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King Smurf
King Smurf (original French title: ''Le Schtroumpfissime'') is the second comic book adventure of the Smurfs, and the name of the main fictional character who assumes power in the absence of Papa Smurf. The story was written and drawn by Peyo with Yvan Delporte as co-writer. Publication history The adventure of King Smurf first started in '' Spirou'' magazine in 1964 as ''Le Schtroumpfissime'' (cf. ''illustrissimo'' — ''most illustrious'' — a term sometimes used to flatter European monarchs of the medieval and Renaissance period). While not the second story to appear in ''Spirou'', it was the titular story to be published in book format. In the original French book edition from 1965, the comic contains two stories, the titular one and ''Schtroumphonie en Ut'', a story about the frustrated efforts of a Smurf to make some acceptable music and being tricked by Gargamel into playing an enchanted musical instrument which has a disastrous effect on his fellow Smurfs. An E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dupuis
Éditions Dupuis S.A. () is a Belgian publisher of comic albums and magazines. Based in Marcinelle near Charleroi, Dupuis was founded in 1922 by Jean Dupuis, and is mostly famous for its comic albums and magazines. It is originally a French language publisher, but publishes many editions both in French and Dutch. Other language editions are mostly licensed to other publishers. Dupuis was for a long time a family business but was sold in the early 1980s and has since changed ownership a few times. Origin The growth of Dupuis towards becoming the leading comic book editor of Belgium started in 1938, when Dupuis added to its portfolio a men's magazine (''Le moustique'' he mosquitoin French, '' Humoradio'' in Dutch), a women's magazine (''Bonnes Soirées'' ood eveningsin French, ''De Haardvriend'' he hearth's friendin Dutch) and the children's comics magazine '' Spirou''. The latter was originally only in French, and contained a mixture of American comics (e.g. ''Superman'', ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |