Derib (born Claude de Ribaupierre on 8 August 1944 in La Tour-de-Peilz, Switzerland) is a Swiss francophone comics creator. He is best known for creating the comics Les Aventures d'Attila, 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
Sources
Derib publications in Spirou, Pilote, Belgian Tintin, French Tintin BDoubliées BDParadisio.com Bedetheque.com
External links
Official website
Derib biography on Lambiek Comiclopedia