'Ardeche', 2001.
While not well-known, Robert Bressy's oeuvre is massive, particularly his work for the daily press. After studying fine arts in Marseille, Bressy turned to animation. From 1949 on, he was active as a comic artist for the daily press. He started out with 'Le Capitaine Fracasse' and 'Les Pardaillan' for the Paris-Graphic agency. While still working for this agency, he started a longtime cooperation with Opera Mundi in 1952.
'Le Capitaine Fracasse'.
There, Bressy produced numerous panels, such as 'Mique', 'Docteur Claudette', 'Fu-Manchu', 'L'Appel de la Forêt' and 'Noëlle aux Quatre Vents'. From 1959 on, Bressy was also active for the English market with some comics for Independent Associated Agency.
'Les Millions de M. Joramie' (L'Aurore, 11 January 1961).
From 1961 on, Bressy made several comics adaptations of Disney movies for Le Journal de Mickey ('Les Robinsons des Mers du Sud', 'Le Professeur Volant' and 'Mary Poppins'). In the 1970s, he made comic adaptations of the oeuvre of Joseph Henri Rosny-Aîné, which he mostly signed with Yves Sayol.
Bressy retired in the late 1970s. However, during the 1980s and 1990s, he worked for Éditions Chancerel ('Histoire de la Coupe du Monde'), done illustration work for the Bibliothèque Verte and made publicity and commission comics for Éditions Lambert-Laurent ('Ardèche 2001', 'Enquête en Îe de France', '2018, Les Héros de l'Impossible').
'La Dame de Malacca' (novel by Francis de Croisset, L'Aurore, 11 January 1961).