'De Vakantie van Geert Goedzak' (Dutch-language version of 'Les Vacances de M. Bonasson', Spirou issue #1524, 29 June 1967).
Dominique Gillain-Regney is the youngest daughter of the legendary comic artist Jijé. An illustrator and painter, she made the one-shot comic story 'Les Vacances de M. Bonasson' (1967), published in Spirou magazine.
Life and career
Born in 1947 in Waterloo, Belgium, Dominique Gillain-Regney was still a baby when in 1948 the Gillain family, accompanied by the comic artists André Franquin and Morris, embarked upon their legendary trip to the USA and Mexico. Upon their return to European soil in 1950, the family settled in the center of France. In the mid-1960s, she studied Art History at the École du Louvre and Fine Arts at the Academie Julian. In the USA, she also attended the Art Students League of New York.
Dominique became an artist in her own right, and has been active as a painter, editorial artist, children's book illustrator and caricature artist. She also makes murals, some of which featuring her father's comic characters 'Blondin et Cirage', 'Jean Valhardi' and 'Jerry Spring'. Her own venture into comic art was a short one. In collaboration with scriptwriter Lot, she made one comic story, 'Les Vacances de M. Bonasson', which appeared in a special holiday issue of Spirou magazine in 1967. At certain points in time, her brothers Benoît, Philippe and Laurent have all worked with their father on his comic series.
In 1970, Dominique Gillain returned to the USA, where she has resided in Bethel, Connecticut and Middlesex, Vermont. Her daughter Jessica Millard has been active as a T-shirt designer.
