Thierry "Ted" Benoit (25 July 1947 – 30 September 2016) was a French comic artist, graphic novelist and prominent figure in the stylish Franco-Belgian ligne claire comics scene in the 1980s. His influences included Edgar P. Jacobs, Moebius, Robert Crumb and to a lesser extend Jacques Tardi.Ted Benoit : "Le dessin d’Hergé était tellement ancré dans notre inconscient collectif que c’était devenu un outil" 26 April 2013 interview (French)
Among his works from the 1980s are Bingo Bongo et son Combo Congolais, a series about aspiring novelist Bingo B. Bongo and his travails; and Ray Banana, a film noir pastiche. Some of these were published in English in Heavy Metal.
Benoit illustrated two books in the Blake and Mortimer series, both written by Jean Van Hamme: The Francis Blake Affair, 1996; and The Strange Encounter, 2001. Benoit died on 30 September 2016 at the age of 69.TED BENOIT Passes Away at 69
Published albums
1979: Hôpital, Les Humanoïdes Associés 1981: Vers la ligne claire, Les Humanoïdes Associés 1982: Histoires vraies, written by Yves Cheraqui, Les Humanoïdes Associés 1982: Berceuse électrique, Ray Banana T.1, Casterman 1986: Cité Lumière, Ray Banana T.2, Casterman 1987: Bingo Bongo et son combo congolais, Les Humanoïdes Associés 1989: L'Homme de nulle part, Les mémoires de Thelma Ritter T.1, drawn by Pierre Nedjar, written by Ted Benoit, Casterman 1996: L'Affaire Francis Blake, Blake et Mortimer T.13, written by Jean Van Hamme, Éditions Blake et Mortimer 2001: L'Étrange Rendez-vous, Blake et Mortimer T.15, written by Jean Van Hamme, Éditions Blake et Mortimer 2004: Playback, drawn by François Ayroles, adapted by Ted Benoit from a script by Raymond Chandler, Éditions Denoël 2013: Camera Obscura – Vers la ligne claire et retour, Champaka. 2014: La Philosophie dans la piscine, Ray Banana T.3, La Boîte à bulles.
References
External links Ted Benoît at Lambiek's Comiclopedia