Guy Delcourt (editor)
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| Born | 27 March 1958 |
| Alma mater | École supérieure des sciences économiques et commerciales |
Guy Delcourt (born 27 March 1958) is a French editor, founder of the Delcourt publishing house in 1986.[1] It has since grown into one of the largest publishers of comics in France.[2][3]
In November 2006, he received the rank of Chevalier in the Ordre national du Mérite, awarded by the President of the Republic Jacques Chirac, as proposed by the Minister of Culture, Renaud Donnedieu de Vabres.[4]
The company grew from publishing three titles in 1986, to over 200 in 2006. With over 1200 titles by the end 2005, Delcourt's success has not been based on the popularity of a single series. Leading titles in 2006 included Sillage (850,000 sold), Aquablue (792,000 sold), Fruits Basket (750,000 sold), De Cape et de Crocs/Garulfo (743,000 sold), Le Chant des Stryges (670,000 sold), Dungeon (comics) (634,000 ex), Star Wars (540,000), Carmen & Travis (480,000), Golden City (435,000), Les Blagues de Toto (350,000 ex), Nana (315,000). These accounted for 47% of turnover in 2006, with Manga accounting for 35% and new releases for 16%.[5]
References[edit]
- ^ Miller, Ann (2007). Reading bande dessinée: critical approaches to French-language comic strip. Intellect Books. p. 35. ISBN 978-1-84150-177-2. Retrieved 26 January 2011.
- ^ Beaty, Bart (2007). Unpopular culture: transforming the European comic book in the 1990s. University of Toronto Press. p. 227. ISBN 978-0-8020-9412-4. Retrieved 26 January 2011.
- ^ Guy Delcourt, Chevalier dans l’Ordre national du Mérite - Actua BD: l'actualité de la bande dessinée
- ^ Livres hebdo. Editions professionnelles du livre. 2006. p. 56. Retrieved 26 January 2011.
- ^ Boileau, Laurent Les éditions Delcourt fêtent leurs 20 ans !, ActuaBD, 15 September 2006, (page consulted 11 June 2009).
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