 Cover of the first Pilote issue #0 | |
| Categories | French comics magazine |
|---|---|
| First issue | October 29, 1959 |
| Final issue | October 1, 1989 |
| Company | Dargaud (1960–1989) |
| Country | France |
| Language | French |
| ISSN | 0999-9728 |
Pilote (French: [pilɔt]), for a while subtitled the magazine of Asterix and Obelix (French: Le Journal D’Astérix et D’Obélix ) was a French comics magazine published from 1959 to 1989. Showcasing most of the major French or Belgian comics talents of its day the magazine introduced major series such as Astérix, Barbe-Rouge, Blueberry, Achille Talon, and Valérian et Laureline. Major comics writers like René Goscinny, Jean-Michel Charlier, Greg, Pierre Christin and Jacques Lob were featured in the magazine, as were artists such as Jijé, Morris, Albert Uderzo, Jean (Mœbius) Giraud, Enki Bilal, Jean-Claude Mézières, Jacques Tardi, Philippe Druillet, Marcel Gotlib, Alexis, and Annie Goetzinger.
Pilote also published several international talents such as Hugo Pratt, Frank Bellamy and Robert Crumb.