Jean-Claude Mézières

Jean-Claude Mézières (French: [ʒɑ̃klod mezjɛʁ]; 23 September 1938 – 23 January 2022) was a French bandes dessinées artist and illustrator. Born in Paris and raised in Saint-Mandé, he was introduced to drawing by his older brother and influenced by comics artists such as Hergé, Andre Franquin and Morris and later by Jijé and Jack Davis. Educated at the École nationale supérieure des arts appliqués et des métiers d'art, he worked upon graduation as an illustrator for books and…Wikipedia