Yves Chaland

1957 - 1990

photo credits: Wikimedia Commons

movement: Style atome

country of citizenship: France

languages spoken, written or signed: French

educated at: École supérieure d'art et design Saint-Étienne

occupation: comics artist, illustrator, comics colorist

influenced by: Jijé, Edgar P. Jacobs, André Franquin, Hergé, Will Eisner, Maurice Tillieux

official website: www.yveschaland.com

Yves Chaland (French: [iv ʃalɑ̃]; 3 April 1957 – 18 July 1990) was a French cartoonist. During the 1980s, together with Luc Cornillon, Serge Clerc and Floc'h, he launched the Atomic style, a stylish remake of the Marcinelle School in Franco-Belgian comics. Source: Wikipedia (en)