Jacques de Loustal

Jacques de Loustal (born 10 April 1956) is a French comics artist who uses a painterly style reminiscent of David Hockney.

Biography
In combination with a career as an illustrator, Loustal began working in comics in the late 1970s publishing short comics in the Franco-Belgian comics magazines Métal Hurlant, Pilote, Nitro, Chic, Zoulou as well as newspapers such as Libération, usually working with writer. In 1984 Loustal became a frequent contributor to the monthly À Suivre magazine, for which he created Coeurs de Sable, Barney et la Note Bleue, Un Jeune Homme Romantique and Kid Congo.

Partial bibliography

 * Arrière saison
 * Viviane, Simone et les autres
 * Zenata plage
 * Carnet de voyages
 * Ce qu'il attendait d'elle
 * Ciné-Romans
 * Touriste de bananes (after text by Georges Simenon)
 * Insolite
 * La Nuit de l'alligator
 * Une vespa, des lunettes noires, une palm beach, elles voudraient en plus que j'ai de la conversation.
 * Barney et la note bleue with Philippe Paringaux
 * Cœurs de sable with Philippe Paringaux
 * New-York Miami with Philippe Paringaux
 * Le Sang des voyous with Philippe Paringaux
 * Kid Congo with Philippe Paringaux
 * Clichés d'amour with Philippe Paringaux
 * La Couleur des rêves with Philippe Paringaux
 * Soleils de nuit with Philippe Paringaux
 * Un garçon romantique with Philippe Paringaux

English books

 * The Boys of Sheriff Street with Philippe Paringaux - 2016
 * What he expected of her - 2002
 * Java in the Shadow of Merapi with Jean-Luc Coatalem - 1996
 * New York, Miami with Philippe Paringaux - 1990
 * Barney and the Blue Note with Philippe Paringaux - 1988
 * Love Shots with Philippe Paringaux - 1988
 * Hearts of Sand with Philippe Paringaux - 1985