French writer
Jean-Marc Lofficier
Jean-Marc & Randy Lofficier in 2011.
Born (1954-06-22 ) June 22, 1954 (age 69)
Toulon , FranceOccupation Writer Nationality French Spouse Randy Lofficier
lofficier .com
Jean-Marc Lofficier (French:
[lɔfisje] ; born June 22, 1954) is a French author of books about films and television programs, as well as numerous comics and translations of a number of animation
screenplays . He usually collaborates with his wife, Randy Lofficier (born
Philadelphia , Pennsylvania, U.S., on February 3, 1953), and the reason why credits sometimes read "R. J. M. Lofficier ", after the initials of both spouses.
Biography
Jean-Marc Lofficier was born in
Toulon , France, in 1954. The son of a
serviceman , he moved several times during his formative years, spending "a goodly part of my childhood in Bordeaux, and my teenage years in Fontainebleau".
[1] A budding writer from an early age, Lofficier also "drew my own little
comic strips when I was 13, 14, and began being published in French '
zines at 16."
[1] Recalling in 2005 that "writing wasn't deemed a respectable, economically sound way of making a living," he got an MBA and a law degree, then went to work in international banking.
[1]
Graduating from the
Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne University and from
ESCP Europe business school in 1978, Jean-Marc Lofficier worked for
Barclays Bank in Paris for a year before being hired by
Crédit Lyonnais and moving to Los Angeles, California, U.S., where he met Randy. Jean-Marc and Randy were married the following year.
[1] Jean-Marc recalled in 2005 that their writing partnership developed alongside their personal relationship; "Randy always wanted to write... [so] it evolved organically in a mutually complementary working relationship.".
[1]
Jean-Marc left Crédit Lyonnais in 1985 to join Starwatcher Graphics, a new company set up by French artist
Mœbius and his wife Claudine, then living in
Santa Monica, California . After Mœbius returned to France, and Starwatcher Graphics was disbanded in 2000, the Lofficiers started their own company, Hollywood Comics,
[2] which advises and counsels comic book professionals in their dealings with Hollywood. Jean-Marc and Randy moved to
Chalabre , in the south of France, in 2005.
Magazines and Hollywood
In 1979, the Lofficiers built on Jean-Marc's earlier work for fanzines and French magazines – including
Lunatique and
L'Écran fantastique , for which he wrote a combination of articles, reviews and short stories – and began working as "film journalists" for a variety of "cinema/
sf pro magazines."
[1] Covering the Hollywood-based film industry (and particularly those aspects with a Sci-Fi or Fantasy bent), the Lofficiers wrote for a number of magazines created both for American and overseas audiences.
Their work appeared in such mainstream U.S. publications as
Starlog ,
Cinefex ,
Heavy Metal and
American Cinematographer , as well as more focused publications including
T. E. D. Klein 's
The Twilight Zone
Magazine . Overseas, the Lofficiers' work appeared in United Kingdom magazines including
Dez Skinn 's
Starburst (the magazine of "Science Fantasy in Television, Cinema and Comix") and
House of Hammer ,
[1] while in France, they continued to contribute to L'Écran fantastique .
Guides, books and novels
The Lofficiers' magazine work, which included short stories, retrospectives and TV program guides alongside journalistic articles, led naturally to them co-authoring a number of non-fiction books about film and television programs. Their first – The Doctor Who Programme Guide , published by
W. H. Allen in 1981 – arose from their work for French magazine L'Écran fantastique . The pair produced
"a series of dossiers on SF TV series for L'Ecran Fantastique:
The Prisoner ,
Star Trek ,
Twilight Zone and...
Doctor Who . For that [Who ] dossier [Jean-Marc Lofficier] interviewed
Terrance Dicks and
Graham Williams . Then I sent them a courtesy copy. Terrance passed it on to Christine Donougher at W. H. Allen who saw an opportunity to publish it as a book."
[1]
This title in turn led to the Lofficiers producing several
novelizations and editing various
anthologies of science fiction and fantasy short stories.
Animation and comics
In 1985, Randy Lofficier completed
Harry Love 's Animation Writing Seminar at
Hanna-Barbera , which led the Lofficiers to write a number of animation scripts for television series such as
The Real Ghostbusters and
Duck Tales . They also began to write numerous scripts for a variety of comic books, often in collaboration with other writers, notably
Roy Thomas and
Marv Wolfman , for both
Marvel Comics and
DC Comics . Their best-known works include a trilogy of DC
Elseworlds based on
German Expressionism cinema incorporating characters such as
Superman ,
Batman and
Wonder Woman , the
Book of the Vishanti back-up feature for
Doctor Strange : Sorcerer Supreme , two stories for
Clive Barker ’s
Hellraiser , and the
Tongue*Lash series for
Dark Horse Comics .
From 2000 to 2003, Jean-Marc Lofficier was editor and senior writer of a line of French comic books published by
Semic Comics , redeveloping old French characters from the 1960s such as Wampus , Kabur , Phenix , Homicron , Dragut and Dick Demon into more modern versions, even gathering a number of them in the mini-series
Strangers published by
Image Comics in 2003.
[3] This universe of characters is now gathered as
Hexagon Comics . The Lofficiers also wrote "Blood Oath", a crossover between Phenix and
Top Cow 's
Witchblade .
[4]
[5] Starting in 2010, the Lofficiers started to reprint the "classic" stories from the 1960s and 1970s in a series of black & white trade paperbacks, as well as write new stories, mostly by relaunching the comic-book Strangers . Since that date, Jean-Marc has been editor-in-chief of
Hexagon Comics .
Also for the French comic market, the Lofficiers wrote a trilogy of graphic novels based on the character of
Robur created by
Jules Verne . Illustrated by
Gil Formosa , the first two volumes were nominated for the 2005
Jules Verne Award for Bandes Dessinees.
[6] There were published in English in Heavy Metal .
Translation
In 1985, the Lofficiers were hired by French artist Moebius to translate and arrange for the publication of his works in English. This led to a series of 30+
graphic novels published mostly by
Epic Comics until 1995. During that time, the Lofficiers also translated numerous French comics for
Dark Horse Comics , co-editing their comic
Cheval Noir , and for
Renegade Press , co-editing their comic
French Ice , featuring the series
Carmen Cru by French artist
Jean-Marc Lelong . In 1990, in recognition of their career as writers, translators and editors, the Lofficiers were presented with the
Inkpot Award for Outstanding Achievement in Comic Arts.
Pulps and science fiction
In 2003, the Lofficiers created their own small press,
Black Coat Press ,
[7] to translate and publish classics of French pulp literature into English, relying in part on the output of British writer/translator
Brian Stableford .
In 2005, the Lofficiers started another small press,
Rivière Blanche [
fr ] ,
[8] to publish French science fiction novels in the nostalgic style of the long-defunct
Anticipation imprint of
Editions Fleuve Noir .
Lofficier's official website includes a section entitled "Illustrated History of the French Saint Novels", a guide to French-language novels based upon the character of
Simon Templar (alias "The Saint"), created by
Leslie Charteris .
[9]
Works
Bibliography
Books
Books include:
Fiction:
Robonocchio en Francais (children's) (Black Coat Press, 2004,
ISBN
1-932983-04-X )
Robonocchio en Español (children's) (Black Coat Press, 2004,
ISBN
1-932983-25-2 )
Les Survivants de l'Humanité (novel) (
Rivière Blanche , 2004,
ISBN
1-932983-24-4 )
Chevalier Coqdor :
Edgar Allan Poe on Mars: The Further Memoirs of
Gullivar Jones (novel) (Black Coat Press, 2007,
ISBN
1-934543-09-8 ) / Edgar Allan Poe sur Mars (Riviere Blanche, 2013,
ISBN
9781612272078 )
If Your Possum Go Daylight... (poetry by Randy Lofficier) (illustrated by
Raven Okeefe , Black Coat Press, 2009,
ISBN
978-1-934543-78-8 )
Crépuscule Vaudou (novel) (Baleine imprint,
Editions du Seuil , 2008) / The Katrina Protocol (translation of Crépuscule Vaudou ) (novel) (Black Coat Press, 2008,
ISBN
1-934543-40-3 )
Pacifica (short story collection) (Rivière Blanche, 2009,
ISBN
1-934543-73-X ) / Black Coat Press, 2010,
ISBN
978-1-935558-29-3 )
Pas de Pitié pour les Borloks (with Jean-Michel Archaimbault, Rivière Blanche, 2012,
ISBN
978-1-61227-122-4 )
Return of the
Nyctalope (novel) (Black Coat Press, 2013,
ISBN
978-1-61227-211-5 ) / Le Retour du Nyctalope (Rivière Blanche, 2013,
ISBN
978-1-61227-222-1 )
Pacifica 2 (short story collection) (Rivière Blanche, 2015,
ISBN
978-1-61227-477-5 ) / Black Coat Press, 2016,
ISBN
978-1-61227-481-2 )
Non-fiction:
Doctor Who :
The Doctor Who Programme Guide #1–2 (non-fiction) (
W. H. Allen , 1981, Vol. 1,
ISBN
0-491-02804-0 , Vol. 2,
ISBN
0-426-20142-6 , rev. 2003
ISBN
0-595-27618-0 )
The Programme Guide (non-fiction) (
Virgin Books , 1989, rev/exp. 1994,
ISBN
0-426-20342-9 )
The Terrestrial Index (non-fiction) (Virgin, 1991,
ISBN
0-426-20361-5 )
The Universal Databank (non-fiction) (Virgin, 1992,
ISBN
0-426-20370-4 )
The Nth Doctor (non-fiction) (Virgin, 1997,
ISBN
0-595-27619-9 , rev. 2003
ISBN
0-595-27619-9 )
The Best Video Films (contrib.) (non-fiction) (
Warner Books , 1984)
Your Movie Guide to Musicals on Videotape (non-fiction) (
Signet Books , 1985)
Your Movie Guide to Children's Videotapes (non-fiction) (Signet, 1985)
Science Fiction Filmmaking in the 1980s (co-auth. with
Lee Goldberg &
William Rabkin ) (interviews) (
McFarland & Company , 1995,
ISBN
0-89950-918-5 )
Into The
Twilight Zone :
Rod Serling Programme Guide (non-fiction) (Virgin, 1995,
ISBN
0-86369-844-1 , rev. 2003
ISBN
0-595-27612-1 )
The Dreamweavers: : Interviews with Fantasy Filmmakers of the 1980s (co-auth. with
Lee Goldberg &
William Rabkin ) (interviews) (McFarland, 1996,
ISBN
0-7864-0085-4 )
French Science Fiction, Fantasy, Horror &
Pulp Fiction (non-fiction) (McFarland, 2000,
ISBN
0-7864-0596-1 )
Pocket Essential
Tintin (non-fiction) (
Pocket Essentials , 2002,
ISBN
1-904048-17-X ,
ISBN
978-1-84243-226-6 )
Shadowmen (non-fiction) Black Coat Press, 2003,
ISBN
0-9740711-3-7 )
Shadowmen 2: Heroes and Villains of French Comics (non-fiction) (Black Coat Press, 2004,
ISBN
0-9740711-8-8 )
Over Here: An American Expat in the South of France (bio) (Black Coat Press, 2006,
ISBN
1-932983-68-6 )
Les Petites Recettes d'une Américaine de l'Aude (cookbook by Randy Lofficier) (2007,
ISBN
978-1-934543-96-2 )
Martervénux: L'Encyclopédie de l'Univers du Chevalier Coqdor (non fiction) (Rivière Blanche, 2008,
ISBN
1-934543-21-7 )
Anthologies:
Les Maîtres de L'Insolite (antho.) (
Presses-Pocket ,
ISBN
2-266-01912-0 (1985);
ISBN
2-266-03914-8 (1987);
ISBN
2-266-09815-2 (2000);
ISBN
2-266-13707-7 (2003))
Les Maîtres de la Science-Fiction (antho.) (Presses-Pocket, 1999,
ISBN
2-266-05505-4 )
Tales of the Shadowmen :
1. The Modern Babylon (antho.) (Black Coat Press, 2005,
ISBN
1-932983-36-8 )
2. Gentlemen of the Night (antho.) (Black Coat Press, 2006,
ISBN
1-932983-60-0 )
3. Danse Macabre (antho.) (Black Coat Press, 2007,
ISBN
1-932983-77-5 )
4. Lords of Terror (antho.) (Black Coat Press, 2008,
ISBN
1-934543-02-0 )
5. The Vampires of Paris (antho.) (Black Coat Press, 2009,
ISBN
1-934543-50-0 )
6. Grand Guignol (antho.) (Black Coat Press, 2010,
ISBN
978-1-935558-00-2 )
7. Femmes Fatales (antho.) (Black Coat Press, 2010,
ISBN
978-1-935558-44-6 )
8. Agents Provocateurs (antho.) (Black Coat Press, 2011,
ISBN
978-1-61227-050-0 )
9. La Vie en Noir (antho.) (Black Coat Press, 2012,
ISBN
978-1-61227-145-3 )
10. Esprit de Corps (antho.) (Black Coat Press, 2013,
ISBN
978-1-61227-237-5 )
11. Force Majeure (antho.) (Black Coat Press, 2014,
ISBN
978-1-61227-344-0 )
12. Carte Blanche (antho.) (Black Coat Press, 2015,
ISBN
978-1-61227-447-8 )
13. Sang Froid (antho.) (Black Coat Press, 2016,
ISBN
978-1-61227-578-9 )
14. Coup de Grace (antho.) (Black Coat Press, 2017)
Les Compagnons de l'Ombre (French translations of Tales of the Shadowmen ):
Tome 1 (Rivière Blanche, 2007,
ISBN
1-934543-08-X )
Tome 2 (Rivière Blanche, 2008,
ISBN
1-934543-32-2 )
Tome 3 (Rivière Blanche, 2009,
ISBN
1-934543-47-0 )
Tome 4 (Rivière Blanche, 2009,
ISBN
1-934543-85-3 )
Tome 5 (Rivière Blanche, 2010,
ISBN
978-1-935558-03-3 )
Tome 6 (Rivière Blanche, 2010,
ISBN
978-1-935558-52-1 )
Tome 7 (Rivière Blanche, 2011,
ISBN
978-1-935558-73-6 )
Tome 8 (Rivière Blanche, 2011,
ISBN
978-1-61227-015-9 )
Tome 9 (Rivière Blanche, 2011,
ISBN
978-1-61227-061-6 )
Tome 10 (Rivière Blanche, 2012,
ISBN
978-1-61227-129-3 )
Tome 11 (Rivière Blanche, 2012,
ISBN
978-1-61227-150-7 )
Tome 12 (Rivière Blanche, 2013,
ISBN
978-1-61227-198-9 )
Tome 13 (Rivière Blanche, 2013,
ISBN
978-1-61227-240-5 )
Tome 14 (Rivière Blanche, 2014,
ISBN
978-1-61227-276-4 )
Tome 15 (Rivière Blanche, 2014,
ISBN
978-1-61227-339-6 )
Tome 16 (Rivière Blanche, 2015,
ISBN
978-1-61227-359-4 )
Tome 17 (Rivière Blanche, 2015,
ISBN
978-1-61227-424-9 )
Tome 18 (Rivière Blanche, 2016,
ISBN
978-1-61227-460-7 )
Tome 19 (Rivière Blanche, 2016,
ISBN
978-1-61227-558-1 )
Tome 20 (Rivière Blanche, 2017,
ISBN
978-1-61227-631-1 )
Tome 21 (Rivière Blanche, 2017)
Tome 22 (Rivière Blanche, 2018)
Tome 23 (Rivière Blanche, 2018)
Doctor Omega and The Shadowmen (editor, Black Coat Press, 2011,
ISBN
978-1-61227-037-1 )
The
Nyctalope Steps In (editor, Black Coat Press, 2011,
ISBN
978-1-61227-028-9 )
Night of the Nyctalope (editor, Black Coat Press, 2012,
ISBN
978-1-61227-102-6 ) / La Nuit du Nyctalope (editor, Rivière Blanche, 2012,
ISBN
978-1-61227-108-8 )
The Many Faces of
Arsène Lupin (editor, Black Coat Press, 2012,
ISBN
978-1-61227-049-4 )
The Shadow of
Judex (editor, Black Coat Press, 2013,
ISBN
978-1-61227-178-1 )
Harry Dickson vs The Spider (translation/adaptation, Black Coat Press, 2014,
ISBN
978-1-61227-304-4 )
The Vampire Almanac (Volume 1) (editor, Black Coat Press, 2014,
ISBN
978-1-61227-342-6 ) / L'Almanach des Vampires (Tome 1) (Riviere Blanche, 2014,
ISBN
978-1-61227-342-6 )
The Vampire Almanac (Volume 2) (editor, Black Coat Press, 2015,
ISBN
978-1-61227-383-9 ) / L'Almanach des Vampires (Tome 2) (Riviere Blanche, 2015,
ISBN
978-1-61227-428-7 )
Sar Dubnotal 2: The Astral Trail (editor, Black Coat Press, 2015,
ISBN
978-1-61227-436-2 )
The French Fantasy Treasury: The World's Edge (Volume 1) (editor, Black Coat Press, 2016,
ISBN
978-1-61227-544-4 )
The French Fantasy Treasury: Myths and Legends (Volume 2) (editor, Black Coat Press, 2016,
ISBN
978-1-61227-545-1 )
The French Fantasy Treasury: Far Realms (Volume 3) (editor, Black Coat Press, 2016,
ISBN
978-1-61227-546-8 )
Doc Ardan: The Abominable Snowman (Black Coat Press, 2016,
ISBN
978-1-61227-564-2 )
Michael Moorcock 's Legends of the Multiverse (editor, Black Coat Press, 2017,
ISBN
978-1-61227-272-6 )
Sar Dubnotal contre
Dracula (editor, Rivière Blanche, 2017,
ISBN
978-1-61227-644-1 )
Novelizations:
Screenplays:
Translations:
English Through Comics (translation, 2 vols., Presses-Pocket, 1993)
Doctor Omega (translation/adaptation of
Arnould Galopin 's novel,
Black Coat Press , 2003,
ISBN
0-9740711-1-0 )
Arsène Lupin :
Arsène Lupin vs.
Sherlock Holmes 1: The Hollow Needle (translation/adaptation of
Maurice Leblanc 's novel, Black Coat Press, 2004,
ISBN
0-9740711-9-6 )
Arsène Lupin vs. Sherlock Holmes 2: The Blonde Phantom (translation/adaptation of Maurice Leblanc's novel, Black Coat Press, 2005,
ISBN
1-932983-14-7 )
Arsène Lupin vs.
Countess Cagliostro (translation/adaptation, Black Coat Press, 2010,
ISBN
978-1-935558-32-3 )
The Many Faces of Arsène Lupin (translator/editor, Black Coat Press, 2012,
ISBN
978-1-61227-049-4 )
Arsène Lupin and The Island of the Thirty Coffins (translation/adaptation, Black Coat Press, 2014,
ISBN
978-1-61227-338-9 )
Arsène Lupin: 813 (translation/adaptation, Black Coat Press, 2015,
ISBN
978-1-61227-412-6 )
Doc Ardan :
The Phantom of the Opera (translation/adaptation of
Gaston Leroux 's novel, Black Coat Press, 2004,
ISBN
1-932983-13-9 )
La Dimension des Miracles Revisitée (French translation of
Robert Sheckley 's The Dimension of Miracles Revisited , Rivière Blanche, 2007,
ISBN
1-934543-17-9 )
Rouletabille and the Mystery of the Yellow Room (translation/adaptation of
Gaston Leroux 's novel, Black Coat Press, 2009,
ISBN
1-934543-60-8 )
Harry Dickson :
The Heir of Dracula (translation/adaptation, Black Coat Press, 2009,
ISBN
1-934543-90-X )
Harry Dickson vs The Spider (translation/adaptation, Black Coat Press, 2014,
ISBN
978-1-61227-304-4 )
Harry Dickson: the Man in Grey (translation/adaptation of Arnould Galopin's novel, Black Coat Press, 2016,
ISBN
978-1-61227-484-3 )
The Ice Company (translation/adaptation of
Georges-Jean Arnaud 's novel, Black Coat Press, 2010,
ISBN
978-1-935558-31-6 )
The
Nyctalope :
Belphégor (translation/adaptation of
Arthur Bernède 's novel, Black Coat Press, 2012,
ISBN
978-1-61227-110-1 )
Dimension
Skylark 1 (French translation of
E. E. Smith 's The Skylark of Space , Rivière Blanche, 2016,
ISBN
978-1-61227-530-7 )
Comics (writing)
DC Comics
Fury of Firestorm No. 32 (art by
Alan Kupperberg , DC Comics, 1985)
Arak, Son of Thunder #45–50 (based on plots by
Roy Thomas &
Dann Thomas , art by
Gérald Forton &
Tony DeZuniga , DC, 1985)
Action Comics No. 579 (
Superman /
Asterix ) (art by
Keith Giffen , DC, 1986)
DC Challenge No. 9 (with Roy Thomas, art by
Don Heck , DC, 1986)
Teen Titans Spotlight #6: "
Jericho " (with
Marv Wolfman , art by
Ross Andru , DC, 1987)
Teen Titans Annual No. 3 (with Marv Wolfman, art by
Mike Collins , DC, 1987)
Teen Titans Spotlight #11: "
Brotherhood of Evil " (
Tintin parody) (art by
Joe Orlando , DC, 1987)
Star Trek No. 40 (with
Len Wein , art by
Tom Sutton , DC, 1987)
Teen Titans No. 44 (art by Mike Collins, DC, 1988)
Blue Beetle #14–15, #17–22 (with Len Wein, art by
Paris Cullins , DC, 1987–1988)
Young All-Stars No. 12, #16–17 (with Roy Thomas, art by
Michael Bair , DC, 1988)
Secret Origins :
Zatanna No. 27 (under the pseudonym of Ehrich Weiss, art by
Tom Artis ,
P. Craig Russell ,
Grant Miehm &
Fred Fredericks , DC, 1988)
Deathstroke the Terminator #31–33, #37–38 (with Marv Wolfman, art by
Steve Erwin ,
Jaxon Renick , DC, 1994)
The Metropolis Trilogy:
Superman's Metropolis (with
Roy Thomas , art by
Ted McKeever ,
Elseworlds , DC, 64 pages, 1996,
ISBN
1-56389-242-1 )
Legends of the DC Universe :
Superman / Transilvane #22–23 (art by
José Ladrönn , DC, 1999)
The Metropolis Trilogy:
Batman: Nosferatu (art by Ted McKeever, Elseworlds, DC, 64 pages, 1999,
ISBN
1-56389-379-7 )
The Metropolis Trilogy:
Wonder Woman: The Blue Amazon (art by Ted McKeever, Elseworlds, DC, 64 pages, 2003)
Marvel Comics
Doctor Strange : Sorcerer Supreme #6–8: "
Book of the Vishanti " (art by
Tom Sutton , Marvel Comics, 1989)
Clive Barker 's
Hellraiser #3: "Blood of a Poet" (art by
John Ridgway , Epic, 1990)
Dr Strange: Sorcerer Supreme #9–13, 15: "Book of the Vishanti" (art by
David Day &
Dan Day , Marvel, 1990)
Dr Strange: Sorcerer Supreme #16, 17, 20: "Book of the Vishanti" (art by
Geof Isherwood , Marvel, 1990)
Dr Strange: Sorcerer Supreme #21–23: "Book of the Vishanti" (art by
Lee Weeks , Marvel, 1990)
The
Airtight Garage : The Elsewhere Prince #1–6 (with
Moebius , art by
Eric Shanower ,
Epic Comics , 1990)
What If... #15:
Fantastic Four (with Roy Thomas, art by
Greg Capullo , Marvel, 1990)
What If... #19:
Avengers (with Roy Thomas, art by
Ron Wilson , Marvel, 1990)
Dr Strange: Sorcerer Supreme #26–27: "Book of the Vishanti" (art by Geof Isherwood, Marvel, 1991)
Dr Strange: Sorcerer Supreme #31–33 (art by
Larry Alexander , Marvel, 1991)
What If... #24:
Wolverine (with Roy Thomas, art by
Tom Morgan , Marvel, 1991)
Dr Strange: Sorcerer Supreme #37–41, #47 (with Roy Thomas, art by Geof Isherwood, Marvel, 1992)
Doctor Strange Annual #2 (back-up features) (art by M. C. Wyman, Dave Hoover, Marvel, 1992)
Marvel Super-Heroes Winter '92 (art by
Brian Postman , Marvel, 1992)
The Airtight Garage: Onyx Overlord #1–4 (with
Moebius , art by
Jerry Bingham , Epic, 1992)
What If... #35–39 ("Time-Quake") (with Roy Thomas, art by
Joe Phillips ,
Dave Hoover ,
Mark Pacella ,
Marshall Rogers ,
M. C. Wyman ,
Gavin Curtis , Marvel, 1992)
Avengers Annual No. 22 (
Anachronauts ) (with Roy Thomas, art by
Al Milgrom , Marvel, 1993)
Clive Barker's Hellraiser Summer Special ("The Devil's Absolution") (art by
Jorge Zaffino , Epic, 1993)
Marvel Super-Heroes Summer '93 (art by
Greg LaRocque , Marvel, 1993)
Thunderstrike #13–16 (Code: Blue ) (with Roy Thomas, art by Larry Alexander, Marvel, 1994)
Mystic Arcana :
Black Knight (with Roy Thomas, art by
Tom Grummett and
Eric Nguyen , Marvel, 2007)
Independent US publishers
Legends of
Arzach #1–6 (
Kitchen Sink Press , 1992)
H. P. Lovecraft 's
Cthulhu #1–3 (with Roy Thomas, art by
Brian Bendis , Millennium, 1994)
Cadillacs and Dinosaurs No. 5 (back-up feature) (art by
Sylvain Despretz ,
Topps , 1994)
The
Frankenstein -
Dracula War #1–3 (with Roy Thomas, art by
Claude Saint Aubin , Topps, 1995)
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine #26–27 ("
Mudd 's Pets") (
Malibu Comics , 1995)
Tongue * Lash : The Serpent's Tooth (art by
Dave Taylor ,
Dark Horse Comics , 1996)
Tongue*Lash: The Hidden Place (art by Dave Taylor, Dark Horse, 1999)
Phantom of Which Opera? (art by
Timothy J. Green II , in
Frank Frazetta 's Magazine, 1999 /
Mustang No. 302,
Semic Comics , 2002)
Hogun Temu (Forbidden Book #1) (art by
Philippe Xavier ,
Renaissance Press , 2001)
Hexagon Comics
Kabur (
Special-Zembla #158–176) (art by
Luciano Bernasconi ,
Mike Ratera ,
Willy Hudic ,
Martin Manuel Peniche ,
Juan Roncagliolo Berger , Semic, 2001–2003; reprinted
Hexagon Comics , 2009–10)
Homicron (art by
Jean-Jacques Dzialowski , Fantask #1–4, Semic, 2001; trade paperback, Semic, 2003; reprinted
Hexagon Comics , 2010))
Gallix (Special-Zembla #160) (art by
Olivier Peru &
Stephane Peru , Semic, 2001)
Drago (
Special-Rodeo #171) (art by Olivier Peru & Stephane Peru, Semic, 2001)
Zembla (Special-Zembla #163–165) (art by Jean-Jacques Dzialowski, Semic, 2001)
Wampus (Fantask #3–5; Mustang #303–306; Planète Comics #14) (art by Luciano Bernasconi, Semic, 2001–02; reprinted
Hexagon Comics , 2010))
Dragut (
Kiwi #560–576) (art by
Jean-Marc Lainé , Olivier & Stephane Peru,
Alfredo Macall , Semic, 2001–03; reprinted
Hexagon Comics , 2010))
Phenix (art by
Frederic Grivaud ,
Mariano de la Torre , Juan Roncagliolo Berger, Fantask #5; Planète Comics #14;
Yuma #1–8) (Semic; 2001–03); reprinted
Hexagon Comics , 2011))
Lagrid (Special-Zembla No. 164, 176) (art by Philippe Xavier, Semic, 2002)
Galaor (art by Olivier & Stephane Peru, Special-Zembla #164) (Semic, 2002)
Brigade Temporelle (art by Timothy J. Green II, Fantask No. 5, Planète Comics #14) (Semic, 2002)
Starlock (Yuma #1–2) (art by Luciano Bernasconi, Semic, 2002; reprinted
Hexagon Comics , 2010))
Bathy-09 (Yuma #3) (art by
Marc Lataste , Semic 2002)
Tanka (Special-Zembla #167) (art by
Yves Mondet , Semic, 2002; reprinted
Hexagon Comics , 2010))
Jaleb (Special-Zembla #167) (art by
Annibale Casabianca , Semic, 2002; reprinted
Hexagon Comics , 2010–11))
Jaydee (Special-Zembla #168) (art by
Danilo Grossi , Semic, 2002; reprinted
Hexagon Comics , 2010))
Strangers (Season 1) (art by Manuel Garcia and
Fernando Blanco , Planète Comics No. 14, Strangers #1–4, Image Comics #1–3, Yuma #9–10, Semic, 2002–03; Strangers #1–6, Image Comics, 2003; reprinted
Wanga Comics , 2010))
Frank Universal (Yuma #4) (art by Jean-Jacques Dzialowski, Semic, 2003)
Legion Loufoque (Yuma No. 6, #10) (art by
Cyril Bouquet and
David Lafuente , SEMIC, 2003)
Dick Demon (Mustang #309–313) (art by
Jean-Michel Arden , Semic, 2003)
King Kabur #1: Les Seigneurs Blêmes (art by Mike Ratera, Semic, 2003)
Witchblade : Serment de Sang/Blood Oath (art by
Stephane Roux , Semic, 2004;
Top Cow , 2004,
ISBN
1-58240-396-1 )
Brigade Temporelle: La Guerre du Graal (art by Timothy J. Green II) (Semic, 2005; Hexagon Comics, 2017)
Hexagon (Three volumes) (
Hexagon Comics , 2011)
Hexagon Universe (five issues) (
Wanga Comics , 2011)
Strangers (Season 2) (Wanga Comics, 2012–2014)
Dick Demon: Point de Chute (Hexagon Comics, 2013)
Strangers Universe (Wanga Comics, 2012-ongoing)
Kidz (Hexagon Comics, 2012)
Les Partisans (with
Roy Thomas , art by
Mario Guevara , Hexagon Comics, 2014)
Strangers (Season 3) (Hexagon Comics, 2014–2015)
Garde Républicain Spécial Noël 2014 (art by Roberto Castro, Eduardo Garcia) (Hexagon Comics, 2014)
Kabur: L'Etoile Rouge (art by
Mike Ratera , Hexagon Comics, 2015)
Hexagon: La Ruche Noire (art by
Jose Luis Ruiz , Hexagon Comics, 2015)
Bouche Rouge: L'Aube Ecarlate (with
Marv Wolfman , art by Mario Guevara, Hexagon Comics, 2015)
Garde Républicain Spécial Noël 2015 (art by Alfredo Macall) (Hexagon Comics, 2015)
Strangers (Season 4) (art by various) (Hexagon Comics, 2016–2017)
Garde Républicain Spécial Noël 2016 (art by Eduardo Garcia) (Hexagon Comics, 2016)
The Time Brigade: The Grail Wars (art by Timothy J. Green II) (Hexagon Comics, 2017)
Strangers (Season 5) (art by various) (Hexagon Comics, 2017–18)
Garde Républicain Spécial Noël 2017 (art by Manuel Martin Peniche) (Hexagon Comics, 2017)
Garde Républicain Spécial Vacances (art by Alfredo Macall) (Hexagon Comics, 2018)
Tiger & The Eye (art by Jose Luis Ruiz Perez) (Hexagon Comics, 2018)
French publishers
Alone in the Dark (art by
Matt Haley &
Aleksi Briclot , Semic, 2001 /
Image Comics , 2002)
Nightspeeder (art by
Kevin O'Neill ,
Kog No. 2,
Harnois , 2001)
Motor Mayhem (art by
Manuel Garcia &
Eduardo Alpuente , Semic, 2001)
The Restaurant (Mustang #307) (art by Timothy J. Green II, Semic, 2002)
Cassandra Troy (Mustang #310) (art by Gerald Forton, Semic, 2003)
Robur : De la Lune à la Terre/From the Moon to the Earth (art by
Gil Formosa ,
Albin Michel , 2003;
Heavy Metal , December 2003)
Robur 2: 20000 Ans sous les Mers/20000 Years Under the Sea (art by Gil Formosa, Albin Michel, 2004; Heavy Metal , Fall 2005)
Robur 3: Voyage au Centre de la Lune/Journey to the Center of the Moon (art by Gil Formosa, Albin Michel, 2005; Heavy Metal , Fall 2007)
UK publishers:
The Last Party on Earth in
A1 No. 4 (
Atomeka , 1990)
Italian publishers:
Comics (translations)
Works by
Moebius :
[10]
Moebius
#1 –
Upon A Star (
Marvel /
Epic Comics , 1987)
#2 –
Arzach (Marvel/Epic Comics, 1987)
Legends of Arzach #1–6 (
Tundra Press , 1992)
Visions of Arzach (Tundra, 1993)
Arzach (Dark Horse, 1996)
#3 – The
Airtight Garage (Marvel/Epic Comics, 1987)
#4 –
The Long Tomorrow (written by
Dan O'Bannon ) (Marvel/Epic Comics, 1987)
The Exotics (Dark Horse, 1997)
#5 –
The Gardens of Aedena (Marvel/Epic Comics, 1988)
#6 – Pharagonesia (Marvel/Epic Comics, 1988)
Rock City (Dark Horse, 1996)
#7 –
The Goddess (Marvel/Epic Comics, 1990)
#8 – Mississippi River (written by Jean-Michel Charlier) (Marvel/Epic Comics, 1991)
#0 – The Horny Goof (
Dark Horse , 1990)
#1/2 – The Early Moebius (Graffiti, 1992)
#9 –
Stel (Marvel/Epic Comics, 1994)
The Art of Moebius (edited by
Byron Preiss , Marvel/Epic/
Berkley Books , 1989)
Carnet 3 and Interview '74 in A-1 No. 4 (Atomeka, 1990)
Chaos (Marvel/Epic, 1991)
Metallic Memories (Marvel/Epic, 1992)
Fusion (Marvel/Epic, 1995)
The Man From The Ciguri in Cheval Noir #26–50 (Dark Horse, 1992–94)
The Man from the Ciguri (Dark Horse, 1996)
Moebius Comics #1–6 (
Caliber Press , 1996–97)
Marie-Dakar in
Dark Horse Presents No. 63 (Dark Horse, 1992)
The Incal (written by
Alejandro Jodorowsky )
The Incal #1–3 (Marvel/Epic, 1988)
In the Heart of the Impregnable Meta-Bunker in A-1 No. 4 (Atomeka, 1990)
In the Heart of the Impregnable Meta-Bunker in
Heavy Metal (1990)
Metabarons No. 1 – Othon the Great (Heavy Metal, 1995)
Blueberry (written by
Jean-Michel Charlier )
Blueberry No. 1 – Chihuahua Pearl (incl. The $500,000 Man ) (Marvel/Epic Comics, 1989)
Blueberry No. 2 – Ballad for a Coffin (inc. The Outlaw ) (Marvel/Epic Comics, 1989)
Blueberry No. 3 – Angel Face (inc. Broken Nose ) (Marvel/Epic Comics, 1990)
Blueberry No. 4 – The Ghost Tribe (inc. The Long March ) (Marvel/Epic Comics, 1990)
Blueberry No. 5 – The End of the Trail (inc. The Last Card ) (Marvel/Epic Comics, 1990)
Young Blueberry No. 1 – Blueberry's Secret (
Catalan Communications /Comcat, 1989)
Young Blueberry No. 2 – A Yankee Named Blueberry (Catalan Communications/Comcat, 1990)
Young Blueberry No. 3 – The Blue Coats (Catalan Communications/Comcat, 1990)
Lt. Blueberry No. 1 – The Iron Horse (Marvel/Epic Comics, 1991)
Lt. Blueberry No. 2 – Steelfingers (Marvel/Epic Comics, 1991)
Lt. Blueberry No. 3 – General Golden Mane (inc. The Trail of the Sioux ) (Marvel/Epic Comics, 1991)
Marshal Blueberry – The Lost Dutchman's Mine (inc. The Ghost with Golden Bullets ) (Marvel/Epic, 1991)
Blueberry – Arizona Love in Cheval Noir #46–50 (Dark Horse, 1993)
The Magic Crystal #1–3 (written by Moebius; art by
Marc Bati )
#1 – The Magic Crystal (Catalan Communications/Comcat, 1990)
#2 – Island of the Unicorn (Catalan Communications/Comcat, 1990)
#3 – Aurelys's Secret (Catalan Communications/Comcat, 1990)
M. Mouche in
A-1 No. 3 (written by
Jean-Luc Coudray ,
Atomeka , 1989)
Eyes of the Cat in
Taboo No. 4 (written by Alejandro Jodorowsky, Spiderbaby, 1990)
The Madwoman of the Sacred-Heart in Dark Horse Presents #70–76 (Dark Horse, 1993)
The Madwoman of the Sacred-Heart #1-#2 (Dark Horse, 1996)
Cheval Noir (Dark Horse, 1989–94)
Adele Blanc-Sec by
Jacques Tardi
#1 – Adele and the Beast in #1–5 (1989)
#2 – The Demon of the Eiffel Tower in #6–8 (1990)
#3 – The Mad Scientist in #15–18 (1990)
#4 – Mummies on Parade in #19–23 (1991)
#5 – The Secret of the Salamander (one-shot) (Dark Horse, 1992)
Adieu, Brindavoine in #24–27 (1992)
The Flower in the Rifle in No. 29 (1992)
Lone Sloane by
Philippe Druillet
#1 – The Six Voyages of Lone Sloane in #1–6 (1989)
#2 – Delirius in #7–12 (1990)
Rork by
Andreas
#1 – Fragments in #1–3, 5–7 (1989)
#2 – Passages in #13–17 (1990)
#3 – The Graveyard of Cathedrals in #19–23 (1991)
#4 – Starlight in #36–40 (1992)
#5 – Capricorn in #47–50 (1993)
Fred & Bob in Cheval Noir #1–3, 5–8, 10–11, 20, 22–23, 26 (1989–91)
Les Cites Obscures by
Benoit Peeters &
François Schuiten
Fever in Urbicand in #1–6 (1990)
"The Tower in #9–14 (1991)
Coutoo by Andreas in #8–11 (1990)
Coutoo (one-shot) (Dark Horse, 1991)
The Roach Killer in #10–14 (1991)
The Great Power of the Chninkel by
Jean Van Hamme &
Grzegorz Rosiński in #13–22 (1991)
Jordan in #23–26, 28 (1992)
Other :
French Ice #1–13 (
Carmen Cru by
Jean-Marc Lelong ,
Kador by
Christian Binet ) (
Renegade Press , 1987–88)
Aquablue #1–2 (by
Thierry Cailleteau &
Olivier Vatine ) (
Dark Horse Comics , 1989–1990)
French Ticklers #1–3 (
Kitchen Sink Press , 1989–90)
"The Fugue" in Taboo No. 4 (by
Philippe Foerster ,
Spiderbaby Grafix , 1990)
"The Music-Loving Spider" in Taboo No. 7 (by Foerster) (Spiderbaby, 1992)
"First Signs of Activity..." in
Snarf No. 14 (by
Edika ) (Kitchen Sink, 1990)
"Chomdu" in Snarf No. 15 (by Edika) (Kitchen Sink, 1990)
Chip 'n Dale (
The Walt Disney Company , 1990)
Nosferatu (by Philippe Druillet) (Dark Horse, 1991)
Cromwell Stone (by Andreas) (Dark Horse, 1992)
Nestor Burma No. 1 – The Bloody Streets of Paris (by
Léo Malet & Jacques Tardi) (
Simon & Schuster , 2004).
Wampus No. 1 (Hexagon, 2005)
ISBN
1-932983-61-9
C.L.A.S.H. (Hexagon, 2006)
ISBN
1-932983-62-7
Phenix No. 1 (Hexagon, 2006)
ISBN
1-932983-63-5
Kabur No. 1 (Hexagon, 2006)
ISBN
1-932983-83-X
Zembla No. 1 (Hexagon, 2007)
ISBN
1-932983-93-7
"Homicron " in
Strangers No. 1 (Hexagon, 2008)
ISBN
1-934543-10-1
"Jaydee " in
Strangers No. 2 (Hexagon, 2009)
ISBN
1-934543-42-X
"Starlock " in
Strangers No. 3 (Hexagon, 2009)
ISBN
1-934543-65-9
Filmography
Animation
Super Friends : The Legendary Superpowers Show : "Apokolips Now" (unproduced,
Hanna-Barbera , 1985)
Duck Tales : "Magica's Shadow War" (
The Walt Disney Company , 1986)
The Real Ghostbusters : "The Ghostbusters in Paris", "The Headless Motorcyclist" (
DIC Entertainment /
Columbia Pictures , 1986)
The
Bionic Six : "The Hive", "Bone of Contention" (
TMS Entertainment /
Universal Television , 1987)
The
Airtight Garage (feature, unproduced, 1989)
Young Robin Hood : "Merry no More" (
Cinar /Hanna-Barbera, 1991)
Oedipus & Rex (bible, unproduced,
ABC Television , 1996)
Features
Notes
^
a
b
c
d
e
f
g
h Christian Cawley,
"Jean-Marc Lofficier Interview"
Archived August 19, 2014, at the
Wayback Machine for Kasterborous, March 13, 2005. Retrieved December 29, 2008
^
"Hollywood Comics.com" . Hollywood Comics.com. Retrieved May 25, 2014 .
^
Starnger No More – Lofficier on Semic/Image's Strangers [
permanent dead link ] ,
Newsarama , November 12, 2002
^
Witchblade Teams With Semic Heroines [
permanent dead link ] ,
Newsarama , June 10, 2003
^
Frenchblade: Semic's Witchblade: Witchblade [
permanent dead link ] ,
Newsarama , December 5, 2004
^
"Google Translate" . Retrieved May 25, 2014 .
^
"Black Coat Press.com" . Black Coat Press.com. April 29, 2014. Retrieved May 25, 2014 .
^
"Rivière Blanche.com" . Riviereblanche.com. April 26, 2009. Retrieved May 25, 2014 .
^
"The Saint Novels in French" . Lofficier.com. June 5, 2012. Retrieved May 25, 2014 .
^
MOEBIUS graphic novels; Translations by R & JM Lofficier . Retrieved December 31, 2008
^
"Despair: The Movie" . Despair-themovie.com. Retrieved May 25, 2014 .
References
External links
Interviews
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