Annie Goetzinger (18 August 1951 – 20 December 2017) was a comics artist and graphic novelist from Paris, France. From the mid-1970s until her death in 2017, she worked on award-winning graphic novels as well as press cartoons for newspapers such as La Croix and Le Monde. She had a long-standing relationship with comics publisher Dargaud and the comics writer Pierre Christin.
Graphically, Goetzinger is known for her research and attention to detail, carefully rendered apparel and a style influenced by Art Nouveau. Goetzinger's background in fashion drawing and costume design shows through in her work as well. In 2016, she was recruited to illustrate a recap of New York Fashion Week for New York Magazine.
Her earliest works were illustrations for short comic stories published in French comic magazines like Pilote, Charlie Mensuel and Fluide Glacial. Goetzinger's first graphic novel, Casque d'Or, won her two awards at the 1977 Angoulême International Comics Festival.
Work
Many of her works include female protagonists and strong characters. For instance, Aurore, published in 1978 with story by Adela Turin, tells the story of the novelist best known by her pseudonym George Sand. Goetzinger's 2015 graphic novel Girl in Dior, the first of her works published in English, tells the story of a journalist named Clara who is reporting on Christian Dior's 1947 show.
In a 2015 interview, Goetzinger said, "When I started, I did not know there were so few girls making comics. ... I didn't care; I always felt like kind of a maverick."
Collaborations
In addition to writing the story and text for her own graphic novels, Goetzinger frequently collaborated with authors. She worked with French author Pierre Christin since the early 1980s and Spanish author Víctor Mora, among others.
Death
Goetzinger died on 20 December 2017, at the age of 66.
Bibliography
Légende et réalité de Casque d'or, Glénat, 1976
Aurore, éditions des femmes, 1978
Curriculum BD, Les Humanoïdes Associés, 1980
Portraits souvenirs series
La Demoiselle de la Légion d'Honneur, story by Pierre Christin, Dargaud, 1980
La Diva et le Kriegspiel, story by Pierre Cristin, Dargaud, 1981
La Voyageuse de petite ceinture, story by Pierre Christin, Dargaud, 1985
Charlotte et Nancy, story by Pierre Christin, Dargaud, 1987
Barcelonight, Les Humanoïdes Associés, 1990
Rayon Dames, Les Humanoïdes Associés, 1991
L'Avenir perdu, with Jon S. Jonsson and Andreas Knigge, Les Humanoïdes Associés, 1992 Félina, story by Víctor Mora, Dargaud Félina, 1982 Les mystères de Barcelone, 1983 L'Ogre du Djebel, 1986 Le Tango du disparu, story by Pierre Christin, Flammarion, 1989 Mémoires de Barcelone, text by Montserrat Roig, La Sirène, 1993 Le Message du simple, story by Pierre Christin, Seuil, 1994 La Sultane blanche, story by Pierre Christin, Dargaud, 1996 Paquebot, story by Pierre Christin, Dargaud, 1999 Agence Hardy series, story by Pierre Christin, Dargaud Le parfum disparu, 2001 La Trace pâle, 2002 Le Poison rouge, 2004 Banlieue rouge, banlieue blanche, 2006 Berlin, zone française, 2008 Boulevard des crimes, 2009 Les diamants fondent au soleil, 2012 Marie-Antoinette, la reine fantôme, story by Rodolphe, Dargaud, 2011 Girl in Dior, Dargaud, 2013 Les Apprentissages de Colette, Dargaud, 2017