Edgar P. Jacobs

Biography

After having been appear and singer of opera between 1917 and 1940, Jacobs turns to the illustration, collaborating in the review Bravo until 1946. When the American cartoon Flash Gordon is prohibited by the German occupant, one gives him the responsibility to finish it with his way not to leave the readers without outcome. Then, it publishes in Bravo its first cartoon, the Ray U in the same style " science fiction". Same typologies of characters there are found (the nice soldier it Major Walton, the good scientist it professor Marduk-, the traitor with the service of the malicious soldiers it Dagon captain).

It becomes friendly of Hergé and will work with him with the recasting of the albums Tintin in Congo , Tintin in America , the Sceptre of Ottokar , and the blue Lotus in 1943, then it collaborates the following year in the 7 Crystal balls and in the Temple of the Sun taking part in particular in the drawing of the decorations, the materials and the equipment.

In 1946, it belongs to the team of new the Journal of Tintin which publishes its cartoon the secrecy of the swordfish by weekly boards in fourth of cover. As of 1947, it ceases its collaboration with the drawing of the adventures of Tintin to devote itself to its heroes while continuing with Hergé to illustrate the newspaper and publishes the mystery of the large pyramid in 1950. An album become legendary of Jacobs, the yellow mark appears in 1953. Follow one another the enigma of Atlantis in 1955, S.O.S meteors in 1958, the diabolic trap in 1960, the business of the collar in 1965.

Jacobs publishes in 1977 the first volume of the 3 Formulas of the professor Satō being held in Japan. They are only thirteen years later that will appear the second volume, posthumous, entirely drawn by Bob de Moor, according to the scenario and the model of Jacobs.

The adventures of Blake and Mortimer will know new episodes under the pencil and the feather of various draftsmen and scenario writers, who will refer discrete to last “the Jacobsien” of the series like as many winks to the amateurs of the first hour (the Business Francis Blake in 1996 by Jean Van Hamme and Ted Benoit, the Machination Voronov in 2000 by Yves Sente and André Juillard, the Strange Appointment in 2001 by Jean Van Hamme and Ted Benoit, the Sarcophagi of the 6th continent volume 1 in 2003 and volume 2 in 2004 by Yves Sente and André Juillard). Today, of many draftsmen work in his graphic spirit, Ted Benoit, André Juillard, Philippe Dumas, Jean-François Miniac.

Works

Blake and Mortimer

the Secrecy of the Swordfish volumes 1 - 2
the Mystery of the large pyramid volumes 1 - 2
the yellow Mark
the Enigma of Atlantis
S.O.S. Meteors
the diabolic Trap
the Business of the collar
3 Formulas of the professor Satō volume 1

Other

the Ray U
the war of the worlds, according to Herbert George Wells, whose E.P. Jacobs was inspired (published initially at Glénat in a special n° of the Cahiers of the cartoon in 1971, lengthily prefaced by Hergé).

Impassioned by its research on the Egyptology and the Archeology for the Mystery of the large pyramid, Jacobs will publish:

the treasure of Toutankhamon (4 pages of data base in the Newspaper of Tintin n° 848 of January 1965 on the discovery of its tomb by Howard Casing and Lord Carnarvon.
In the search of Toutankhamon of Youssef Francis to the editions Blake and Mortimer (Dargaud 1988) with illustrations of Merry Rene.

Scenario writer (with Hergé):

Tom Colby - the Mysterious Canyon , coll Document n°1, ED. Magic Strip (diffusion Futuropolis ), 1979 (synopsis of the draftsman, Paul Cuvelier, under the common pseudonym of Olav )

Still of, or on, Jacobs in the Newspaper of Tintin (French classification):

1946 : the discovery of the tomb of All-Ankh-Amon , Belgian JdTintin n°4 running (illustration)

1947: what one knows of Atlantis , Belgian JdTintin n°9 running (illustration)

1949: was the secrecy of the Swordfish discovered? , n°34

1949: still Have patience a few weeks. I promise a surprise to you! , n°49

1950: While waiting for the mystery of the Pyramid , n°79 (illustration)

1965: Edgar P. Jacobs returns in Tintin , n°884

1966: When reality joined the fiction , n°902 (drawings of Jacobs)

1968: E.P. Jacobs speaks to you: " Do not draw on the dessinateur" , n°1002

1969: Which makes your newspaper? Edgar P. Jacobs , n°1062

1969: Jacobs condemned to the forced labors , n°1102

1971: the File Edgar-Pierre Jacobs ( Magazine 2000 n°39), n°1198

1974: When E.P. Jacobs illustrated the newspaper " Bravo" … , n°73 (" Tintin Hebdoptimiste")

1974 : 3 Formulas of Professor Jacobs - a enigma of A.P. Duchâteau , n°73

1975: Science fiction in the cartoon ( Tintin Newspaper n°11), n°14

1978: the theater of Jacobs , number Special E.P. Jacobs , entirely devoted to him by all the team of the newspaper, and with files, n°49

1981: One day at Edgar P. Jacobs , n°329

1982: All that you always wanted to know about E.P. Jacobs without never daring to ask it , n°355

1987: Jacobs in images , n° 13 (for its death)

1987: Testimonys of friendship with E.P. Jacobs , n°13

1990: 3 Formulas of the Professor Edgar P. Jacobs (and beginning of publication of Mortimer against Mortimer by Bob de Moor), n° 5, " Hello BD"

Price

Jacobs received the first Grand Prix Saint-Michel Club of the Friends of the Cartoon (C.A.B.D.) to the Foire of the Book of Brussels , decreed in 1971.

(and the disc " The Jaune" Mark; of 1956 the Grand Prix of the Disc of the Academy Charles Cros for the quality of its texts the same year)

Works on Edgar P. Jacobs

1976 : Books of the Cartoon n° 30, Edgar P. Jacobs, ED. Glénat
1976 : the School of Hergé , chapter Edgar P. Jacobs, myths and figures of the mystery , ED. Glénat
1981 : Edgar P. Jacobs, 30 years of cartoons , ED. Alain Littaye (supplemented republication of the work - stitched of 1973; pulling of head supplemented by the little book The Méga Wave )
1981: a paper opera, memories of Blaker and Mortimer , autobiography by Edgar P. Jacobs, ED. Gallimard
1983 : Special: Edgar-Pierre Jacobs (interview EPJ on RTL of the 3/28/1982 + file), in Biographic Pocket n°4
1984: the world of Edgar P. Jacobs , by Claude Gallo, collection " Our auteurs" , ED. of Lombard
1984: Jacobs by Hergé , in Spot data base n° September 4th, th and th
1988: Blake, Jacobs and Mortimer , by Gerard Lenne, ED. Archimbaud
1989 : Edgar P. Jacobs , collection " A book a œuvre" , by Jean-Paul Dubois, ED. Labor
1990 : Edgar P. Jacobs the Baritone Of the 9th Art , by Jean-Marc Guyard, ED. Blake And Mortimer
1990: the business Jacobs , by Gerard Lenne, ED. Megawave
1991 : To read E.P. Jacobs in the text , Bernard Heizmann, in Bédésup n° 52/53
1993: the Kingdom of Edgar J. , by Jacques Laudy, ED. Loempia
1993 to 1998: E.P.J. Collectors - the Letter of the Collectors (quarterly) , by Michel Laisnez: 24 numbers, of April 1993 in October 1998
1994: Jacobs, the conservative , Philippe Saint-Andrew, in bédésup n°66/67
1994: E.P. Jacobs: a Paper Memory, by Michel Laisnez, ED. E.P.J.Collectors (INTEGRAL Bibliography of, and in connection with, E.P. Jacobs - stopped in September 1993)
2000: Edgar P. Jacobs Or Talks Of the Wood Of the Poor , by François Rivière, ED. Carabe
2002: In the shade of the clear line , by Benoit Mouchart, editions Giddiness graphic, 2002 ISBN 2-908-98171-8
2003: Damnation of Edgar P. Jacobs , by Benoit Mouchart and François Rivière, editions Threshold-Archimbaud ISBN 2-020-60530-9
2003: Bang! n°4 (autumn) (interview)
2004: Jacobs, the mark of Fantastic the , by Rene Nouaihat, ED. Mosquito
2004 : manuscript E.P. Jacobs , by Charles Dierick, ED. Dexia
2004 : E.P. Jacobs, the mark of the century , by Jean Auquier, ED. CBBD and the Belgian Post office
2004: At Edgar P. Jacobs, in the intimacy of the father of Blake and Mortimer , by Philippe Biermé, ED. of Céfal
2005: Edgar P. Jacobs and the secrecy of the explosion , by Renaud Chavanne, ED. PLG
2006 : Damnation of Edgar P. Jacobs (remelted edition), by Benoit Mouchart and François Rivière, ED. Points Threshold ISBN 2-020-85505-4
2007: Edgar P. Jacobs and both Jacques , by Philippe Biermé, ED. Foundation Edgar P. Jacobs

Films on Edgar P. Jacobs

1984 : Of the boards to the boards , R.T.B.F (January 11th and 18th) (series of interviews around its autobiography a Paper Opera)
1988: In the search of Toutânkhamon , realized by Francis Youssef for the Studios Blake and Mortimer
1989: Edgar P. Jacobs, the baritone of the 9ère Art , realized by Dominique Hebert for the Studios Blake and Mortimer
1994: the Mark of Jacobs , realized by Jean-Wolf Martin and Guy the hideous, ED. Cendranes Films/8 Mount Blanc/the Films Grain of sand (25 ')

Broadcast interviews

1982 (March): on RTL, by Jean-Pierre Firebrand 28 of the month (day before with the Large palace of Paris) (included in Biographic Pocket 4)
1982 (March): on France Inter
1982 (March): on Europe 1, by J. Châtel 30 of the month

Anecdotes

Edgar Pierre Jacobs helped Hergé with the realization of the second version of the Cigares of the Pharaon . It appears even in the album like on the cover in the person of E.P. Jacobini (page 8 puts 1) being the 14th momifié Egyptologist “having violated the burial of the Pharaon Kih-Oskh”. One also sees it with his bow tie in the Seven Crystal balls , whereas the Haddock captain entered in scene carrier of a head of cow. Having worked on the redessin of the Sceptre of Ottokar it also appears there in large uniform of cuirassier like Hergé (pages 38 and 59) and other members of the studio. It is also present for Objectif the Moon , in front of a drawing board (page 40) at the research center of Sbrodj.

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