Claude J. Pelletier | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Occupation | Writer |
Claude J. Pelletier is the editor and publisher of magazine Protoculture Addicts, and has also worked as a game designer primarily on role-playing games.
Claude J. Pelletier was born on 23 May, 1962, in Laval, Quebec.[1][2] Pelletier studied human sciences and completed his studies at the Collège de Bois-de-Boulogne in 1981.[1] He continued studying history at the Université de Montréal where he earned a bachelor's degree in 1984 and a master's degree in 1987.[3][4][1] He began work on a doctorate but did not complete this.[1]
Claude J. Pelletier founded the Montreal-based company Ianus Publications with Yves Meynard, initially to publish historical papers.[5]: 271 [4][6] Pelletier later used Ianus to produce the science-fiction fanzine Samizdat (1986),[5]: 271 [7] which he founded with Philippe Gauthier and Yves Meynard, and Pelletier continued to produce Samizdat until 1994.[1] The 1987 edition of L'Année de la Science-Fiction et du Fantastique Québécois complimented Pelletier's writing in Samizdat saying that the writings of others could be dropped from the publication in favor of his.[3]
Pelletier first saw the Robotech television series in 1987, which inspired him to publish a Robotech fanzine called Protoculture Addicts (1987).[5]: 271 [8][9][6][10] The first test release of Protoculture Addicts, Issue #0, was published by Pelletier in the fall of 1987.[11] By issue #10, Ianus no longer used their Robotech license and Protoculture Addicts now covered all anime generally, and with this expansion Pelletier brought in graphic designer Pierre Ouellette as a new partner.[5]: 271 He has worked at various positions on Protoculture Addicts since 1991, including editor-in-chief, administrative director and production director.[1] Pelletier had considered closing down Protoculture Addicts in 2004, but connected with the Anime News Network in 2005 and renamed it Anime News Network's Protoculture Addicts.[10]
Pelletier translated anime books from Italian, and wrote a guidebook for anime fans.[10] Pelletier and Yves Meynard edited the 1989 anthology Sous des soleils étrangers, which featured eight short stories and one poem from Francophone Canadian science-fiction writers.[4][12] [13]
Ianus began publishing role-playing games, and in December 1995 the company split into two companies: a new company called Protoculture continued to publish Protoculture Addicts and kept Pelletier and Martin Ouellette of the former Ianus staff, while Dream Pod 9 was now a fully independent company and retained the majority of the dozen employees left from Ianus and also retained the role-playing game titles.[5]: 272
Pelletier has appeared on panels at multiple conventions because of his association with Protoculture Addicts, and he has won awards in the anime industry.[14][15][16]
Pelletier met his wife Miyako Matsuda at the 1991 Anime Expo in Los Angeles; she was raised on a farm in Japan, and later worked as a freelance translator and as a contributing editor.[10]