (1976)
Daniel Auteuil Also in The Car Keys and The Year 01
Jean Rochefort Also in The Car Keys (2003)
Michel Galabru Also in The Car Keys and I Hate Actors
Thierry Lhermitte Also in The Car Keys and The Year 01
Gérard Jugnot Also in The Car Keys and The Year 01
Richard Benguigui Also in The Car Keys and The New Jean-Claude
Gérard Krawczyk Directed I Hate Actors (1986)
Pierre Tchernia Directed Bonjour l'angoisse (1988)
Darling Légitimus Gotlib wrote Les vécés étaient fermés de l'intérieur (1976)
Patrick Braoudé Also in The Car Keys and I Hate Actors
Alain Poiré Produced I Hate Actors (1986)
Robert Berri Gotlib wrote Les vécés étaient fermés de l'intérieur (1976)
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His series include Rubrique-à-Brac, Gai-Luron, and Superdupont. His comedy ranges from absurd, metafictional stories to satire with pop culture references and dark, scatological comedy.