Le Gall/Yoyo's exploits. Moose drawing for the... Lot 257

Le Gall/Yoyo's exploits. Moose drawing for the alternative cover of T1 "La lune noire". Graphite, watercolor and India ink circa 1985. Very rare. Nice collector's item. TBE+. 20 X 20 cm Frank Le Gall (1959) began working at the age of 16 for the eco-zine PISTIL on a humorous series: "Pouce de plein vent". With scriptwriter Alain Clément, he then created the jazz saxophonist "Valry Bonpain" for short detective stories published in Spirou. 1984 saw the birth of his favorite character: "Théodore Poussin", featured in SPIROU and later a guest in the Repérages Dupuis collection. In 1985, he began a new short series for Glénat, with Yann on the script: "Yoyo" (2 volumes). At the same time, he illustrated classic texts for JE BOUQUINE. In 1989, "Marie Vérité", the third volume of "Théodore Poussin" won the Best Album prize at Angoulême. The first great cycle of "Théodore Poussin" ends with the sixth volume: "Un passager porté disparu", awarded the Prix du Public at Angoulême in 1993. Le Gall was then able to turn his attention, in direct color, to the nostalgic evocation of his character's childhood in northern France ("La Vallée des Roses", awarded the first "Totem" for comics at the Salon du Livre de Jeunesse in Montreuil). Since then, Le Gall has pursued his hero's major adventures at his own pace, taking time out from these atmospheric creations to create graphic animations, unbridled short stories or one or other unusual illustrated album, such as "Catastrophes au pays du Père Noël" or Les barbutins. From 2007 to 2014, he produced albums for Spirou et Fantasio. His latest album is Mary Jane (2020).