'Les Nouveaux Chiens'.
Georges Blondeau, also known as Gébé, was born in 1929 in Villeneuve-Saint-Georges and debuted as an illustrator in magazines like La Vie du Rail and L'Almanach du Cheminot' in the mid-1950s. He became one of the most loyal collaborators of the publishing house Le Square in the early 1960s. He was a frequent contributor to Le Square's magazines Hara-Kiri, Hara-Kiri Hebdo and Charlie Hebdo and chief editor of Hara-Kiri from 1969 to 1985. He was the author of various photo-novels and short stories, and creator of the character 'Berck' (1964). Much of this work has been collected in albums by Editions du Square and later Dargaud: 'Il Est Fou', 'Il Est trop Intellectuel' and 'Qu'est-ce Que je Fous là'.
'Jugez sur la Mine'.
From 1966 to 1971, Gébé was additionally present in Pilote. He illustrated pages based on current affairs and produced independent stories, including 'Une Plume Pour Clovis'. Afterwards, he started 'L'An 01' in Politique Hebdo. This comic was later continued in Charlie Mensuel, and has been adapted into a motion picture by Jacques Doillon in 1973. In 1986, he was editor-in-chief of Zéro.
'Une Plume Pour Clovis'.
During the 1980s, Gébé was also present in alternative magazines like Psikopat and Charlie Mensuel, while also publishing graphic novels like 'Lettre aux survivants' (Albin Michel, 1982). In 1992, he became publishing director for the second version of Charlie Hebdo. He was additionally present at Éditions Le Cherche-Midi, First and Jupilles, and contributed to Monde Libertaire. This multi-talented artist has proven to be successful in other fields than comics: Gébé has written various radio plays, songs (like 'Casse-Tête', performed by Yves Montand) and novels. He died in April 2004 from a tumor.
Gébé paid tribute to Nikita Mandryka in the collective comic book 'Tronches de Concombre' (Dupuis, 1995).
'Lettre aux Survivants'.