Vincent Deporter Explained

Birth Date:	1959 2, df=yes
Birth Place:	Nivelles, Belgium
Nationality:	Belgian
Area:	Comic books, storyboard artist^[1]
Alias:	Deporter, Mike Deporter
Notable Works:	Crazy Planet Les Fourmidables Roméo

Vincent Deporter (13 February 1959 – 25 September 2022)^[2] was a Belgian comic and storyboard artist. Deporter got his start in comics working as an assistant to Jean Graton, before selling his own strips, as Mike Deporter, to Spirou magazine.^[3] From 1996, after relocating to New York, he worked on DC's line of comic books adapted from popular animated cartoons, like Scooby-Doo and Ed, Edd n Eddy,^{[4] [5]} and also inked many of the Batman and Superman style-guides. He continued to work for Nickelodeon, notably on SpongeBob SquarePants. When Nickelodeon Magazine ended its print run, he then started to write and draw for the SpongeBob Comics as a regular contributor.^[3] Deporter also wrote and illustrated on more philosophical issues. He illustrated the book, by the host of The Thinking Atheist Seth Andrews. He lived in Arizona, painting and writing non-graphic novels.

Bibliography

Comic work includes:

• Roméo (with Philippe Rive, Glénat, 1994,) http://www.glenatbd.com/romeo-9782723416986.htm
• Mimi Siku (with Hervé Palud, Glénat, 1994,) http://www.glenatbd.com/mimi-siku-9782723418317.htm
• The Big Book of (Paradox Press):
  • Weird Wild West: How the West Was Really Won! (1998, ISBN W1563893614)
  • Grimm: Truly Scary Fairy Tales to Frighten the Whole Family (2000,)
  • Bad: The Best of the Worst of Everything (2001,)
  • Vice (2001,)
• Les Fourmidables (Bamboo)
  • Des fourmis dans les jambes (2003,)
  • Cirques divers (2004,)
• Cartoon Cartoons

• • Name That Toon! (tpb collecting Dexter's Laboratory #1 & 4, Cartoon Cartoons #1-4 and Cartoon Network Starring #2, 2004,)
  • The Gangs All Here (tpb collecting Dexter's Laboratory #5-6, Cartoon Cartoons #5 & 7 and Cartoon Network Starring #7)
• Scooby-Doo

• • Vol. 5. Surf's Up (written by Chris Duffy, Joe Edkin and Terrance Griep, DC Comics, 2006,)
  • Vol. 6. Space Fright (written by Chris Duffy, Joe Edkin and Terrance Griep, DC Comics, 2006,)
• SpongeBob SquarePants

• • "Best in Show (Nick Zone) " (written by Tracey West,)
  • "Beyond Bikini Bottom! " (written by Sonali Fry,)
  • "Special Delivery!" (written by Steven Banks,)
  • "Stop the Presses!" (written by Steven Banks,)
  • "The Song That Never Ends" (written by Steven Banks,)
  • "The Three Little Neighbors" (written by David Lewman, Gene Vosough,)
  • "SpongeBob SquarePants Phonics Box" (written by Sonia Sander,)
  • "Hoedown Showdown" (written by Kelli Chipponeri, also illustrated by Barry Goldberg,)

External links

• Vince Deporter official site
• Vincent Deporter biography on Lambiek Comiclopedia
• Mike Deporter publications dans Le journal de Spirou BDoubliées

Notes and References

1. Web site: Vincent Deporter. lambiek.net. September 25, 2022.
2. Web site: Décès de Vincent Deporter. 25 September 2022.
3. Web site: Vincent Deporter . 14 February 2007 . 9 February 2007 . Comiclopedia . Lambiek comic shop.
4. Web site: SCOOBY-DOO VOL. 6: SPACE FRIGHT . 14 February 2007 . .
5. Web site: CARTOON CARTOONS VOL. 1: NAME THAT TOON! . 14 February 2007 . .