André-Paul Duchâteau (8 May 1925 – 26 August 2020) was a Belgian comics writer and mystery novelist.
Biography He worked with Tibet on the detective comics series Ric Hochet and the more humoristic western comic Chick Bill. He also wrote under the pseudonym Michel Vasseur. Duchâteau additionally wrote several detective novels and radio plays. As a dramatist he is most famous for his play 5 à 7 Avec La Mort (1960), which has been adapted into various media.
Duchâteau died on 26 August 2020.
Awards 1974: Grand Prix de Littérature Policière – French Prize 2003: Prix Saint-Michel – Best story 2010: Grand Prix Saint-Michel
Works Hans (comic book)
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External links Duchâteau's official site (French) Lambiek Comiclopedia article