Jean-Claude Denis
Jean-Claude Denis (born 1 January 1951) is a French comic book author. He signs his books frequently as Jean C. Denis or Jean-C.
Jean-Claude Denis

Georges Seguin (Okki) · CC BY-SA 3.0
- Born
- 1 January 1951
- Birthplace
- Paris, France
- Nationality
- France
- Occupation
- comics artist · writer · illustrator
- Fields
- comic
- Education
- École nationale supérieure des arts décoratifs
- Honours
- Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres · Grand prix de la ville d'Angoulême · Prix Grand Boum
- Languages
- French
VALÉORINE Encyclopedia
VALÉORINE documentary reading
Documentary summary
Jean-Claude Denis (born 1 January 1951) is a French comic book author. He signs his books frequently as Jean C. Denis or Jean-C.
Admitted source layer · organised and presented by VALÉORINE
Reference Check
Propose documentary evidence for Jean-Claude Denis. A contribution is never written directly as fact: identity, source, rights and evidence gates still decide.
Sign in to contribute
World of VALÉORINE
Documentary connections
Only confirmed graph relationships appear here. Images are shown only when their identity and reuse rights both pass the documentary gate.
Documentary evidence
Documentary basis
Authority files
wikidata · Q591451 · wikipedia · Jean-Claude Denis
In this article
Biography
Biography
Jean-Claude Denis studied at École nationale supérieure des arts décoratifs. The recorded working language is French. The field of work recorded is comic. Distinctions recorded are Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres, Grand prix de la ville d'Angoulême and Prix Grand Boum.

Concert - Jean-Claude Denis - Charles Berberian - O Tour de la Bulle 2009 - P1210598
Esby (talk) 10:33, 20 October 2009 (UTC)

Concert - Jean-Claude Denis - Charles Berberian - O Tour de la Bulle 2009 - P1210606
Esby (talk) 10:34, 20 October 2009 (UTC)
Key facts
Key facts
• Born — 1 January 1951 • Birthplace — Paris, France • Writer — y • Artist — y • Notable Works — Quelques mois à l’Amélie
Biography
Biography
Denis was born in Paris in 1951. In 1971, he was admitted at the École des arts décoratifs de Paris where he met Martin Veyron and André Juillard. He graduated there in visual communication in 1974. He founded afterwards the Groupe Imaginon with his former colleagues Caroline Dillard and Martin Veyron. Jean-Claude Denis did illustrations for advertising and book covers for the leading French publishing houses. He published his first comic story, André le Corbeau in 1977, for the magazine Pilote and afterwards in album form by Dargaud. He wrote with Martin Veyron a first illustrated children's story, Oncle Ernest et les Ravis, for Casterman in 1978. He then began his solo career in comics with Cours tout nu, published directly by Futuropolis in 1979. Between 1981 and 1983, he made the children's comic Les Aventures de Rup Bonchemin (Casterman). From 1980 on, for the monthly (À suivre), he published the adventures of Luc Leroi, compiled in a series of albums. In 1982, he drew Les Sept Péchés capitaux for Métal hurlant; a travel to La Réunion inspired him to draw Bonbon Piment, created together with Jeu des animaux and Maï Pen Raï Raï for Corto in 1988-1989. In parallel, he published L'Ombre aux tableaux for L'Écho des savanes. Also for L'Écho des savanes, he created Le Pélican.In 1995, he published Drôles d'oisifs; illustrated in 1998 Les Trains de plaisir (coll. « Les Correspondances de Pierre Christin ») and Bande à part, by Jerome Charyn. His comic Quelques mois à l'Amélie was released in 2002, soon followed by the novel Quelques mois à l'Amélie, le manuscrit d'Aloys Clark, on which Jean-Claude Denis, as is often the case, made use of several personal events. In collaboration with Dupuy-Berberian, Denis produced Station Balma-Gramont, later developed under the title Un peu avant la fortune (2008) Jean-Claude Denis plays the guitar, together with Dupuy et Berberian, in the group Les Hommes du Président, replacing his former band Dennis' Twist, where also played, among others, Philippe Poirier, Dodo, Frank Margerin, Philippe Vuillemin and Denis Sire.
Comics
Comics
• 1978: Oncle Ernest (with Martin Veyron), Casterman • 1979: Cours tout nu, Futuropolis.Drugstore Opéra Award of debut album. • 1980-1984: André le corbeau, Dargaud • Annie Mal (1980) • La Saison des chaleurs (1980) • La Fuite en avant (1984) • 1981-2016: Luc Leroi, Futuropolis then Casterman • Luc Leroi déménage un peu (1981) • Luc Leroi contre les forces du mal (1982) • Luc Leroi remonte la pente (1985) • Le Nain jaune, Audience Prize 1987 at the Festival d’Angoulême (1986) • Des écureuils et des filles (1990) • Bande d'individus (1998) • Toutes les fleurs s’appellent Tiaré (2000) • Plutôt plus tard (2016) • 2012-2019: intégrales de Luc Leroi • 2012: Luc Leroi reprend tout à zéro (Luc Leroi omnibus volume), Futuropolis • 2016: L'intégrale, tome 1: Tout d'abord, 1980-1986, Futuropolis • 2017: L'intégrale, tome 2: Par la suite, 1986-1990, Futuropolis • 2019: L'intégrale, tome 3: Finalement, 1998-2016, Futuropolis • 1981-1983: Rup Bonchemin, Casterman • Le Chalet perdu (1981) • Entre deux feux (1981) • Gustave Guadeloupe (1983) • 1983: Les 7 Péchés capitaux, Les Humanoïdes associés • 1991: L’Ombre aux tableaux, Prix des Libraires BD à Blois en 1991, Albin Michel • 1991: Bonbon piment, Albin Michel • 1994: Le Pélican, Albin Michel • 1995: Drôles d'oisifs ou le Dernier des La Houpe, Albin Michel • 1998: Un artiste chat (children's book) • 2000: Tête de mule (children's book) • 2002: Quelques mois à l’Amélie, éditions Dupuis, coll. « Aire libre », Prix du dialogue et de l’écriture in 2003 at the Festival d’Angoulême • 2004: La Beauté à domicile, Dupuis, coll. « Aire libre » • 2006: Le Sommeil de Leo, Futuropolis • 2008: Un peu avant la fortune (avec Dupuy et Berberian), Dupuis • 2009: Nouvelles du monde invisible, Futuropolis • 2010-2011: Tous à Matha!, Futuropolis • Tome 1 (2010) • Tome 2 (2011) • Intégrale (2012) • 2012: Zone Blanche, Futuropolis • 2018: La Terreur des hauteurs, Futuropolis • 2021: Reliefs de l'ancien monde, Futuropolis • 2023: Luc Leroi: Un effet d'aubaine, Futuropolis
Other
Other
• 1991: Le Cri des Sirènes (pastels, texts and music, CD book, Seuil Jeunesse. • 1995: Il était une fois…, adaptation of La Bergère et le Ramoneur en animation. • 2002: Quelques mois à l'Amélie, le manuscrit d'Aloys Clark, novel, PLG, • 2005: Harry Belafonte: Calypsos, CD and illustrations, Nocturne, coll. « BDVoices ». • 2012: Dust Bowl,with Charles Berberian, CD and illustrations, Nocturne, coll. « BDMusic ». • 2013: The Spell Nightbuzz (with Charles Berberian), CD and illustrations, Nocturne, coll. « BDMusic ». • 2017: Chuck Berry - Is it you?, CD and illustrations, Nocturne, coll. « BDRock ».
Distinctions
Distinctions
• 2007: Chevalier de l'ordre des Arts et des Lettres.
Illustrations
• Les Rameaux de Jericho, watercolors, text by ’Ibrahim Souss (1994) • Numéros de cabines (2002) • Belém un mirage à l’envers (2005) • 2015: Le Dessein d'Ela,collective work by 12 illustrators ans 12 writers for Éditions Gallimard
Primary material
Documents and archives
reference work
- “Jean-Claude Denis”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
Reputable secondary · Wikipedia
authority record
- Wikidata, structured authority record Q591451: Jean-Claude Denis
General reference · Wikidata
Awards
• 1979: prix du Drugstore Opéra of best debut album Cours tout nu; • 1987: prix Lucien off-festival d'Angoulême for Luc Leroi, t. 4: Le Nain jaune; • 1992: prix des libraires de bande dessinée for L'Ombre aux tableaux; • 2003: Prix du dialogue et de l’écriture at the Festival d’Angoulême; • 2007: Prix « Grand Boum-Ville de Blois » lifetime achievement award issued in 2007 by the festival bd BOUM; • 2012: Grand prix de la ville d'Angoulême; • Retrospective exhibition at the Festival d'Angoulême 2013.
Notes from the source article
Cited by Wikipedia
Notes from the source article
These works are cited by the source article, in its own numbering. They are recorded as its citations, not as sources VALÉORINE has verified.
- 1.Pasamonik, Didier. Sur les cimaises de la Galerie Oblique à Paris, les lumineux dessins de Jean-Claude Denis. Actua BD. 2011-03-12.
- 2.Angoulême: le «Nobel de la BD» remis à Jean-Claude Denis. La Presse. 2012-01-29.
- 3.Quillien, Christophe. "Il nous faisait voir les choses en grand". Le Monde. 2009-07-20.
- 4.Ka, Olivier. Aloys Clark Voyage Littéraire. 2002-09-19.
- 5.Anspach, Nicolas. Philippe Dupuy : "Notre travail nous permet de partager des réflexions sur notre vie". Actua BD. 2008-01-29.
- 6.Denis Sire (Métal Hurlant, Dennis’Twist) est décédé. Actua BD. 2019-01-16.
- 7.Preview BD: Le retour d'une icône des années 80. 20 Minutes. 2016-03-10.
- 8.Les prix de la BD. 2003-01-25.
- 9.Rodolphe. Tous à Matha, t. 1 : le temps de l'amour. dBD. 42. 75. April 2010.
- 10.Jean-Claude Denis: le trait sensible. parismatch.com. 2012-11-02.
- 11.Éric Adam. La terreur des hauteurs : Vertigo. dBD. 126. 63. September 2018.
- 12.S. Si. Harry Belafonte/Jean-Claude Denis Calypsos 1952-1957. Le Monde. 24 November 2008.
- 13.Jean-Claude Denis (b. 1951) - Awards. Grand Comics Database.
- 14.Johnston, Rich. Jean-Claude Denis Wins The Angoulême 2012 Grand Prix. bleedingcool.com. 2012-01-29.
- 15.Wivel, Matthias. Angoulême 2012: Aftermath. The Comics Journal. 2012-02-01.
References
Citations
References
Each reference names the institution holding it, so a reader may go to the document itself.
reference work
Secondary witnessauthority record
General reference
People, houses and institutions
Knowledge graph
People, houses and institutions
Teachers, collaborators, publishers and institutions recorded against this person, each on a stated basis.
Born at
1- ParisPlace
Established from a fact already recorded on a verified source.
The Encyclopedia exists whether or not anything is for sale. Corrections are recorded rather than overwritten, and every version of this record is kept. Published 16 August 2026.
Elsewhere in Comics and comic art
9,920 published records in this field, each with its sources named.
- Jean TabaryArtist
- Jean-Baptiste CôtéArtist
- Jean-Christophe MenuArtist
- Jean-Claude CassiniArtist
- Jean-Claude ForestArtist
- Jean-Claude FournierArtist
- Jean-Claude MézièresArtist
- Jean-David MorvanArtist
Best supported in this field
For owners
Own a work by Jean-Claude Denis?
A specialist will read what you send and tell you what the house can establish, what it cannot, and whether the object is suited to sale. There is no charge and no obligation. The object stays with you throughout; nothing is shipped to us unless it is arranged in writing beforehand.