Thank you for beautiful memories Jean Graton
25 January, 2021
French cartoonist Jean Graton who created the most famous comic book racing hero – Michel Vaillant – passed away last week after battling a long illness.
The following statement was released by his family: “Jean Graton has died peacefully in Brussels, surrounded by his family.”
A graduate of the Franco-Belgian school of Art, Graton sold over 20 million editions of the fictional race driver’s adventures which have been translated into a dozen languages and adapted for the small and the big screen.
From one adventure to another, Michel Vaillant steers his life between car racing, family affairs and police intrigue.