{"id":282,"date":"2026-03-24T05:46:19","date_gmt":"2026-03-24T04:46:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/linitiative.ca\/english\/deces-de-huppen-hermann-dit-hermann-1938-2026\/"},"modified":"2026-03-24T05:46:19","modified_gmt":"2026-03-24T04:46:19","slug":"deces-de-huppen-hermann-dit-hermann-1938-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/linitiative.ca\/english\/deces-de-huppen-hermann-dit-hermann-1938-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Death of Huppen Hermann, known as Hermann (1938-2026)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/linitiative.ca\/?attachment_id=86815\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-86815 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/linitiative.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Huppen-HERMANN.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"580px\" height=\"868px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/linitiative.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Huppen-HERMANN.jpg 580w, https:\/\/linitiative.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Huppen-HERMANN-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px\"\/><\/a>\u201cA craftsman must remain dissatisfied. If he does not constantly question himself, he stops evolving. \u00bb HERMANN<\/p>\n<p>It is with pain and sadness that the Lombard editions regret to inform you of the death of Hermann. A pillar of European comics and Grand Prix de la Ville d&rsquo;Angoul\u00eame in 2016, he died on March 22, 2026, at the age of 88. A figure in the Tintin newspaper and Lombard editions for 60 years, he notably published Bernard Prince and Comanche, series that have become legendary, as well as several albums from the Sign\u00e9 collection.<\/p>\n<p>Editions du Lombard have a heartfelt thought for the family, friends, and loved ones of Hermann, in particular his wife and his son Yves H., who is also his screenwriter and closest collaborator. More broadly, it is the world of comics and all lovers of the 9th art who have just lost an immense author.<\/p><div id=\"linit-412512789\" class=\"linit-dans-le-contenu linit-entity-placement\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-8992136571741975\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-8992136571741975\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"1055921646\" \ndata-ad-format=\"auto\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p>Hermann Huppen, known as Hermann, was born on July 17, 1938 in B\u00e9verc\u00e9, in the province of Li\u00e8ge, in Belgium, not far from the German border. After an apprenticeship in cabinetmaking, he worked in an architectural firm, before launching into comics in the mid-1960s. A world that he discovered through his brother-in-law Philippe Vandooren, novelist and future editor-in-chief of the Spirou newspaper. In 1965, Hermann published his first comic strips there, a short story from the Belles histoire de l\u2019uncle Paul collection. The following year, and before working on Jugurtha, he began a fruitful collaboration with a screenwriter then on the rise: Michel Greg. \u201cI really learned my trade from Greg,\u201d said Hermann. Together, they created two major series, which were published in the pages of the Tintin newspaper, before appearing in albums by \u00c9ditions du Lombard.<\/p>\n<p>The first, Bernard Prince, evokes the adventures of a former Interpol police officer turned adventurer, who travels the world aboard his ship, the Cormoran. Until 1980, Hermann illustrated 14 albums in the saga, then gave way to Dany and Aidans, before returning for a final episode scripted by Yves H. and released in 2010. In the wake of Bernard Prince, Greg and Hermann also launched Comanche, in 1969. A western noted for its realism and its nervousness, which also has the particularity of its female protagonist, in a genre and register usually reserved for male heroes. The designer signed no less than ten Comanche albums, before Michel Rouge took over. These two series offer a more realistic and above all more adult approach to comics, at a time when they are still mainly intended for young readers. They do not hesitate to address the issue of violence head-on. Hermann then follows in the tradition of authors such as William Vance, Franz, or Dany.<\/p>\n<p>After a decade spent alongside Greg, Hermann wants to stand on his own two feet. A dream that he made come true by creating Jeremiah in 1977, which appeared for the first time in the German comics magazine Zack, published by Koralle. Taken over by Dupuis in 1988, the series has established itself over the years as a staple of post-apocalyptic science fiction comics. The wanderings of Jeremiah and Kurdy in the ruins of a pulverized America say a lot about Hermann&rsquo;s disenchanted view of this humanity which knows how to delight in violence. Building on this third great success, Hermann wrote and drew no less than 42 volumes of Jeremiah solo in almost half a century. The last episode, entitled Les Larbins, was published in October 2025.<\/p>\n<p>Hermann was an insatiable creator. Les Tours de Bois-Maury, inaugurated in 1984 by Gl\u00e9nat editions, is the perfect illustration of this. The author seeks to renew himself, and to do so decides to radically change times. He ventures for the first time into the Middle Ages, unfolding the episodes of an ambitious historical fresco which evokes the quest of Aymar de Bois-Maury, then of his descendants. Hermann published 15 volumes of Tours de Bois-Maury, being joined on the screenplay by Yves H. from volume 12.<\/p>\n<p>For Hermann, the 1990s were then marked by the publication of his first one-shots, starting with Missi\u00e9 Vandisandi and the very moving and engaging Sarajevo-Tango, both published in the Aire libre collection by Editions Dupuis. Sarajevo-Tango marks a fundamental break in the work of Hermann, who took a liking to direct color, and who will now only work using this process. Without being fully satisfied with it. \u201cI drew with all kinds of techniques. I never manage to combine all the elements so that the page is as I would like it to be,\u201d he declared on this subject. Before adding: \u201cthis job is a constant frustration, to the point that I sometimes feel like I don\u2019t know anything at all.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Hermann subsequently published several new complete stories including Caatinga and Afrika (Le Lombard) and We killed Wild Bill (Dupuis), before illustrating scenarios by Jean Van Hamme (Lune de guerre) and especially his son Yves H. From 2000, the duo notably published Liens de sang, Manhattan Beach 1957, The Girl from Ipanema, Station 16, and Old Pa Anderson in the Sign\u00e9 collection of Editions du Lombard. We also owe them Le Passeur in the Aire libre collection. In 2017, at almost 80 years old, Hermann took on one last big challenge: creating a new series. Entitled Duke, this western is developed over seven volumes, like in the heyday. Hermann and Yves H. still offer Brigantus, then Cartagena, which will be published on April 30, 2026.<\/p>\n<p>Hermann released no less than 120 albums throughout his 60-year career. He achieved recognition in 2016, when he was elected Grand Prix de la Ville d\u2019Angoul\u00eame by his peers. Through his productivity, his longevity, his success, and his ability to reinvent himself, Hermann has established himself as a monument of the 9th art. Celebrated master of direct color, outstanding manager of silence, he stands out for his naturalist approach. His characters are sincere and whole, neither really good nor totally bad. Because Hermann\u2019s art is in his image: diligent, passionate, and imposing.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/linitiative.ca\/?attachment_id=86816\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-86816 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/linitiative.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/image001.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"474px\" height=\"652px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/linitiative.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/image001.jpg 474w, https:\/\/linitiative.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/image001-218x300.jpg 218w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>BIBLIOGRAPHY<\/p>\n<p>Bernard Prince (The Lombard) \u2013 Screenplay by Greg1 \u2013 General Satan (1969)2 \u2013 Thunder over Coronado (1969)3 \u2013 The Border of Hell (1970)4 \u2013 Adventure in Manhattan (1971)5 \u2013 The Oasis in Flames (1972)6 \u2013 The Law of the Hurricane (1973)7 \u2013 The Furnace of the Damned (1974)8 \u2013 The Green Flame of the Conquistador (1974)9 \u2013 Guerrilla for a Ghost (1975)10 \u2013 The Breath of Moloch (1976)11 \u2013 The Fortress of the Mists (1977)12 \u2013 Objectif Cormoran (1978)13 \u2013 The Port of Fools (1978)18 \u2013 Threat on the River (2010) \u2013 Screenplay by Yves H.<\/p>\n<p>Bernard Prince yesterday and today (1980) Complete 1 (2010) Complete 2 (2010) Complete 3 (2010)<\/p>\n<p>(nos. 14 to 17 were drawn by Dany and Aidans, script by Greg)<\/p>\n<p>Comanche (The Lombard) \u2013 Screenplay by Greg1 \u2013 Red Dust (1972)2 \u2013 Warriors of Despair (1973)3 \u2013 The Wolves of Wyoming (1974)4 \u2013 The Sky is Red Over Laramie (1975)5 \u2013 The Lightless Desert (1976)6 \u2013 Rebel Fury (1976)7 \u2013 The Devil&rsquo;s Finger (1977)8 \u2013 The Sheriffs (1980)9 \u2013 And the Devil screamed for joy (1981)10 \u2013 The Body of Algernon Brown (1983)<\/p>\n<p>The prisoner (1998, Shadow line) Complete The whole story (1995) Complete 1 (2004) Complete 2 (2005)<\/p>\n<p>Duke (Le Lombard) \u2013 Screenplay by Yves H.1 \u2013 The mud and the blood (2017)2 \u2013 The one who kills (2018)3 \u2013 I am a shadow (2019)4 \u2013 The last time I prayed (2020)5 \u2013 A gunslinger, you will be (2021)6 \u2013 Beyond the track (2022)7 \u2013 This world is not mine (2023)<\/p>\n<p>Jugurtha (Le Lombard) \u2013 Screenplay by Jean-Luc Vernal1 \u2013 The lion cub of the sands (1975 \u2013 RTP, 1977, Le Lombard)2 \u2013 The Celtiberian helmet (1975 \u2013 RTP, 1977, Le Lombard)(these 2 volumes are included in Complete 1 (2011 \u2013 Le Lombard)<\/p>\n<p>Jeremiah (all albums are now published by Dupuis)1 \u2013 La Nuit des rapaces (1979, Fleurus)2 \u2013 Du sable plein les dents (1979, Fleurus)3 \u2013 Les H\u00e9ritiers sauvage (1980, Fleurus)4 \u2013 Les yeux de fer rouge (1980, Fleurus)5 \u2013 A guinea pig for eternity (1981, Hachette)6 \u2013 La Secte (1980, Hachette)7 \u2013 Afrom\u00e9rica (1982, Hachette)8 \u2013 Waters of Anger (1983, Hachette)9 \u2013 A Clown&rsquo;s Winter (1983, Hachette)10 \u2013 Boomerang (1984, Novedi)11 \u2013 Delta (1985, Novedi)12 \u2013 Julius et Rom\u00e9a (1986, Novedi)13 \u2013 Strike (1988, Dupuis)14 \u2013 Simon is back (1989, Dupuis)15 \u2013 Alex (1990, Dupuis)16 \u2013 The red line (1992, Dupuis)17 \u2013 Three motorcycles.. or four (1994, Dupuis)18 \u2013 Ave Caesar (1995, Dupuis)19 \u2013 Border zone (1996, Dupuis)20 \u2013 Mercenaries (1997, Dupuis)21 \u2013 Cousin Lindford (1998, Dupuis)22 \u2013 The gun in the water (2001, Dupuis)23 \u2013 Who is Blue Fox (2002, Dupuis)24 \u2013 The last diamond (2003, Dupuis)25 \u2013 And if one day, the earth\u2026 (2004, Dupuis)26 \u2013 A port in the shadows (2005, Dupuis)27 \u2013 Elsie and the street (2007, Dupuis)28 \u2013 Esra is doing very well (2008, Dupuis)29 \u2013 The little cat is dead (2010, Dupuis)30 \u2013 Fifty-fifty (2011, Dupuis)31 \u2013 The basket of crabs (2012, Dupuis)32 \u2013 The boss (2013, Dupuis)33 \u2013 A big dog with a blonde (2014, Dupuis)34 \u2013 Jungle City (2015, Dupuis)35 \u2013 Kurdy Malloy and Mama Olga (2017, Dupuis)36 \u2013 And then shit (2018, Dupuis)37 \u2013 The Beast (2019, Dupuis)38 \u2013 Do you understand? (2020, Dupuis)39 \u2013 Grudge (2022, Dupuis)40 \u2013 The One Who Misses (2023, Dupuis)41 \u2013 Casio Celestial (2024, Dupuis)42 \u2013 The Minions (2025, Dupuis)<\/p>\n<p>Integral 1 (2005, Dupuis) \u200b\u200bIntegral 2 (2006, Dupuis) \u200b\u200bIntegral 3 (2006, Dupuis) \u200b\u200bIntegral 4 (2007, Dupuis) \u200b\u200bIntegral 5 (2007, Dupuis) \u200b\u200bIntegral 6 (2008, Dupuis) \u200b\u200bIntegral 7 (2010, Dupuis)<\/p>\n<p>Les Tours de Bois-Maury (Gl\u00e9nat)1 \u2013 Babette (1984)2 \u2013 Elo\u00efse de Montgri (1985)3 \u2013 Germain (1986)4 \u2013 Reinhardt (1987)5 \u2013 Alda (1988)6 \u2013 Sigurd (1990)7 \u2013 William (1990)8 \u2013 Le Seldjouki (1992)9 \u2013 Khaled (1993)10 \u2013 Olivier (1994)<\/p>\n<p>Bois-Maury (Gl\u00e9nat)11 \u2013 Assunta (1998)12 \u2013 Rodrigo (2001) \u2013 Screenplay by Yves H.13 \u2013 Dulle Griet (2006) \u2013 Screenplay by Yves H.14 \u2013 Vassya (2009) \u2013 Screenplay by Yves H.15 \u2013 \u0152il de ciel (2012) \u2013 Screenplay by Yves H.<\/p>\n<p>Complete (2009) Complete in black and white (2013)<\/p>\n<p>Nic (Dupuis) \u200b\u200b\u2013 Screenplay by Philippe Vandooren1 \u2013 Hey, Nic! Are you dreaming? (1981)2 \u2013 Good nights, Nic (1982)3 \u2013 That\u2019s filarmo, Nic (1983)<\/p>\n<p>Complete (2014 \u2013 Ed. H\u00e9matine)<\/p>\n<p>Complete storiesMissi\u00e9 Vandisandi (1991, Dupuis)Sarajevo Tango (1995, Dupuis)Caatinga (1997, Le Lombard)We killed Wild Bill (1999, Dupuis)Lune de Guerre (2000, Dupuis) \u2013 Screenplay by Jean Van HammeBlood Ties (2000, Dupuis) \u2013 Screenplay by Yves H.USA trilogy box set (2000) Manhattan Beach 1957 (2002, Le Lombard) \u2013 Screenplay by Yves H. Zhong Guo (2003, Dupuis) \u2013 Screenplay by Yves H. The girl from Ipanema (2005, Le Lombard) \u2013 Screenplay by Yves H. In the footsteps of Dracula, volume 1: Vlad the Impaler (2006), screenplay by Yves H. La Vie Exaggerated Nylon Man (2007, Le Lombard) \u2013 Screenplay by KirsteinAfrika (2007, Le Lombard)The Devil of the Seven Seas volume 1 (2008, Dupuis) \u2013 Screenplay by Yves H.The Devil of the Seven Seas volume 2 (2009, Dupuis) \u2013 Screenplay by Yves H.A Full Moon Night (2011, Gl\u00e9nat) \u2013 Screenplay by Yves H.Retour au Congo (2013, Gl\u00e9nat) \u2013 Screenplay by Yves H.Station 16 (2014, Le Lombard) \u2013 Screenplay by Yves H.Sans pardon (2015, Le Lombard) \u2013 Screenplay by Yves H.Old Pa Anderson (2016, Le Lombard) \u2013 Screenplay by Yves H.The passer (2016, Dupuis) \u2013 Screenplay by Yves H.Brigantus volume 1 (2024, Le Lombard) \u2013 Screenplay by Yves H.<a href=\"https:\/\/linitiative.ca\/hermann-et-yves-h-auteurs-de-brigantus-t-1-banni-dans-lenfer-de-la-legion-romaine\/\">Brigantus volume 2 (2025, Le Lombard) \u2013 Screenplay by Yves H.<\/a>Cartagena (2026, Le Lombard) \u2013 Screenplay by Yves H.<\/p>\n<p>Single albums and participations (selection)The Daltons (1980, B\u00e9descope)Alerte aux pirates (1980, B\u00e9descope)Les amis de Buddy Longway (1983, Le Lombard)The makings of a crack (1984, B\u00e9descope)The ballad of slaps (1983, Goupil publisher)6000 meters (1993, Gibraltar)Billy the kid (1993, Gibraltar)Barney Jordan (1993, Gibraltar)The Secret of Dog Men (1995, Dupuis), drawings and screenplay by Yves H., inkings and colors by Hermann.Dirty Little Tales 2: Perrault (1998, Dupuis) \u2013Scenario by YannAbominable (1988, Gl\u00e9nat)The Tree of Two Springtimes (2000, Le Lombard)Heroes and cattle (2002, Mosquito)Monographs (selection)Schtroumpf \u2013 Les Cahiers de la bande bande n\u00b044 (1980,Gl\u00e9nat)Hermann, a monograph (1997, Mosquito)Inside Hermann (1995, Comic! Events)DBD n\u00b015 (2002)On dry land with Hermann (2002, Petit \u00e0 Petit)Hermann Post-Atomic (2008, CBBD-La Poste Belge)DBD Special issue n\u00b05: Hermann, the Stakhanovist of drawing (2011)<\/p>\n<div id=\"linit-3826057206\" class=\"linit-apres-contenu linit-entity-placement\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-8992136571741975\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-8992136571741975\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"1055921646\" \ndata-ad-format=\"auto\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cA craftsman must remain dissatisfied. If he does not constantly question himself, he stops evolving. \u00bb HERMANN It is with pain and sadness that the Lombard editions regret to inform you of the death of Hermann. A pillar of European comics and Grand Prix de la Ville d&rsquo;Angoul\u00eame in 2016, he died on March 22, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":283,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/linitiative.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Huppen-HERMANN.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"D\u00e9c\u00e8s de Huppen Hermann , dit Hermann (1938-2026)","footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-282","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-communiques"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/linitiative.ca\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/282","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/linitiative.ca\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/linitiative.ca\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/linitiative.ca\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/linitiative.ca\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=282"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/linitiative.ca\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/282\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/linitiative.ca\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/283"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/linitiative.ca\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=282"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/linitiative.ca\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=282"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/linitiative.ca\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=282"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}