Didier Comès
(b. 11/12/1942, Belgium)
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Didier Comès was born in the small Belgian town of Sourbrodt, near the German border. During World War II, the town was occupied by the Germans, so Comès was called Dieter Hermann Comès. After the Liberation, his name was changed to Didier. He followed courses in Malmédy, after which he began as an apprentice industrial designer at a textile factory in Verviers. He worked at this factory from 1959 to 1969. In his spare time, he began drawing comics. He took his comics work more professional after meeting René Hausman and Paul Deliège. Comès's first professional comics work appeared in the juvenile supplement of Le Soir, for which he created series like 'Hermann', 'Sventebold' and 'Les Cheeses'.
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After a brief stint in Spirou, Didier Comès started his first big series in Pilote, called 'Ergün l'Errant', in 1973. The series was soon cancelled, but was revived in À Suivre under the name 'Le Maître des Ténèbres' in 1980. The series was continiued by Patrick Deubelbeiss and Benoît Peeters from 1987. In 1976 and 1977, Comès created the story 'L'Ombre du Corbeau' in the Belgian edition of Tintin. In 1980s, he established himself as a master of so-called comic novels, such as 'Silence', 'La Belette' and 'Iris'. He continued his work for À Suivre with 'Eva', 'L'Arbre-Coeur' and 'La Maison où Rêvent les Arbres'. In 2000, Casterman published the album 'Les Larmes du Tigre'.
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