Fleg (cartoonist)

Fleg
Born
Christian Daigle

1963 (1963)
Lévis, Quebec, Canada
Died (aged 62)
Quebec City, Quebec, Canada
EducationCégep de Rivière-du-Loup
OccupationEditorial cartoonist

Christian Daigle (1963 – August 1, 2025), better known by his pen name Fleg, was a Canadian editorial cartoonist.[1] He notably created caricatures for Yahoo! Québec and Le Soleil and also practised sculpture.[2] A permanent collection of his caricatures can be found at the McCord Stewart Museum in Montreal.[3][4][5] In 2014, he received an honourable mention at the Concours international d’arts visuels.[6]

Fleg died from pancreatic cancer in Quebec City, on August 1, 2025, at the age of 62.[7]

References

  1. ^ "Le caricaturiste Christian Daigle, alias Fleg, est mort". Libre Média (in French). August 3, 2025. Retrieved August 6, 2025.
  2. ^ Brownstein, Bill (October 15, 2014). "Bill Brownstein: Aislin still a kid at heart". Montreal Gazette. Retrieved August 6, 2025.
  3. ^ Guerchani, Sarra (June 18, 2012). "La «Fin du monde... en caricature»". TVA Nouvelles (in French). Retrieved August 6, 2025.
  4. ^ Clément, Éric (June 20, 2012). "La fin du monde...en caricatures! : 150 ans de caricatures au Québec". La Presse (in French). Retrieved August 6, 2025.
  5. ^ Delgado, Jérôme (June 22, 2012). "À mourir de rire!". Le Devoir (in French). Retrieved August 6, 2025.
  6. ^ "Dévoilement des gagnants du Concours international d'arts visuels Juste pour rire 2014 à la Place des Arts". Festival Juste pour rire (in French). June 18, 2014. Archived from the original on December 8, 2014. Retrieved August 6, 2025.
  7. ^ "Christian Daigle". Groupe Garneau (in French). August 5, 2025. Retrieved August 6, 2025.