Dieter

(Didier Teste)

(b. 1/6/1958, France)


Julien Boisvert, by Michel Plessix
artwork by Michel Plessix

Didier Teste, better known as Dieter, had no intentions of becoming a comics writer until he met Jean Léturgie. Dieter wrote his first stories for artists like Bruno Boutteville, Marc Malès and Thierry Robin (mainly published in Triolo). At the same time, he produced several stories and comic adaptations with Olivier TaDuc, Christian Rossi, Dominique Rousseau, Raymond Poïvet and Pierre Frisano for Bayard and Milan publishers. His first long story was 'La Déesse aux Yeux de Jade', which he made in 1988 with artist Michel Plessix. With the same artist, Dieter launched the 'Julien Boisvert' series a year later. In 1991 two new series followed: 'Sark' with TaDuc and 'Névé' with Emmanuel Lepage. A year later, Dieter wrote the first episode of the 'Le Griffon' series for Michel Durand. He also teamed up with Florenci Clavé to create 'Voyages en Amertume'.

Starting a writing duo with Serge Le Tendre, Dieter created the 'Labyrinthes' series at Glénat publishers (artwork by Jean-Denis Pendanx). With Emmanuel Moynot, Dieter created comics like 'Le Temps des Bombes', 'Qu'elle Crève la Charogne' and 'Nord-Sud'. He also cooperated with Viviane Nicaise on 'Le Vie en Rose'.

Névé, by Emmanuel Lepage
artwork by Emmanuel Lepage