Royalties conflict .281974.E2.80.931979.29 Blueberry (comics)

—giraud, 1988, when asked if format change of pilote weekly monthly magazine had creators leaving.

with growing popularity of blueberry came increasing disenchantment on financial remunerations of series. in 1974, charlier made displeasure known in regard, when had angel face pre-published in nouveau tintin of industry competitor le lombard, first time blueberry adventure not serialized in pilote – nor ever again in hindsight. magazine forced drop announcement page had prepared story. unfazed, dargaud founder , owner georges dargaud, unwilling give in, countered having book released before nouveau tintin had had chance run story. giraud left on own accord. while charlier had no influence on whatsoever, did serve purpose far concerned. giraud had left blueberry on cliff-hanger angel face , resulting in insatiable demand more, putting pressure on dargaud. whenever georges dargaud asked charlier next blueberry adventure, repeatedly, charlier able respond devoid of inspiration .

as matter of fact, giraud dying leave pilote , blueberry, partly because tired of stifling publication pressure under in order produce series, partly because of royalties conflict, because wanted further explore , develop mœbius alter ego. giraud conflict godsend, @ moment charlier , had financial conflict dargaud came @ exact right time, because provided me alibi [to leave] . latter reason him leave, took on urgency after alejandro jodorowsky, impressed blueberry art, had invited giraud come on los angeles work concept designer , storyboard artist on dune movie project earlier year, constituting first jodorowsky/mœbius collaboration. eager return los angeles jodorowksy requested presence again, giraud – had returned france other work during 1 of lulls in dune production – accelerated work on angel face , underway, breaking absolute record speed-drawing , had coined it, , sheared off weeks intended completion date. giraud in overdrive fast overtook charlier s script pages (charlier habitually fed artists piecemeal script pages, couple @ time), forcing him write ten pages of story on own, charlier @ time on documentary assignment in united states french television. upon return, charlier took 1 @ pages completed in absence, , continued giraud had left off without further ado. charlier himself had left dargaud in 1972, because additionally felt ill @ ease editorial modernization of pilote, resulted 1968 revolt @ editorial offices staged key artists, chief among them giraud (see also: giraud on part in uprising @ pilote ). though charlier continued provide younger colleague scripts (but not other artists), started working documentary maker french television. while working on 2 documentaries on mexican revolution gained inspiration below-mentioned les gringos western comic series, started run in 1979 @ koralle.

it first time giraud wrote blueberry himself, , was, considering charlier s easy acceptance of giraud s writing, testament close, , trusting working relationship both men had cultivated time. incidentally, giraud intimated deteriorating circumstances @ pilote had left mark on him before left, story started in 1972/73 remained shelved until 1975 [sic.]. yet, think 1 can not discern difficult birth; there scenes, pages poured heart , soul into. true [the art for] le hors-la-loi ( outlaw ) had been quite weak, angel face made .

five years later, giraud ready return blueberry, @ long last feeling urge again so, not employ of pilote/dargaud, had formally terminated position in 1974 no intention whatsoever return, instead plying blueberry trade freelancer, publishers waving fat checks, started again. no longer same. won t taken in blueberry anymore! , referring first half of 1970s when felt smothered co-creation. yet, whole business surrounding blueberry residuals remained unresolved, , in order drive home point pe-publication of eagerly awaited nez cassé ( broken nose ) story farmed out métal hurlant magazine (published les humanoïdes associés, co-founded giraud in 1974, , in released heavy metal in mid-1970s, though story not run in american version), instead of pilote. charlier able repeat ploy after angel face stemmed proviso had built in when signed on publication, , copyrights of syndication agency edifrance/edipresse – co-established in 1955 victor hubinon, albert uderzo, , rené goscinny express purpose syndicate own , other artist s comic creations – dargaud in 1960. on occasion charlier, owning law degree, stipulated exemption clause magazine (pre-)publications of own (co-)creations. though never intended such, hitherto dormant exemption clause served him in conflict dargaud, without having fear legal ramifications on dargaud s part. yet, georges dargaud refused take bait , creators subsequently put forward jim cutlass western comic last ditch effort spell out dargaud creators had other options. dargaud still not budge. became clear charlier, left no other option leave, , did taking other co-creations him, wit redbeard , tanguy et laverdure, which, while not popular blueberry, steady money making properties dargaud nonetheless.