Vincent Deporter | |
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Born | Nivelles, Belgium | 13 February 1959
Died | 25 September 2022 | (aged 63)
Nationality | Belgian |
Area(s) | Comic books, storyboard artist [1] |
Pseudonym(s) | Deporter, Mike Deporter |
Notable works | Crazy Planet Les Fourmidables Roméo |
Vincent Deporter (13 February 1959 – 25 September 2022) [2] was a Belgian comic and storyboard artist. Deporter got his start in comics working as an assistant to Jean Graton, before selling his own strips, as Mike Deporter, to Spirou magazine. [3] From 1996, after relocating to New York, he worked on DC's line of comic books adapted from popular animated cartoons, like Scooby-Doo and Ed, Edd n Eddy, [4] [5] and also inked many of the Batman and Superman style-guides. He continued to work for Nickelodeon, notably on SpongeBob SquarePants. When Nickelodeon Magazine ended its print run, he then started to write and draw for the SpongeBob Comics as a regular contributor. [3] Deporter also wrote and illustrated on more philosophical issues. He illustrated the book Sacred Cows: a Lighthearted Look at Belief and Tradition around the World, by the host of The Thinking Atheist Seth Andrews. He lived in Arizona, painting and writing non-graphic novels.
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Vincent Deporter | |
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Born | Nivelles, Belgium | 13 February 1959
Died | 25 September 2022 | (aged 63)
Nationality | Belgian |
Area(s) | Comic books, storyboard artist [1] |
Pseudonym(s) | Deporter, Mike Deporter |
Notable works | Crazy Planet Les Fourmidables Roméo |
Vincent Deporter (13 February 1959 – 25 September 2022) [2] was a Belgian comic and storyboard artist. Deporter got his start in comics working as an assistant to Jean Graton, before selling his own strips, as Mike Deporter, to Spirou magazine. [3] From 1996, after relocating to New York, he worked on DC's line of comic books adapted from popular animated cartoons, like Scooby-Doo and Ed, Edd n Eddy, [4] [5] and also inked many of the Batman and Superman style-guides. He continued to work for Nickelodeon, notably on SpongeBob SquarePants. When Nickelodeon Magazine ended its print run, he then started to write and draw for the SpongeBob Comics as a regular contributor. [3] Deporter also wrote and illustrated on more philosophical issues. He illustrated the book Sacred Cows: a Lighthearted Look at Belief and Tradition around the World, by the host of The Thinking Atheist Seth Andrews. He lived in Arizona, painting and writing non-graphic novels.
Comic work includes: