Derib Explained

Birth Name:	Claude de Ribaupierre
Birth Date:	8 August 1944
Birth Place:	La Tour-de-Peilz, Switzerland
Nationality:	Swiss

Derib (born Claude de Ribaupierre on 8 August 1944 in La Tour-de-Peilz, Switzerland)^[1] is a Swiss francophone comics creator. He is best known for creating the comics Buddy Longway and Yakari.

Awards

• 1974: Best Comic at the Prix Saint-Michel, Belgium
• 1978: Best Foreign Artist at the Angoulême International Comics Festival, France
• 1982: Youth Award (9-12 years) at the Angoulême International Comics Festival
• 1994: nominated for Best German-language Comic/Comic-related Publication at the Max & Moritz Prizes, Germany
• 2005: nominated for the Best Series Award at the Angoulême International Comics Festival
• 2006: Youth Award (7-8 years) at the Angoulême International Comics Festival

Sources

• Derib publications in Spirou, Pilote, Belgian Tintin, French Tintin BDoubliées
• BDParadisio.com
• Bedetheque.com

External links

• Official website
  • Derib biography on Lambiek Comiclopedia

Notes and References

1. Book: De Weyer . Geert . 100 stripklassiekers die niet in je boekenkast mogen ontbreken . 2008 . Atlas . . Dutch . 978-90-450-0996-4 . 214 .