BIOGRAPHY

Scriptwriter-cum-artist Christian GODARD always moves ahead of the times. His career in the comic books world started in the sixties, when he created various series for magazines and newspapers. He worked with René GOSCINNY, drawing several series for him like Pipsi, Jacquot Le Mousse and Tromblon & Bottaclou. He then began to write and draw his own projects, including Norbert & Kari which earned him a faithful fan following. In the late 60s he started his most famous series, Martin Milan, for Le Journal de Tintin. His drawings and storylines are inventive and filled with humor, and, graphically speaking, he is considered an excellent representative of the French-Belgian style – but his stories always have had that special twist that makes them unique and unforgettable. A few years later, in the early 70s, he was introduced to artist Julio RIBERA ; they worked together on La Vie d’un Héros, a short story for Pilote Magazine ; they got on so well that he wrote for RIBERA the space-opera/sci-fi/fantasy epic Le Vagabond des Limbes (a.k.a. Axle Munshine, Vagabond of Limbo) for the French magazine Pilote. The series still runs with great success, now comprising over 30 volumes ; some twenty episodes were published within their own publishing house, Le Vaisseau d’Argent Éditeur, which also helped reveal to the public several artists, like Sergio Macedo (Brasil), Florence Magnin or Mohammed Aouamri. Godard & Ribera’s friendship and fruitful association spawned numerous other remarkable books and series, from historical evocations like Les Derniers Valois, to Le Grand Manque through Je Suis Un Monstre, to Le Grand Scandale, Le Fils de L’Orfèvre (a prequel to the adventures of Axle Munshine) and the Ghlomes chronicles. The ever prolific GODARD has also written countless scripts for other artists, in every possible genre, like the ironic La Jungle en Folie (over 20 episodes) for Mic DELINX ; La bande à Bonnot, Les Dossiers de l’Archange and Le Bras du demon for the late, great Florenci CLAVÉ ; Toupet (14 episodes so far) for Albert BLESTEAU, Doc Veto for ACHDÉ, Oki for Eric JUSZEZAK, Le Cybertueur for PLUMAIL ; most recently he masterminded the clever whodunit Une Folie Très Ordinaire for seven artists expressing through different styles the intertwined aspects of a murder mystery... But this multitalented hyphenate pursued several other parallel careers, exec-producing TV shows, self-publishing, writing plays (Brindamour), musicals (Les Camisoles), crime novels (Pavane Pour Un Catcheur Défunt, Entre Deux Eaux, Le Fils du Notaire)… And the list is far from over.

About Christian Godard
Non-exhaustive bibliography (press, dictionaries and reference books)

From the Index to Comic Art Collection

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French comics artist and writer

Godard, Christian,
"The Alchemist Supreme" / by Godard and Ribera. p. 41-49 in
Heavy Metal, v. 4, no. 2 (May 1980). -- "To be continued."
-- Call no.: PN6728.H43v.4no.2
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Godard, Christian,
"The Alchemist Supreme (3)" / by Ribera and Godard. p.
50-57 in Heavy Metal, v. 4, no. 4 (July 1980).
-- Call no.: PN6728.H43v.4no.4
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Godard, Christian,
"The Alchemist Supreme (4)" / by Ribera and Godard. p.
89-95 in Heavy Metal, v. 4, no. 5 (Aug. 1980). -- "To be
continued."
-- Call no.: PN6728.H43v.4no.5
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Godard, Christian,
"The Alchemist Supreme (5)" / story, Godard ; art, Ribera.
p. 16-24 in Heavy Metal, v. 4, no. 6 (Sept. 1980). -- Final
installment.
-- Call no.: PN6728.H43v.4no.6
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Godard, Christian,
L'Alchimista Supremo / Godard & Ribera. -- Milano :
Edizioni l'Isola Trovata, 1987. -- 48 p. : col. ill. ; 28
cm. -- (Albi Pilot ; 28) -- (Axel Munshine ; 5) --
Translated by Ferruccio Giromini. -- Translation of:
L'Alchimiste Suprême. -- Science fiction.
-- Call no.: PN6747.G55 A5516 1987
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Godard, Christian,
La Cage aux Fauves / dessins de Mic Delinx ; texte de
Godard. -- Neuilly-sur-Seine : Dargaud, 1979. -- 48 p. :
col. ill. ; 30 cm. -- (La Jungle en Folie)
1. French comics. 2. Funny animal comics. I. Delinx, Mic.
II. Godard. III. Series. IV. Dargaud Editeur.
-- Call no.: PN6747.D36C3 1979
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Godard, Christian,
Les Charognards du Cosmos / texte de Godard ; dessins de
Ribera. -- Paris : Dargaud Editeur, 1980. -- 46 p. : col.
ill. ; 30 cm. -- (Le Vagabond des limbes)
1. French comics. 2. Science fiction comic books, strips,
etc. I. Godard. II. Ribera. III. Series. IV. Dargaud
Editeur.
-- Call no.: PN6747.G55C45 1980
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Godard, Christian,
Chroniques du temps de la vallée des Ghlomes / texte de
Christian Godard ; dessins de Julio Ribera ; mise en
coleurs, Carmen Levi. -- Paris : Dargaud Editeur, 1985. --
48 p. : col. ill. ; 30 cm.
1. French comics. 2. Fantasy comics. I. Godard, Christian.
II. Ribera, Julio. III. Levi, Carmen. IV. Ghlomes. V.
Dargaud Editeur.
-- Call no.: PN6747.G55C47 1985
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Godard, Christian,
La Conquete de l'Espace / Mic Delinx, Godard. -- Paris :
J'ai Lu, 1989. -- 125 p. : col. ill. ; 18 cm. -- (J'ai Lu
BD ; 133) (La Jungle en Folie)
1. Funny animal comics. 2. Jungle adventure comics. I.
Delinx, Mic. II. Godard. III. Series. IV. Series 2.
-- Call no.: PN6747.D36C6 1989
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Godard, Christian,
Le Fantôme du Bengali / dessins de Mic Delinx ; texte de
Godard. -- Paris : Dargaud, 1987. -- 48 p. : col. ill. ; 30
cm. -- (La Jungle en Folie ; 18) -- Funny animal.
-- Call no.: PN6747.D36F3 1987
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Godard, Christian,
La guerre des pilons / Christian Godard, Julio Ribera ;
mise en couleurs, Carmen Levi. -- Paris : Dargaud Editeur,
1985. -- 48 p. : col. ill. ; 30 cm. -- (Chroniques du temps
de la vallée des Ghlomes ; 2)
1. French comics. 2. Fantasy comics. I. Godard, Christian.
II. Ribera, Julio. III. Levi, Carmen. IV. Series. V.
Dargaud Editeur.
-- Call no.: PN6747.G55 G8 1986
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Godard, Christian,
L'Ile aux Monstres / Godard. -- Paris : J'ai Lu, 1989. --
124 p. : col. ill. ; 18 cm. -- (J'ai Lu BD ; no. 148)
(Norbert et Kari)
1. Funny horror comics. I. Godard. II. Series. III. Series
2. a. French comics.
-- Call no.: PN6747.G55I4 1989
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Godard, Christian,
Die Insel der Zirkus-Piraten / Christian Godard. --
Bergisch Gladbach bei Köln : Bastei-Verlag, 1977. -- 48 p.
: col. ill. ; 29 cm. -- (Norbert und Kari) (Topix ; Nr.
24)-- Translated from French to German.
1. French comics. 2. German comics. 3. Adventure story
comics. 4. Pirates--Comic books, strips, etc. I. Godard,
Christian. II. Series (2). III. Bastei-Verlag.
-- Call no.: PN6747.G55 I515 1977
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Godard, Christian,
Mambo Zizi Panda / dessins de Mic Delinx ; texte de Godard.
-- Paris : Dargaud, 1981. -- 48 p. : col. ill. ; 20 cm. --
(La Jungle en Folie ; 11)
1. Funny animal comics. 2. French comics. I. Delinx, Mic.
II. Godard. III. Series. IV. Dargaud Editeur.
-- Call no.: PN6747.D36M3 1981
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Godard, Christian,
La Mort en Différé / Clavé, Godard. -- Grenoble : Glénat,
1989. -- 48 p. : col. ill. ; 30 cm. -- (Collection Circus
Aventure) -- (Dossiers de l'Archange ; 2) -- Genre:
Detective.
-- Call no.: PN6747.C477M6 1989
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Godard, Christian,
La Rupture / texte de Godard ; dessins de Ribera ; décors
de Plumail ; coleurs, Chagnaud. -- Paris : Dargaud, 1993.
-- 48 p. : col. ill. ; 30 cm. -- (Vagabond des Limbes) --
Genre: Science fiction.
-- Call no.: PN6747.G55R8 1993
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Godard, Christian,
Salut la Compagnie! / Mic Delinx, Godard. -- Paris : J'ai
Lu, 1990. -- 125 p. : col. ill. ; 18 cm. -- (J'ai Lu BD ;
172) (Jungle en Folie)
1. Funny animal comics. I. Delinx, Mic. II. Godard. III.
Series. IV. Series 2.
-- Call no.: PN6747.D36J8 1990
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Godard, Christian,
Le Solitaire / texte de Godard ; dessins de Ribera ; mise
en coleur, Chagnaud. -- Paris : Dargaud, 1992. -- 48 p. :
col. ill. ; 30 cm. -- (Vagabond des Limbes) -- Genre:
Science fiction.
-- Call no.: PN6747.G55S6 1992
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Godard, Christian,
An Ultimate Alchemist / Godard and Ribera ; translation, S.
Baker. -- New York : Dargaud International, 1983. -- 48 p.
: col. ill. ; 29 cm. -- (The Vagabond in Limbo)
1. Science fiction comic books, strips, etc. I. Godard. II.
Ribera. III. Series.
-- Call no.: PN6748.V27U4 1983
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Godard, Christian,
"What is Reality, Papa?" / by Ribera and Godard. p. 38-46
in Heavy Metal, v. 4, no. 9 (Dec. 1980). -- "To be
continued."
-- Call no.: PN6728.H43v.4no.9
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Godard, Christian,
"What is Reality, Papa?" / by Ribera and Godard. p. 35-45
in Heavy Metal, v. 4, no. 10 (Jan. 1981). -- "Last month,
smitten with the thought of Chimeer, Axle traveled
uncharted planets, seeking her company. He met Rita, an
intergalactic soothsayer, who encouraged him to go find
his love, and gave him a magic caterpillar to aid him in
his search. Meanwhile at Univers-all Studios in Hollywood,
a starlet plays the part of Chimeer, which becomes much
more than just another role." -- "To be continued."
-- Call no.: PN6728.H43v.4no.10
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Godard, Christian,
"What is Reality, Papa?" / by Godard and Ribera. p. 13-23
in Heavy Metal, v. 4, no. 11 (Feb. 1981). -- "As we saw
last month, during the production of various films at
Univers-all Studios, the actors began to take their roles
just a bit to seriously. A film on the Third Reich produced
actual Hitler and Goering clones, and the Boston Strangler
terrorized women once again. Axle and Musky land smack-dab
in the middle of all this craziness just in time to find
Stuart running from a pack of wild Indians." -- "To be
continued."
-- Call no.: PN6728.H43v.4no.11
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Godard, Christian,
"What is Reality, Papa?" / by Ribera and Godard. p. 18-24
in Heavy Metal, v. 4, no. 12 (Mar. 1981). -- "Hollywood was
all aflutter, last we saw. The townspeople were panicked at
the recent trend in which actors throughout Univers-all
were taking their roles all too seriously. Stuart, the
troubled studio head, was attacked and slain by a crazed
motorcycle clan; Chimeer was kidnapped by two SS Men, and
Axle is believed to be the pope's envoy." -- "To be
continued."
-- Call no.: PN6728.H43v.4no.12
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Godard, Christian,
"What is Reality, Papa?" / by Ribera and Godard. p. 38-45
in Heavy Metal, v. 5, no. 1 (Apr. 1981). -- Final episode,
paged 39-46.
-- Call no.: PN6728.H43v.5no.1
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Godard, Christian,
What is Reality, Papa? / by Godard and Ribera. -- Montreal,
P.Q. : Dargaud Canada, 1981. -- 52 p. : col. ill. ; 29 cm.
-- (The Vagabond of Limbo)
1. Science fiction comic books, strips, etc. I. Godard. II.
Ribera. III. Series.
-- Call no.: PN6748.V27W47 1981
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Godard, Christian, --Interviews.
"Christian Godard" / Numa Sadoul. p. 34-45 in Portraits à
la Plume et au Pinceau (Grenoble : J. Glénat, 1976) --
Paris, octobre 1971. -- "Entretien paru dans les Cahiers de
la Bande Dessinée, no. 19" (1972). -- Includes photographic
portrait.
-- Call no.: PN6745.S3 1976
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Godard, Christian, --Interviews.
"Famed Creator Turns Self-Publisher" p. 46 (Comics Journal
#130 July 1989) -- Data from Pete Coogan.
1. Godard, Christian--Interviews. k. Self-publishing. I.
Jennequin, Jean Paul.
-- Call no.: PN6700.C62no.130
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Godard, Christian, --Miscellanea.
"Blood Banks" p. 54-55 in The Comics Journal, no. 64 (July
1981). -- Review of Godard's La Guerre des Banks. -- Data
from Pete Coogan.
-- Call no.: PN6700.C62no.64
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Godard, Christian, --Miscellanea.
"Copie Conforme : Achille Talon a la Main Verte,
Widenlocher et Godard" / Cécile Chavepayre. p. 73 in
Bachi-Bouzouk, no. 1 (fév. 1999). -- (Nos Critiques) --
Review.
-- Call no.: PN6745.B3no.1
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Godard, Christian, --Miscellanea.
"L'Emir aux 7 Bedouins" / Yves di Manno. p. 45 in
Schtroumpf : les Cahiers de la Bande Dessinée, no. 25
(1974). -- (Supplément) -- Brief review of the Christian
Godard work, in his Martin Milan series.
-- Call no.: PN6745.S37no.25
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Godard, Christian, --Miscellanea.
Entry (v. 1, p. 711-712) in Dictionnaire Encyclopédique de
Héros et Auteurs de BD, by Henri Filippini (Grenoble :
Glénat, 1998).
-- Call no.: PN6707.F5 1998 v.1
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Godard, Christian, --Miscellanea.
Entry (p. 286-287) in Dictionnaire Mondial de la Bande
Dessinée, by Patrick Gaumer, Claude Moliterni (Paris :
Larousse, 1997).
-- Call no.: PN6707.G39 1997
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Godard, Christian, --Miscellanea.
Entry (p. 115-117) in Guide de la Bande Dessinée, par
Philippe Bronson. 2. éd (Grenoble : Glénat, 1986).
-- Call no.: PN6707.B76 1986
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Godard, Christian, --Miscellanea.
"God isn't Dead: He's Just Blitzed Three Sheets To The
Wind" / David Stallman. p. 46-47 in The Comics Journal, no.
59 (Oct. 1980) -- Review of Ribera and Godard's The
Alchemist Supreme. -- Data from Pete Coogan.
-- Call no.: PN6700.C62no.59
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Godard, Christian, --Miscellanea.
Index entry (p. 41, 42, 78, 81, 107) in La Bande Dessinée
en 10 Leçons / Henri Filippini, Michel Bourgeois. (Paris :
Hachette, 1976).
-- Call no.: PN6710.F5
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Godard, Christian, --Miscellanea.
Index entry (p. 200, 281, 297) in Comics, vom Massenblatt
ins multimediale Abenteuer, by Andreas C. Knigge (Reinbeck
bei Hamburg : Rowohlt, 1996).
-- Call no.: PN6710.K53 1996
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Godard, Christian, --Miscellanea.
Index entry (p. 55, 73, 77, 100, 118, 253, 258) in
Encyclopédie des bandes dessinées / ed. Marjorie
Alessandrini. Nouv. ed. (Paris : A Michel, 1986)
-- Call no.: PN6707.E5 1986
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Godard, Christian, --Miscellanea.
Index entry (p. 72, 73, 124, 133) in Frémion, Yves. Le
Guide de la Bédé Francophone (Paris : Syros Alternatives,
1990)
-- Call no.: PN6745.F69 1990
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Godard, Christian, --Miscellanea.
Index entry (p. 534, 537, 595, 596, 1010, 1032, 1059, 1061,
1153) in Historia de los Comics / J. Toutain, J. Coma
(Barcelona : Toutain, 1982-1984?)
-- Call no.: PN6710.H5 1982a
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Godard, Christian, --Miscellanea.
"La Jungle en Folie" / Numa Sadoul. p. 45 in Schtroumpf :
les Cahiers de la Bande Dessinée, no. 25 (1974). --
(Supplément) -- Brief review of the Godard/Mic-Delinx work.
-- Call no.: PN6745.S37no.25
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