August 19, one of the best known and most productive scenarists, Raoul Cauvin, died at the age of 82.
Cauvin wrote the scenarios for many comics, mainly for Dupuis publishers. The best known are ‘Les Tuniques Bleues’, ‘Pauvre Lampil’ (about a comics maker) and ‘Cédric’. According to Wikipedia, he wrote scenarios for an incredible 400 albums.
In Spirou number 4354 (published on September 22), you can find hommages to Cauvin from several artists, among which this one by Cosey.
Thanks to Thierry de Thibault