Jean Leguay (artist)

Jean Leguay (* 22. August 1955), better known as Jano, is a french comics artist.

Jano studied fine arts in Paris for three years. His first comic was "Kebra" in 1978, in collaboration with Bertrand Tramber. It was published in french comic magazines B.D., Métal Hurlant, Charlie Mensuel, Rigolo, L'Echo des Savannes and Zoulou. Kebra is a rat-like character, although Jano's protagonists often defy a correct classification as a certain species. "Gazoline", a female humanized cheetah, appeared in Kosmik Komiks in 1983. After a trip to Africa in 1984 Jano created "Keubla". His style sometimes is compared to Moebius', but more comical and down-to-earth and with definitely more sex scenes.

In addition to his comics Jano illustrated books for children as well as his own travel experiences. In 2003 Anna Azevedo, Renata Baldo, and Eduardo Souza Lima made the documentary film "Rio de Jano", showing Jano exploring Rio de Janeiro.

"Gazoline et la planète rouge" won the Angoulême International Comics Festival Prize for Best Comic Book in 1990.

Works

(This list tries to list the comics with their initial title - the same comics were published by different publishers under different titles several times.)

Kebra:

* "Fait comme un rat" 1981
* "Kebra chope les boules!" 1982
* "Le zonard des étoiles" 1982
* "La honte aux trousses" 1983
* "Kébra Krado Komix" 1985
* "Les Aventures de Kébra" 1997

Keubla:

* "Sur La Piste Du Bongo" 1986
* "Wallaye!" 1987

Other:

* "Ça Roule" 1983
* "Carnet D'afrique" 1986
* "Gazoline et la planète rouge" 1989
* "Le Pygmée Géant" (by Jean-Luc Fromental) 1997
* "Kémi - Le Rat De Brousse" 1994
* "Les Fabuleuses Dérives de Santa Sardinha" 1: 1999, 2: 2003
* "Bonjour les Indes" (with Dodo and Ben Radis) 1991
* "Paname" 1997
* "Rio de Janeiro" 2001

External links

* [http://www.bdoubliees.com/metalhurlant/series3/kebra.htm List of Kebra episodes]
* [http://lambiek.net/artists/j/jano.htm Jano in the Comiclopedia]
* [http://www.bedetheque.com/auteur-1292-BD-Jano.html Jano at bedetheque]
* [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0399582/ Rio de Jano at IMDb]