Yacine Elghorri

Yacine Elghorri, also referred to as Elgo, is a French animator, illustrator, storyboard artist, conceptual designer and comic book artist. He worked in the United States on films and cartoons such as Futurama, Titan AE, Evolution, The Fantastic Four and Thru the Moebius Strip.[1] He has also contributed to the science fiction comics magazine Heavy Metal, creating two short stories in black and white.

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Elgo at NICE comic convention, 2017
BornParis, France
NationalityFrench
Area(s)Cartoonist, Writer, Penciller, Inker
Pseudonym(s)ELGO
Notable works
Futurama Titan A.E

Career

Elgo was born in Paris, France. After graduating from college, he went to the Ecole de l'Image Gobelins (Paris) film school to study animation.[2] Focusing on conceptual art and design, Elgo worked on a few television series (Flash Gordon, Lucky Luke) and drew comics for various French magazines.

In 1996 he moved to the United States to work in the film industry. He settled in Los Angeles where he worked for Rich Animation studios, DreamWorks and Twentieth Century Fox.[2] Elgo pursued his career as a comic book artist drawing short stories for Heavy Metal Magazine and Marvel Comics in the Incredible Hulks 618 issue.[2] He has also worked as a concept designer and storyboard artist on several films, television series and commercials such as: Titan A.E, Evolution (with legendary special effects creator Phil Tippett), Futurama ( season 1) and Seven Up.[2]

He has also worked with writer Jean Dufaux on a series of three graphic novels called Medina.[3][2]

His works include collaborations with legendary artists such as Alejandro Jodorowsky and Philippe Druillet.

Elgo currently lives in Paris, France.

Bibliography

Comics
  • 'HEAVY METAL', 1999 [2]
  • 'GUNMAN', Carabas editions, 2005 [2]
  • 'BESTIAL', Children's book, Carabas, 2006 [2]
  • 'FACTORY', 3-issue series, Carabas, 2006–2009 [2]
  • 'MEDINA', 3-issue series, Lombard, 2012–2015 [2]

Films and TV series

References
  1. "Yacine Elghorri". IMDb. Retrieved 2020-04-29.
  2. "Interview de Yacine Elghorri". www.bdtheque.com. Retrieved 2020-04-29.
  3. "Translation examples of graphic from english to Spanish". www.idiommaster.com. Retrieved 2017-12-14.
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