André Juillard

André Juillard (born 9 June 1948) is a French comic book creator.

Biography
Born in Paris, Juillard is one of the most prolific artists of historical comics in France. His career began in 1974. After studies in the School of Decorative Arts of Paris (l'école des Arts décoratifs de Paris), Juillard started in the popular magazine Formule 1, drawing La Longue Piste de Loup Gris, a Western story with scenario by Claude Verrien. He then adapted Roméo et Juliette for the magazine Djin. In 1976, he began his first long series, featuring the knight Bohémond de Saint-Gilles, based on a text written by Claude Verrien, published in Formule 1. During this period he also started Isabelle Fantouri based on texts by Josselin, for Djin, as well as Les Cathares with Didier Conrad for the same publication.

Awards

 * 1995: Award for Best Comic Book at the Angoulême International Comics Festival, France
 * 1996: Grand Prix de la ville d'Angoulême, France
 * 1997: nominated for Best Cover at the Haxtur Awards, Spain
 * 2000: Best Short Comic Strip at the Haxtur Awards
 * - nomination for the Harvey Award for Best American Edition of Foreign Material, U.S.


 * 2006: nominated for the Grand Prix Saint-Michel, Belgium
 * 2007: nominated for the Grand Prix Saint-Michel, Belgium