Jeronaton/Jean Torton. Original plate #22 from the album "Les conquérants du Mexique". Very fine workmanship by the master. India ink circa 1981. TBE. 30 X 40 cm Jean Torton (1942) is a Belgian comic book artist. He began his career with Hergé at the Studios, where he worked with Jacques Martin, Bob de Moor, Edgar P. Jacobs and Roger Leloup. He then went on to work for the newspaper Tintin and Belvision's animated feature films. He also worked as colorist for FL Funcken and Paul Cuvelier. Although Jeronaton's work does not feature any recurring heroes, certain themes are frequently evoked: the primeval forests of South America, pre-Columbian civilizations and Däniken or Charroux's theories on extraterrestrials. The author "seeks to share his questions and his wonder at the myths and mysteries of our planet's history".

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