Philippe Bercovici

{{Short description|French comics artist (born 1963)}} {{Infobox comics creator

| image = Philippe Bercovici IMG 2296.JPG | imagesize = | caption = Philippe Bercovici in 2011 | birth_name = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1963|1|5|df=yes}} | birth_place = Nice, France | death_date = | death_place = | nationality = French | area = artist | alias = Thélonius | notable works = ''Les Femmes en Blanc''<br/>''Robinson et Zoé''<br/>''Le Boss'' | awards = }} '''Philippe Bercovici''' is a French comics artist of Franco-Belgian comics. Having illustrated a wide range of series, Bercovici is perhaps most known for ''Les Femmes en Blanc'' written by Cauvin, started in 1981.<ref name=lamb/> Initially under the pseudonym Thélonius, he drew the gag series ''Le Boss'' written by Zidrou, revolving around the chief editor of ''Spirou'' magazine.

Known for working at unusually high speeds, in 1999 Bercovici illustrated an entire issue of ''Spirou'' on his own (No. 3183), imitating the styles of the other regular artists, including the continuing stories.<ref name=lamb>lambiek.net [http://lambiek.net/artists/b/bercovici_philippe.htm Philippe Bercovici profile]</ref><ref>Dupuis [http://www.dupuis.com/catalogue/UK/au/78/bercovici.html Bercovici profile]</ref><ref>[http://bdoubliees.com/journalspirou/annees/1999.htm BD oubliées] {{in lang|fr}}</ref>

Bercovici has also drawn the 2010 satire album ''Robert Parker: Les Sept Pêchés capiteux'', written by Benoist Simmat concerning American wine critic Robert M. Parker, Jr.<ref name=so-v>Compadre, César, ''Sud Ouest'': La planète vin (October 8, 2010). [http://vin.blogs.sudouest.fr/archive/2010/10/08/parker-en-bande-dessinee.html Parker en bande dessinée] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101125085259/http://vin.blogs.sudouest.fr/archive/2010/10/08/parker-en-bande-dessinee.html |date=2010-11-25 }} {{in lang|fr}}</ref>

==References== {{refbegin}} * [http://bdoubliees.com/journalspirou/auteurs1/bercovici.htm Bercovici publications in ''Spirou''], [http://bdoubliees.com/echodessavanes/auteurs1/bercovici.htm ''Echo des Savanes''], [http://bdoubliees.com/aie/auteurs1/bercovici.htm ''Aïe''], [http://bdoubliees.com/circusvecu/auteurs1/bercovici.htm ''Circus'', ''Vé'' and ''Gomme''] BDoubliées {{in lang|fr}} * [http://www.bedetheque.com/auteur-926-BD-Bercovici-Philippe.html Bercovici albums] Bedetheque {{in lang|fr}} {{refend}} '''Footnotes''' {{reflist}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Bercovici, Philippe}} Category:1963 births Category:French satirical comics artists Category:Living people Category:Spirou (magazine) people