Hubert Boulard

{{short description|French comic book author}} {{Infobox person | name = Hubert Boulard | image = Hubert Boulard 20100328 Salon du livre de Paris 3.jpg | alt =  | caption = Boulard in 2010 | birth_name =  | birth_date = 21 January 1971 | birth_place = Saint-Renan, France | death_date = {{Death date and age|df=y|2020|02|12|1971|01|21}} | death_place = | other_names = | occupation = Comics writer, colorist | years_active = | known_for = | notable_works = }} '''Hubert Boulard''' (21 January 1971 – 12 February 2020) was a French comics writer and colorist usually credited mononymously as "Hubert".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.lemonde.fr/disparitions/article/2020/02/13/le-scenariste-de-bande-dessinee-hubert-est-mort_6029478_3382.html|title=Le scénariste de bande dessinée Hubert est mort|date=13 February 2020|work=Le Monde|language=French}}</ref>

==Biography== Boulard attended the École régionale des beaux-arts d'Angers, and began writing comics in the 1990s, after befriending Yoann, who had encouraged him to start in the field of comics.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.leparisien.fr/culture-loisirs/j-avais-envie-d-une-histoire-fantastique-31-12-2014-4409795.php|title=" J'avais envie d'une histoire fantastique "|date=31 December 2014|work=Le Parisien|language=French}}</ref>

As an illustrator, he worked with authors such as {{ill|Éric Omond|fr}}, Yoann, {{ill|Éric Corbeyran|fr}}, Richard Malka, Paul Gillon, David Beauchard, and Jason. At the same time, Boulard wrote comic scripts, starting in 2002 with the publication of ''Legs de l'alchimiste'' with Hervé Tanquerelle and ''Yeux Verts'' with {{ill|Zanzim|fr}}.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.lefigaro.fr/livres/2006/10/12/03005-20061012ARTFIG90177-ecoutez_la_sirene.php|title=Écoutez la sirène|date=12 October 2006|work=Le Figaro|language=French}}</ref> He produced ''Miss Pas Touche'' in 2006, illustrated by Kerascoët and published by Dargaud, which sold 30,000 as of 2017.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://bibliobs.nouvelobs.com/bd/20170128.OBS4491/a-angouleme-rencontre-avec-hubert-croqueur-d-ogres-et-de-vierges.html|title=A Angoulême, rencontre avec Hubert, croqueur d'ogres et de vierges|date=28 January 2017|work=BibliObs|language=French}}</ref> Since then, Boulard has worked with Étienne Le Roux, Marie Caillou,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bodoi.info/hubert-et-marie-caillou-face-a-lanorexie/|title=Hubert et Marie Caillou face à l'anorexie|date=15 November 2010|work=BoDoï|language=French}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.actuabd.com/Hubert-ou-la-fragilite-des-apparences|title=Hubert ou la fragilité des apparences|date=13 February 2010|work=Actua BD|language=French}}</ref> Virginie Augustin,<ref>{{cite book|url=https://www.telerama.fr/livres/monsieur-desire,147576.php|title=Monsieur désire ? Hubert, Virginie Augustin|date=24 September 2016|work=Télérama|language=French}}</ref> with whom he won the 2017 {{ill|Prix Diagonale|fr}} for best album.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rtbf.be/culture/bande-dessinee/detail_bd-prix-diagonale-le-soir-a-louvain-la-neuve-et-tout-un-week-end-d-animation-jacques-schrauwen?id=9599009|title=BD : Prix Diagonale-Le Soir à Louvain-La-Neuve et tout un week-end d'animation|date=6 May 2017|work=RTBF|language=French}}</ref> With {{ill|Bertrand Gatignol|fr}}, he created ''{{ill|Les Ogres-Dieux|fr}}'', which won best comic series at the 2019 Lucca Comics & Games Conference in Italy.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fumettologica.it/2019/10/premi-guinigi-lucca-2019/|title=I vincitori dei Premi Gran Guinigi di Lucca Comics 2019|date=8 October 2019|work=Fumetto Logica|language=Italian}}</ref>

Boulard produced the collective work ''Les Gens normaux, paroles lesbiennes gay bi trans'', published in 2013, during the time when France was voting on the legalization of gay marriage.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.actuabd.com/LGBT-La-bande-dessinee-proclame-le|title=LGBT – La bande dessinée proclame le droit à l'indifférence|date=7 November 2013|work=Actua BD|language=French}}</ref> In 2019, he wrote the comic ''Le Boiseleur : Les Mains d'Ilian'', with illustrations by {{ill|Gaëlle Hersent|fr}}.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bodoi.info/le-boiseleur-1/|title=Le Boiseleur #1|date=25 October 2019|work=BoDoï|language=French}}</ref> In June 2020, ''{{ill|Peau d'homme|fr}}'', written by Boulard with illustrations by Zanzim, was released. It had taken Zanzim five years to illustrate Hubert's script.

Boulard died on 12 February 2020 at the age of 49, said his publisher in a press release.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rtl.fr/culture/arts-spectacles/l-auteur-de-bande-dessinee-hubert-est-mort-7800090682|title=L'auteur de bande dessinée Hubert est mort|date=13 February 2020|work=RTL|language=French}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://next.liberation.fr/culture/2020/02/13/mort-du-scenariste-de-bd-hubert-eclaireur-de-coins-sombres_1778271|title=Mort de Hubert, scénariste de BD et éclaireur de coins sombres|date=13 February 2020|work=Libération|language=French}}</ref>

==Works== *''Les Yeux verts'' (2002–2004) *''Le Legs de l'alchimiste'' (2002–2007) *''{{ill|Miss Pas Touche|fr}}'' (2006–2009) *''La Sirène des pompiers'' (2006) *''Bestioles'' (2010) *''{{ill|La Chair de l'araignée|fr}}'' (2010) *''{{ill|Beauté (bande dessinée)|fr}}'' (2011–2014) *''{{ill|Ma vie posthume|fr}}'' (2012–2013) *''La Ligne Droite'' (2013) *''WW2.2 T6 : Chien Jaune'' (2013) *''Le Temple du Passé'' (2014–2015) * The Ogre Gods, ''{{ill|Les Ogres-Dieux|fr}}'' (2014–2020) *''Monsieur désire ?'' (2016)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.actuabd.com/Monsieur-desire-Par-Hubert-et-Virginie-Augustin-Glenat|title=Monsieur désire ? – Par Hubert et Virginie Augustin – Glénat|date=8 October 2016|work=Actua BD|language=French}}</ref> *''La Nuit mange le Jour'' (2017) *''Le Boiseleur'' (2019) *''{{ill|Peau d'homme|fr}}'' with {{ill|Zanzim|fr}}

==Awards== *Sélection officielle jeunesse at the Angoulême International Comics Festival for ''Bestioles'' (2011)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bodoi.info/angouleme-2011-la-selection-jeunesse/|title=Angoulême 2011: la sélection Jeunesse|date=17 November 2010|work=BoDoï|language=French}}</ref> *Sélection officielle at the Angoulême International Comics Festival for ''Beauté'' (2012)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://bd.krinein.com/angouleme-2012-selection-officielle/|title=Angoulême 2012 : la sélection officielle|date=23 January 2012|work=Krinein|language=French}}</ref> *Prix Jacques-Lob at the BD Boum Festival (2015)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.maisondelabd.com/presse/toutes-les-recompenses|title=Toutes les récompenses|date=22 November 2019|work=Maison de la BD|language=French|access-date=15 February 2020|archive-date=19 December 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191219165028/http://www.maisondelabd.com/presse/toutes-les-recompenses|url-status=dead}}</ref> *Firecracker Alternative Book Award for ''Beauté''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.clmp.org/the-2015-firecracker-award-winners/|title=The 2015 Firecracker Award Winners|work=CLMP|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170808114519/http://www.clmp.org/the-2015-firecracker-award-winners/|archivedate=8 August 2017}}</ref> *Gran Guinigi Award for ''Les Ogres-Dieux'' at the Lucca Comics & Games Conference (2017)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://fumetti.badtaste.it/2019/10/gran-guinigi-2019-vincono-gli-orchi-dei-demon-e-senza-limiti/265075/|title=Gran Guinigi 2019: vincono Gli Orchi-Dei, Demon e Senza limiti|date=5 October 2019|work=badtaste.it|language=Italian}}</ref> *Prix Diagonale for ''Monsieur désire ?'' (2017) *Finalist for the Grand Prix de la Critique for ''Monsieur désire ?'' (2017)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.actuabd.com/Les-Prix-ACBD-pour-les-grands-et-les-petits-les-finalistes|title=Les Prix ACBD, pour les grands et les petits : les finalistes !|date=19 November 2016|work=Actua BD|language=French}}</ref> *Sélection officielle at the Angoulême International Comics Festival for ''Les Ogres-Dieux'' (2017) * {{ill|Grand prix RTL de la bande dessinée|fr}} for ''{{ill|Peau d'homme|fr}}'' with {{ill|Zanzim|fr}}<ref>{{cite web|author=Antoine Oury|title=Peau d'homme, de Hubert et Zanzim, lauréat du Grand Prix RTL de la BD 2020|website=ActuaLitté|date=2020-11-30|url=https://actualitte.com/article/culture-arts-lettres/peau-d-homme-de-hubert-et-zanzim-laureat-du-grand-prix-rtl-de-la-bd-2020/104040}}.</ref> * {{ill|Prix de la BD du Point|fr}} for ''Peau d'homme'' with Zanzim<ref>{{cite web|author=Romain Brethes|title=« Peau d'homme », Prix Wolinski de la BD du « Point » 2020|website=Le Point|date=2020-11-30|url=https://www.lepoint.fr/culture/peau-d-homme-prix-wolinski-de-la-bd-du-point-2020--30-11-2020-2403211_3.php}}.</ref> * {{ill|Prix Landerneau|fr}}with Zanzim for ''Peau d'homme''.<ref>{{cite news|title=''Peau d'homme'' D'Hubert et Zanzim, lauréat du prix Landerneau bande dessinée 2020|work=Le Télégramme|date=2020-11-30|url=https://www.letelegramme.fr/livres/peau-d-homme-d-hubert-et-zanzim-laureat-du-prix-landerneau-bande-dessinee-2020-30-11-2020-12664872.php}}</ref> *Won Grand Prix de la Critique 2021, with {{ill|Zanzim|fr}}, for ''{{ill|Peau d'homme|fr}}''<ref>{{Cite web|last=Oury|first=Antoine|date=2020-12-01|title=Peau d'homme, de Hubert et Zanzim, élu Grand Prix de la Critique ACBD 2021|url=https://actualitte.com/article/culture-arts-lettres/peau-d-homme-de-hubert-et-zanzim-elu-grand-prix-de-la-critique-acbd-2021/104071|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=|website=}}</ref>

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