'Morgan'.
Olivier Jaminon is a Belgian illustrator, press cartoonist, poet and graphic designer with a career in the fields of advertising and publishing in Luxembourg. In his spare time, he has releaed poetry collections, children's books and comics. With writer Stephan Van Puyvelde, he has created irregularly appearing volumes of the comic series 'Morgan' (2019- ).
Early life and career
Olivier Jaminon was born in 1962 in the city of Liège, as the youngest son of the Belgian painter and illustrator Albert Jaminon (1925-2006). Growing up in an artistic environment paved the way for both Olivier and his older brother Benoît (1959-1988) to also pursue careers in art. After studying classical humanities (Latin and Greek) at St-Servais College, Olivier Jaminon enrolled at the École Supérieure des Arts Saint-Luc, studying comics and illustration. During his final year, he created a comic book based on Serge Danot's animated feature film 'Pollux et le Chat Bleu' (Éditions du Perron, 1985).
'Le Manège Enchanté'.
Professional life
In 1986, Jaminon moved to Arlon to join his fiancée. The desire to start a family and the search for more job stability led him to advertising, first as an illustrator and graphic designer at Europublicité (1987-1988) and then at Orbite Conseils SA. (1988-2004), both in the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg. Between 2004 and 2012, he was the in-house cartoonist and illustrator at the Saint-Paul press group in Luxembourg, publisher of the Luxemburger Wort and other newspapers and magazines. In this capacity, he was tasked with making infographics, caricatures, cartoons and comic strips for the publisher's several media outlets. Subsequently, he was the graphic artist and illustrator for the Maison de la Culture in Arlon, and then worked as a freelance graphic artist until his retirement in June 2025.
Books and comics
In his spare time, Oliver Jaminon has been active as a poet, comic artist and freelance illustrator. His illustrations, poems and short stories have appeared in regional books published by Éditions Saint-Paul in Luxembourg, Éditions Novelas in Brussels and Demdel Éditions in Arlon. The latter imprint also released his more personal projects, including two volumes with comic strips he made earlier in life ('Bonnes Nouvelles des Débuts' [2014], 'Dernière Mission' [2017]), the illustrated fairy tale 'Poupée de Bois' (2017) and the children's picture books 'Ushi et le Soleil Levant' (2018) and 'Mélusine' (2021).
Since 2019, Jaminon has been working with scriptwriter Stephan Van Puyvelde on the philosophical and magical comic series 'Morgan', starring the adventures of a young photographer. Published by Les Éditions Novelas, the volumes have included 'Angelus Niger' (2019), 'Camp World' (2023) and 'L'Eloge de l'Arène' (2025).
'Morgan'.