Bruno Maïorana

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Born23 December 1966
NationalityFrench
CitizenshipFrance
Occupation
  • Cartoonist
  • Illustrator

Bruno Maïorana (born 23 December 1966) is a France cartoonist and illustrator who quit the comics industry in 2014, at the height of his popularity.

Biography

After high school Bruno Maïorana enrolled in the fine art school in Angoulême, where he met future collaborators Alain Ayroles and Thierry Leprévost, to major in comic art[1]. However, Maïorana dropped-out before graduation to work as an illustrator at animation studio IDDH, where Ayroles, Jean-Luc Masbou and Leprévost would also work for a time.[2][3] Maïorana's first graphic novel project, Garulfo, was based on Ayroles idea to turn a classic fairy tale on its head. Originally, Ayroles intended to illustrate the story himself, however, editors advised him to find someone to collaborate with as the draft boards he had presented to them did not meet approval.[4][5] After Ayroles had approached Maïorana[6] for his collaboration, Guy Delcourt (editor) agreed to publish the series which ran from 1995 to 2002[7]. The series proved a commercial and critical[8] success but ended after only six albums.[4][9] By 2014, the series had sold around 300,000 copies[10].

Maïorana's second, and final, graphic novel project began in 2009 when he teamed up with Alain Ayroles once more to illustrate D, a gothic tale of Vampires in Victorian London, published by Guy Delcourt (editor)[11][12][13][14].

Despite the success of both series and having shared his concerns over the future of the trade with fans [15], he announced in 2014 via his Facebook page that he was quitting the comics industry for good[16]. The reason for this high-profile departure Maïorana put down to the deadline-driven system of remuneration, whereby each page or board has to be delivered with a certain timeframe, regardless of the amount of work it might require. He now specialises on "pure" illustration, working in black pen on white [17]

Bibliography

Garulfo

Written by Alain Ayroles, colors by Thierry Leprévost.

  • 1 Maïorana, Bruno (1995). De mares en châteaux [From ponds to castles] (in French). Paris: Delcourt. ISBN 2-84055-045-8.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  • 2 Maïorana, Bruno (1996). De mal en pis [From bad to worse] (in French). Paris: Delcourt. ISBN 2-84055-087-3.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  • 3 Maïorana, Bruno (1997). Le prince aux deux visages [The Prince with Two Faces] (in French). Paris: Delcourt. ISBN 978-2-84055-139-3.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  • 4 Maïorana, Bruno (1998). L'ogre aux yeux de cristal [The Ogre with Crystal Eyes] (in French). Paris: Delcourt. ISBN 978-2-84055-237-6.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  • 5 Maïorana, Bruno (2000). Preux et prouesse [Knights and Prowess] (in French). Paris: Delcourt. ISBN 2-84055-334-1.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  • 6 Maïorana, Bruno (2002). La belle et les bêtes [Beauty and the Beasts] (in French). Paris: Delcourt. ISBN 978-2-84055-579-7.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)

D

Illustrated by Alain Ayroles, colors by Thierry Leprévost

Artbooks

References

  1. "Maïorana, Bruno - Bibliographie, BD, photo, biographie". bedetheque.com. Retrieved 11 June 2018..
  2. Le comte sequentiel (11 December 2020). "Alain Ayroles, parcours d'un conteur fantastique - BD'dicace". Youtube.
  3. Le Comte Séquentiel (2018). "Garulfo, un conte revisité - BD'xploration". Youtube. Retrieved 20 March 2021.
  4. 4.0 4.1 Dragan, Miroslav. "Garulfo l'art du conteur". Pavillon Rouge. 14.
  5. Vincent. "Interview - Alain Ayroles". BD Sélection. Retrieved 10 June 2009.
  6. Hawa, Racih; Liger, Baptiste (May 2021). "Plus près des étoiles". Lire (496): 99.
  7. Tallet, Richard (14 April 2012). "Le loup, le renard et la BD". Charente Libre.
  8. Plet-Nicolas, Florence (2014). "Beaux inconnus et fiers baisers (La Quête de l'oiseau du temps et Garulfo)". Le Moyen ge en Bulles: 181–200.
  9. Vincent. "Interview - Alain Ayroles". BD Sélection. Retrieved 10 June 2009.
  10. Helmlinger, Julien (27 May 2014). "Bruno Maïorana, auteur de Garulfo, a décidé d'arrêter la BD". ActuaLitté..
  11. Reber, Allison (16 January 2009). "D : pour le meilleur et le vampire". BoDoï..
  12. Tomblaine, Philippe (5 June 2014). "D T3 : Monsieur Caulard par Bruno Maïorana et Alain Ayroles". BDZoom..
  13. Giret, Haude (9 March 2009). "Rendez-vous d'enfance avec le mythe du vampire". Sud Ouest.
  14. Detournay, Charles-Louis (25 August 2014). "Bruno Maïorana rêvait depuis longtemps de dessiner une histoire de vampires". Actua BD.
  15. Tallet, Richard (2 January 2012). "Bruno Maïorana : "Trop d'albums de BD qui sortent? Carrément!"". CharenteLibre.fr. Retrieved 2016-01-24.
  16. "Bruno Maïorana arrête la BD : "le 9e art n'est pas viable"". Sud Ouest. 27 May 2014.
  17. Dacier, Marc (16 December 2015). "Bruno Maïorana : "La BD me manquera jusqu'à la fin de ma vie"". Actua BD.

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