Derib

Derib
Derib
Born	Claude de Ribaupierre; 8 August 1944 (age 80); La Tour-de-Peilz, Switzerland
Nationality	Swiss

Derib (born Claude de Ribaupierre on 8 August 1944 in La Tour-de-Peilz, Switzerland)^[1] is a Swiss francophone comics creator. He is best known for creating the comics Buddy Longway and Yakari.

Awards

1974: Best Comic at the Prix Saint-Michel, Belgium
1978: Best Foreign Artist at the Angoulême International Comics Festival, France
1982: Youth Award (9-12 years) at the Angoulême International Comics Festival
1994: nominated for Best German-language Comic/Comic-related Publication at the Max & Moritz Prizes, Germany
2005: nominated for the Best Series Award at the Angoulême International Comics Festival
2006: Youth Award (7-8 years) at the Angoulême International Comics Festival

^ De Weyer, Geert (2008). 100 stripklassiekers die niet in je boekenkast mogen ontbreken (in Dutch). Amsterdam / Antwerp: Atlas. p. 214. ISBN 978-90-450-0996-4.