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FOURNIER Pierre
FOURNIER Pierre
Réal Godbout (left), Pierre Fournier (right) Michel Risque, en vacancies, Back cover.
He was the principal in the creation of “Captaine Kébec” and with Réal Godbout produced the popular “Michel Risque” series and “Red Ketchup” a novel that was a spin off from “Michel Risque”.
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PERIODICAL GRAPHIC:
Content story & Cover front:
Les Aventures du Capitaine Kébec, 1. Les Éditions de l’Hydrocéphale Entêté Inc., 1, troisième trimester 1973: 1-23.
PERIODICAL GRAPHIC ANTHOLOGY:
Content:
Serial:
Titanic,5, Mars 1984: “Le Grand Retour du Capitaine Kébec”: 31 – 34.
Titanic, 6, Avril 1984: “Capitaine Kébec Contre Le Kidnappeur Automate”: 39 – 42.
Titanic, 7, Mai 1984: “Capitaine Kébec: Le Dernier Round?”: 39 – 42.
ILLUSTRATOR:
PERIODICAL GRAPHIC ANTHOLOGY:
Cover back:
L’Illustré, premier trimester 1974.
Content advertising:
L’Illustré, premier trimester 1974: “Capitaine Kébec no 2 bientȏt”. 27.
CO-WRITER:
BOOK GRAPHIC COLLECTION:
Content:
Novel:
Red Ketchup, l’agent fou du FBI: Kamarade Ultra. Co-writ., Réal Godbout. Illus., Réal Godbout. Croc Album/Ludcom inc., 1er trimestre, 1988.
Serial:
Les aventures de Michel Risque: Le Savon Maléfique. Co-writ., Réal Godbout. Illus., Réal Godbout. Croc Album/Ludcom inc., 4e trimestre, 1981.
Les aventures de Michel Risque: Michel Risque En Vacances . Co-writ., Réal Godbout. Illus., Réal Godbout. Croc Album/Ludcom inc., 4e trimestre, 1982.
Les aventures de Michel Risque: Cap Sur Poupoune. Co-writ., Réal Godbout. Illus., Réal Godbout. Croc Album/Ludcom inc., 1er trimestre, 1984.
SOURCE:
Article book:
Canuck Comics. Ed., John Bell. Matrix Books/Matrix Graphic Series. 1986: “Québec: A Short History.” Writ., Luc Pomerleau: 109, 110.
FOSTER Hal
FOSTER Hal
Borealis, 1-1, Summer 1978: 26.
Born August 16 1892 in Halifax Nova Scotia he moved with his family in 1906 to Winnipeg Manitoba. At age 18 he quit school to support his family as a prize fighter, a wilderness guide and a gold prospector.
In 1921 he travelled to Chicago on a bicycle to attend art classes at the Art Institute. From there he went to the National Academy of Design and the Chicago Academy of Fine Arts. He then worked as an illustrator and advertising artist and soon gained a solid reputation from his illustration and poster work.
In 1928 Joseph H. Neebe a literary agent who had acquired the rights to adapt Edgar Rice Burroughs’ “Tarzan” into comic strip form approached Foster to do the adaption and Foster accepted although he agreed to do only the first episode (January to March 1929). He then went back to advertising. In September 1931 he came back but only to draw the Sunday page.
In 1937 Foster created “Prince Valiant” the saga of a knight in King Arthur’s court. In 1944 to 1945 Foster gave “Prince Valiant” a companion strip “The Medieval Castle” – a tale of the Middle Ages. In the 1960’s the aging and overworked Foster left more and more work to his assistants and in 1971 he ceased to illustrate “Prince Valiant” although he still wrote it.
As Maurice Horn has said, “Harold Foster’s reputation as one of the foremost cartoon strip artists is secure. He never made use of the balloons but instead enclosed his text within the frame of the image (a throwback to earlier European usage) but as an illustrator rather than a cartoonist he brought to the comic strip a number of new techniques as well as a knowledge of anatomy and a sense of space. As Coulton Waugh wrote in 1947, ‘Foster possesses also the true illustrator’s passion for periods and authentic detail. He is a remarkable figure among comic artists and his place in strip history is unique.’”
“Foster has exercised a decisive influence on the following generation of comic strip artists, from Clarence Gray and Alex Raymond to his successor on “Tarzan” Bruce Hogarth. He has also been the recipient of a number of cartooning awards (the Ruben among them) but in view of his achievement these seem rather trivial.”
WORK:
BOOK GRAPHIC COLLECTION:
Content serial:
Prince Valiant Scrapbook. Car., Hal Foster. Bill Crouch Junior, 1981. Facsimile Manuscript Limited to 1500 copies.
Content serial & Cover book front:
Prince Valiant …. Car., Hal Foster. Fantagraphic Books,
| v. 01: The Prophecy. Fall 1987.
v. 02, The Singing Sword. Summer 1988. v. 03, Knights of the Round Table. Fall 1988. v. 04, The Menace of The Hun. November 1988. v. 05, The Sea King. Spring 1989. v. 06, Journey To Africa. Spring 1989. v. 07, The Roman Wall. August 1989. v. 08, Price Of Thule. January 1990. v. 09, Journey To The Misty Isles. June 1990 v. 10 Aleta. September 1990. v. 11, Intrigues At Camelot. December 1990. v. 12, The New World. Summer 1991. v. 13, The Sun Goddess. Summer 1991. v. 14, Sword & Sorcery. September 1991. v. 15, Young Geoffrey. December 1991. v. 16, Love & War. Spring 1992. v. 17, Return From Rome, Winter 1992. v. 18, The Stolen River, Spring 1993. v. 19, Duel In Ireland. Summer 1993. v. 20, The Pilgrimage. Fall 1993. |
v. 21, Prisoner Of The Khan. Winter 1993/1994.
v. 22, Homeward Bound. Winter 1993/1994. v. 23, Kings Of Cornwall. Winter 1995. v. 24, The Red Stallion, Spring 1995. v.25, The Curse, Summer 1995. v. 26, Lithway’s Law. Summer 1984. v. 27, Eternal Quest. Winter 1985. v. 28, Savage Girl. Fall 1985. v. 29, Monastery Of Demons. Spring 1986. v. 30, Arn Son Of Valiant. Spring 1987. v. 31, A Joust For Aleta. Summer 1987. v. 33, Tillicum’s Counsel. Spring 1998. v. 34, Mordred’s Revenge. Summer 1998. v. 35, Doppleganger. Fall 1998. v. 36, The Dead Warrior’s Sword. Spring 1999. v. 37, Adventure’s Of Sir Gawain. Summer 1999. v. 38, Prince Arn’s Exploit. Fall 1999. v. 39, Knight’s Blood. Spring 2000.
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Content serial & Cover dust jacket front:
Prince Valiant In The Days Of King Arthur. Car., Hal Foster. Nostalgia Press Inc. 1974.
Prince Valiant Companions In Adventure. Car., Hal Foster. Nostalgia Press Inc. 1974.
Content serial & Cover dust jacket front & back:
Tarzan … Car., Hal Foster. Beall, Minous, Chine Publishing Inc. ….
| Vol. 1, 1931 to 1932. 1992. | Vol. 3, 1933 to 1934. 1993.
Vol. 4, 1934 to 1935. 1993. |
Vol. 5, 1935 to 1936. 1993.
Vol. 6, 1936 to 1937. 1994. |
SOURCE:
Article book:
The World Encyclopedia of Comics, Ed., Maurice Horn. Chelsea House Publishers, 1976: “Foster Harold (1892 – ).” Writ., Maurice Horn: 259 – 260.
Article periodical:
The Comics Journal, 102, Sept. 1985: “Harold Foster: Drawing Upon History.” Interviewer, Arn Saba. 61-84.
Nemo, 9, Oct. 1984: “Hal Foster Interview.” Interviewer, Fred Schreiber: 7-19.
GALLERY:
From Tarzan v. 6 (1936-1937): Front cover.
FOSTER Dean
FOSTER Dean
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PERIODICAL GRAPHIC ANTHOLOGY:
Content story:
Andromeda, 2-6, Nov.1979: “Metrognome.” Illus., Tom Nesbitt. “Thrust.” Illus., Don Marshall. “Where Do You Get Those Ideas.” Illus., Paul Rivoche. “Why Johnny Can’t Speed.” Illus., Peter Hsu.
FORTUNE Shirley “Ley”
FORTUNE Shirley “Ley”
Born 1921 and grew up in Salmon Arm B.C.
Her father Robert Fortune and her Colombian mother Stella Prince who was a nurse, met and married in New York City. The family including Shirley’s younger brother moved to Vancouver in 1933. In 1938, Shirley began attending the Vancouver School of Art with acclaimed West Coast artist Jack Shadbolt as instructor. Two years later she graduated and worked as a commercial artist for several employers such as Addressograph-Multigraph Sales Co. and Famous Players Theatre.
In the summer of 1943 she joined Harry Smith’s Maple Leaf Publications. Her first cover illustration appeared on Rocket Comics in the Fall of 1943. She was best known for drawing “Mono The Air Cobra” written by Ted Ross. She also drew “Circus Girl” a mystery adventure. With Ted Ross she began “Caribou Trail”, set in British Columbia’s Caribou country, but this serial was short lived due to the demise of the company. She also assisted with pencils and inks on other stories. She was valuable enough to the company to be one of the last survivors as the company progressively ceased operations.
After the demise of Maple Leaf Comics, Shirley returned to commercial art. We catch glimpses of her: exhibiting a drawing (not a cartoon) in a group art show in the Vancouver Art Gallery in 1946 and working for Uneeda Printers in 1948.
About 1950, she married Allen J. McIntyre a police officer and they had a son. Over the years she endured poor health and her marriage broke up. However, she continued to draw and paint for her own enjoyment. In her sixties she took up correspondence with her former teacher and friend Jack Shadbolt.
She died in 1998 at the age of 77 years.
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PERIODICAL ANTHOLOGY:
Content serial:
Better Comics, 6-1, August/September 1945: “Caribou Trail.” Writ., Ted Ross: 2-9.
| Better Comics …: “Circus Girl.” Writ., Hal Kerr: …. | |
| 3-7, Dec. /Jan.1944/1945: 2-17.
4-8, Feb./March 1945: 2-9.* 5-9, April/May 1945: 2-9* |
5-10, June/July 1945: 2-9
6-1, August/Sept. 1945: 18-23. |
*Note volumes 4 & 5 are as shown in Better Comics.
Rocket Comics, 5-4, 1945: “Mono The Air Cobra.” Writ., Ted Ross.
SOURCE:
Correspondence:
In an email, 2 September 2016 Ken Boesem described Shirley Fortune’s life to Ivan Kocmarek,. This Email was forwarded from Ivan Kocmarek to Robert MacMillan 2 September 2016.
FORSYTHE Matthew
FORSYTHE Matthew
Born in Toronto in 1976, he studied politics and religion at McMaster University in Hamilton. He has lived and worked in Dublin, Ireland; London, England; and Seoul, South Korea. He presently (2012) lives in Montréal where he works at the National Film Board of Canada and teaches at Concordia University.
His illustrations have appeared in magazines ranging from the children’s magazine Chickadee to the prestigious adult magazine Walrus. He has participated in the North Wing Project. For Ojinogo, which began as a webcomic in 2004, he won the 2011 Doug Wright Pigskin Peters Award for best experimental comic and was nominated for an Eisner Award. He has also participated in the North Wing Project..
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BOOK GRAPHIC:
Content novel & Cover book front & back:
Ojinogo. Drawn and Quarterly, Sept. 2008.
Jinchalo. Drawn and Quarterly, Feb. 2012. Edition 013/200.
Content story & Cover book front & back:
Comics Class. Koyama Press, 2011.
BOOK TEXT & GRAPHIC ANTHOLOGY:
Content story:
Drawn and Quarterly: Twenty-Five Years …. Drawn & Quarterly, May 2015: Excerpt from Jinchalo: 496-497.
PERIODICAL TEXT:
Content story:
Canadian Notes & Queries, 99, Spring 2017: “The North Wing: Selections from the Lost Library of CanLit Graphic Novels: Episode Nineteen: Dennis Lee’s Alligator Pie as Adapted by Matt Forsyth”: 32-33.
POSTER:
Jinchalo Book Launch. Silk screen. Drawn and Quarterly, 2012.
SOURCE:
Article book:
Ojinogo. Drawn and Quarterly, Sept. 2008: “Matthew Forsyth”: Back cover.
Jinchalo. Drawn and Quarterly, Feb. 2012. Edition 013/200: “Matthew Forsyth”: Back cover.
GALLERY:
Canadian Notes & Queries, 99, Spring 2017: 32.
Canadian Notes & Queries, 99, Spring 2017: 33.
FORRESTER Charles H.
FORRESTER Charles H.
He was a sign painter in Calgary in 1915, when Bob Edwards of the Eye Opener hired him to do cartoons for the paper. This apparently was the only newspaper for which he ever drew cartoons.
SOURCE:
Article book:
The Hecklers. Writ. & Ed.., P. Desbarates & T. Mosher. McClelland & Stewart Ltd., 1979: 82, 236.
FORMLINE
FORBES Alexander
FORBES Alexander
This graduate of the Nova Scotia College of Art & Design [NSCAD] grew up with Kris Bertin in Lincoln County New Brunswick. As adults the two of them got together to produce The Case Of The Missing Men, the first book in a projected series centering on a group of detective teenagers called “The Teen Detective Club.
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Content novel (Hobtown Mystery Series & Cover book front & back:
The Case Of The Missing Men. Writ., Kris Bertin. Conundrum Press, 2017.
The Cursed Hermit. Writ., Kris Bertin. Conundrum Press, 2019.
GALLERY:
The Case Of The Missing Men, 2017: Front cover.
The Cursed Hermit, 2019: Front Cover.
FOR BETTER OR FOR WORSE
FOR BETTER OR FOR WORSE
In 1972 when she was pregnant her doctor asked Lynn Johnston to do some cartoons for his office. What followed were three books, David We’re Pregnant, Hi Mom! Hi Dad! and Do They Ever Grow Up?. This led to her Universal Press Syndicated comic strip, “For Better Or For Worse” which began 10 September 1979. It was based on her family’s daily routine and life experiences. It has appeared in more than 2000 newspapers in 160 countries and been translated into eight languages. Since 2010, the strip has been nearly all reprints from its early days.
“For Better Or For Worse was the first mainstream comic strip (1993) to introduce a homosexual character.
MEDIUM:
BOOK GRAPHIC COLLECTION: Cartoonist & illustrator Lynn Johnston unless otherwise noted. All books published by Andrews & McMeel unless otherwise noted.
Content overview:
For Better Or For Worse: The Comic Art Of Lynn Johnston. Ed., Paula Sarson. Car., Lynn Johnston. Writ., Lynn Johnston, Katherine Hadway & Amber Landgraff. Goose Lane Editions/Art Gallery of Sudbury. 2015.
Content edition anniversary & Cover book front:
A Look Inside For Better or For Worse: The 10th Anniversary Collection.1989.
It’s The Thought That Counts: Fifteenth Anniversary Collection. 1994.
Suddenly Silver: Celebrating 25 Years of For Better or For Worse. 2004.
Content Anniversary edition & Cover book & dust jacket front & back:
The Lives Behind The Lines: 20 Years of For Better or For Worse.1999.
Content annual & Cover book front:
| Just One More Hug. 1984. | Keep The Home Fries Burning. 1986. | Starting From Scratch. 1995. |
Content annual & Cover book front & back:
| The Big 5-0. 2000.
Family Business. 2002 Growing Like a Weed. 1997. Love Just Screws Up Everything. 1996. Middle Age Spread. 1998. |
Reality Check. Car., 2003.
Sunshine & Shadow. 1999. With this Ring. 2003. More Than a Month of Sundays.., 1983. Our Sunday Best. . 1984. |
Content annual & Cover book wraparound:
| Graduation: A Time For Change.., 2001.
If This Is a Lecture, How Long Will It Be? 90. I’ve Got the One-More-Washload Blues. ‘81. Is This “One Of Those Days Daddy?”. 1982. “It Must Be Nice to Be Little”. 1983. It’s All Downhill From Here. 1987 |
The Last Straw. 1985
Pushing 40. 1988. There Goes My Baby. 1993. Things Are Looking Up. 1992. What Me Pregnant? 1991. |
Content edition special & Cover book front:
Remembering Farley. 1996.
BOOK TEXT & GRAPHIC:
Content cartoon & poetry & Cover dust jacket front & back:
So You’re Going To Be A Grandma! 2005. Poetry by Andie Parton.
DVD ANIMATION:
For Better or For Worse: The Family Album. Celebrity Home Entertainment Inc., 1994. CHE 3215. Part of the Just For Kids Home Video Series. Recorded from a 1992 animated feature based on Lynn Johnston’s cartoon characters, produced for television by Lacewood Productions Inc. and CTV Television Network.
SOURCE:
Book:
For Better Or For Worse: The Comic Art Of Lynn Johnston. Ed., Paula Sarson. Car., Lynn Johnston. Writ., Lynn Johnston, Katherine Hadway & Amber Landgraff. Goose Lane Editions/Art Gallery of Sudbury. 2015.
Article book:
A Look Inside For Better or For Worse: The 10th Anniversary Collection.1989 “A Look Inside For Better or For Worse.” Writ., Lynn Johnston
The Lives Behind The Lines: 20 Years of For Better or For Worse. 1999: “Lives Behind The Lines.” Writ., Lynn Johnston.
Suddenly Silver: Celebrating 25 Years of For Better or For Worse.2004. “The Early Years.” Writ., Lynn Johnston: 3-6 “A Note From Lynn’s Husband Rodnston.”: 44. “The Middle Years. Writ., Lynn Johnston: 87-91. “Growing Up With Ma – a Note from Lynn & Rod’s Daughter K. Johnston.”: 119. “A Note From Lynn’s Brother-in-law, Ralph Johnston.”: 165. “A Note From Lynn’s Sister-in-law, Beth Cruikshank.”: 180. “The Later Years.” Writ., Lynn Johnston: 188-191. “A Window into Two Worlds – a Note from Lynn & Rod’s Son, A. Johnston: 246.
GALLERY:
So You’re Going To Be A Grandma. 2005: Front cover.
Our Sunday Best. 1984: Front cover.