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René Follet (born 10 April 1931), sometimes known by the pen name Ref, is a Belgian illustrator, comics writer and artist. ==Biography== René Follet was born in Brussels in 1931.〔De Weyer, Geert (2005). "René Follet". In België gestript, pp. 110-111. Tielt: Lannoo.〕 His first publication appeared when he was 14, illustrating a promotional issue of Robert Louis Stevenson's ''Treasure Island'' for Aiglon, a chocolate factory. In 1949, he started working for the two main Franco-Belgian comics magazines of that time, ''Tintin'' and ''Spirou''. For both, he collaborated on the series of 4 page historical stories which functioned as a starting point for many young artists like Jean Graton and Hermann Huppen. He also provided numerous illustrations for both magazines, as well as books for Casterman publishing.〔 In his long cartooning career, spanning over 50 years, Follet never had a long-running or particularly successful series, but his many shorter series and one-shots have earned him the acclaim of many of his peers.〔(Interview with ZozoLala magazine ) 〕 He has worked for the Dutch magazine ''Eppo'', and for the major publishing houses in Belgium and France, including Dupuis, Le Lombard, and Glénat. He has also worked as the main penciller for artists Mitacq and William Vance, and has made a long promotional comic for Citroën.〔 At the beginning of his career, he was asked by Edgar Pierre Jacobs to help him draw ''Blake and Mortimer'', but Follet refused because Jacobs didn't want Follet's name to included in the credits.〔 As an illustrator he works in pencil, acrylic, and other materials, and as a cartoonist is considered a master of the realistic and picturesque drawing style, or as he has been dubbed, "the 'most famous unknown' great master of the 9th art".〔〔or as the website (Evene ) puts it: "le plus 'célèbre méconnu' des grands maîtres du 9e art."〕 His major influences are Jijé, whose series ''Valhardi'' he continued for two albums, and the Dutch comics artist Hans G. Kresse (known for his American Indian series 'Les Peaux-Rouges' published by Casterman).〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「René Follet」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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