Creator

Hermann Huppen

Biography

Hermann Huppen was a Belgian comics artist who debuted in the magazine Spirou in 1964. He is best known for Comanche, a western series created in 1969 with writer Greg, and Jeremiah, a post-apocalyptic series he both wrote and drew beginning in 1977. Jeremiah ran for decades and was later adapted into a television series. His work helped define the hardboiled, cinematic register in Franco-Belgian comics.

Creator Details

Name

Hermann Huppen

Issues

1,007

Series

109

Awards

Adamson Awards - Best International Comic-Strip [or comic book] Cartoonist (2018), Angoulême International Comics Festival - Grand Prix de la Ville d’Angoulême (2016), Gran Guinigi Award - Maestro del fumetto (Cartoon Master) (2012), Premios Haxtur (Haxtur Awards) - Autor que Amamos (Author That We Loved) (2011), Prix Diagonale - Grand Prix du jury (2009), Prix Saint-Michel - Grand Prix (2002), Premios Haxtur (Haxtur Awards) - Best Drawing (2001), Prix Saint-Michel - Meilleur scénario réaliste (1980), Prix Saint-Michel - Meilleur dessinateur réaliste (1973)

Gender

Male

Birth Date

July 17, 1938

Death Date

March 22, 2026

Birth Place

Liège

Country

Belgium

Links

www.hermannhuppen.com/