Overview
- The death was announced Monday by publisher Le Lombard, which said he died Sunday in Brussels after being hospitalized for cancer.
- His last book, Cartagena, co-written with his son Yves H., is scheduled for posthumous release on April 30.
- Across roughly six decades he produced about 120 albums, bringing a more realistic, adult tone to Franco‑Belgian comics across western, post‑apocalyptic, medieval and fantastical genres.
- He created or co-created Bernard Prince, Comanche and Jeremiah; Jeremiah spans 42 albums, the latest in 2025, and was adapted for U.S. television in 2001.
- He received the Grand Prix de la Ville d’Angoulême in 2016, and outlets differed on his age at death, reporting either 87 or 88.