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François Walthéry
François Walthéry (born 17 January 1946) is a Belgian comics artist, best known for his series featuring an adventurous flight attendant, '' Natacha''. Biography Walthéry began his career in 1962 during studies at the Institut Saint-Luc in Liège, when he collaborated with scenario writer Mittéï to create his first comic, ''Pipo''. The following year, Walthéry started working for Peyo, assisting on ''The Smurfs'', '' Johan et Pirlouit'' and ''Benoît Brisefer''. Eventually he assumed creative responsibility of the series ''Jacky et Célestin'', taking over from Will. He started his best known work series in 1967, working with a script by Gos to create '' Natacha''. Several years in the making, the series did not make its debut until 26 February 1970, in the Franco-Belgian comics magazine '' Spirou''. Partial bibliography *''Natacha'' #''Natacha, hôtesse de l'air'' (written by Gos), Dupuis, 1971. #''Natacha et le Maharadjah'' (written by Gos), Dupuis, 1972. #''La m� ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Visé
Visé (; , ; ) is a city and municipality of Wallonia, located on the river Meuse in the province of Liège, Belgium. The municipality consists of the following districts: Argenteau, Cheratte, Lanaye, Lixhe, Richelle, and Visé. In the north-east (on the eastern bank of the Meuse) the area of the municipality extends up to the village of Moelingen in the Limburgian municipality of Voeren, while in the north-west (on the western bank of the Meuse) it extends up to the border between Belgium and the Netherlands (on the other side of which the Dutch municipality of Maastricht is situated). The city of Visé is located in a distance of some 20 km (12,4 miles) north eastern of Belgian Liège city and of some 15 km (9,3 miles) southern of the most southern Dutch city of Maastricht. In addition to the Meuse, the Albert Canal also passes through this town. History The Germans entered Belgium on 4 August 1914, and entered Visé that day as part of the opening mov ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Étienne Borgers
Étienne, a French analog of Stephen or Steven, is a masculine given name. An archaic variant of the name, prevalent up to the mid-17th century, is Estienne. Étienne, Etienne, Ettiene or Ettienne may refer to: People Artists and entertainers *Etienne Aigner (1904–2000), Hungarian-born German fashion designer *Étienne Chatiliez (born 1952), French film director *Étienne de Crécy (born 1969), French electronic music producer and DJ *Étienne Daho (born 1956), French singer, songwriter and record producer *Etienne Debel (1931–1993), Belgian actor and director *Étienne Doirat (c. 1675–1732), French furniture designer. *Étienne Maurice Falconet (1716–1791), French Rococo sculptor *Etienne Girardot (1856–1939), Anglo-French actor *Étienne Jodelle, seigneur de Limodin (1532–1573), French dramatist and poet *Étienne Loulié (1654–1702), French musician, pedagogue and musical theorist *Étienne Méhul (1763–1817), French composer *Étienne Moulinié (1599–1676), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Walloon Language
Walloon (; natively ; ) is a Romance language that is spoken in much of Wallonia and, to a very small extent, in Brussels, Belgium; some villages near Givet, northern France; and a clutch of communities in northeastern Wisconsin, United States.Université du Wisconsin : collection de documents sur l'immigration wallonne au Wisconsin, enregistrements de témoignages oraux en anglais et wallon, 1976University of Wisconsin Digital Collection : Belgian-American Research Collection /ref> It belongs to the ''langues d'oïl'' dialect continuum, the most prominent member of which is French. The historical background of its formation was the territorial extension since 980 of the Principality of Liège to the south and west. Walloon is classified as "definitely endangered" by the UNESCO ''Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger''. Despite its rich literature, beginning anonymously in the 16th century and with well-known authors since 1756, the use of Walloon has decreased markedly ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michel Dusart
Michel may refer to: * Michel (name), a given name or surname of French origin (and list of people with the name) * MÃchel (nickname), a nickname (a list of people with the nickname, mainly Spanish footballers) * MÃchel (footballer, born 1963), Spanish former footballer and manager * ''Michel'' (TV series), a Korean animated series * German auxiliary cruiser ''Michel'' * Michel catalog, a German-language stamp catalog * St. Michael's Church, Hamburg or Michel * S:t Michel, a Finnish town in Southern Savonia, Finland * ''Deutscher Michel'', a national personification of the German people People * Alain Michel (other), several people * Ambroise Michel (born 1982), French actor, director and writer. * André Michel (director), French film director and screenwriter * André Michel (lawyer), human rights and anti-corruption lawyer and opposition leader in Haiti * Anette Michel (born 1971), Mexican actress * Anneliese Michel (1952 - 1976), German Catholic woman underg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Georges Van Linthout
Georges may refer to: Places *Georges River, New South Wales, Australia * Georges Quay (Dublin) *Georges Township, Fayette County, Pennsylvania Other uses *Georges (name) * ''Georges'' (novel), a novel by Alexandre Dumas * "Georges" (song), a 1977 song originally recorded by Pat Simon and covered by Sylvie Vartan *Georges (store), a department store in Melbourne, Australia from 1880 to 1995 * Georges (''Green Card'' character) People with the surname * Eugenia Georges, American anthropologist *Karl Ernst Georges (1806–1895), German classical philologist and lexicographer, known for his edition of Latin-German dictionaries. * Mary Ngwanda Georges, Congo-born American politician See also * École secondaire Georges-P.-Vanier, a high school in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada *École secondaire Georges-Vanier in Laval, Quebec, Canada * French cruiser ''Georges Leygues'', commissioned in 1937 * French frigate ''Georges Leygues'' (D640), commissioned in 1979 * Georges Krayem, Brazilian law ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marsu Productions
Marsu Productions is a comics publishing house which mainly manages the Franco-Belgian comics characters and copyright concerns of the comics universe of André Franquin (Marsupilami, Gaston Lagaffe, Le Petit Noël, Les Monstres). The company, based in Monaco, also manages the rights of François Walthéry's '' Natacha'' and ''Le P'tit bout d'chique'', and ''Léonid et Spoutnika'' by Yann and Philippe Bercovici among others. The name 'Marsu' refers to one Franquin's Marsupilami character. History Franquin, who had previously worked for the publishing house Dupuis, decided to leave his company and start his own in 1987. He brought along his own creations ''Marsupilami'' and ''Gaston Lagaffe'', and the company soon started launching a series of ''Marsupilami'' albums continuing publication of the character Franquin had created in 1952, while working on the series ''Spirou et Fantasio'' for the Franco-Belgian comics magazine '' Spirou''. Since Spirou and Fantasio were no ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mythic (comics)
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Mythic may refer to: * Myth, a folklore genre * Mythic Entertainment, an American video game developer See also * Myth (other) Myth is a folklore genre consisting of narratives that play a fundamental role in society. Subsets include: Myth may also refer to: * Urban myth, a story circulated as true, often attributed to "a friend of a friend". * Origin myth, which purpor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Raoul Cauvin
Raoul Cauvin (; 26 September 1938 – 19 August 2021) was a Belgian comics author and one of the most popular in the humorist field. Biography Raoul Cauvin was born in Antoing, Belgium in 1938.De Weyer, Geert (2005). "Raoul Cauvin". In België gestript, pp. 176–177. Tielt: Lannoo. He studied lithography at the Institut Saint-Luc in Tournai, but upon leaving school found that there were no jobs available for lithographers.Interview on fan site Last accessed 29 September 2006 He started working at in 1960 as a cameraman for the small the publishing house had started, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jidéhem
Jean De Mesmaeker (21 December 1935 – 30 April 2017), known by the pseudonym Jidéhem (; from the initials "JDM"), was a Belgian comics artist in the Marcinelle school tradition. He was best known for his series featuring a cute, playful and adventurous young girl, ''Sophie''. A creator of his own series ''Sophie'', and ''Ginger'', and noted for his work with ''Starter'' and ''Uhu-man'', he is known for his collaborations and assistance to the work of André Franquin during a long career at the Franco-Belgian comics magazine '' Spirou'', working on ''Spirou et Fantasio'' and ''Gaston Lagaffe ''Gaston'' is a Belgian gag-a-day comic strip created in 1957 by the Belgian cartoonist André Franquin in the Franco-Belgian comics magazine '' Spirou''. The series, serving as a spin-off of the magazine's primary series ''Spirou et Fantasio ...'', on which he shared co-authorship for several years. References Sources Jidéhem publications in ''Spirou''BDoubliées Externa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pierre Seron
Pierre Seron (9 February 1942 – 24 May 2017) was a Belgium, Belgian comic book comics artist, artist, most famous for his comic series ''Les Petits Hommes''. Biography He spent the first few years of his life in Liège then followed the work transfers of his father, an engineer, to Montreal, Quebec, Canada, Libourne, France, the Bordeaux region, Givet in the Ardennes region and then returned to Liège, where Seron began his studies at the Saint-Luc school. Seron started in the comics industry as an assistant designer to Dino Attanasio and Mittéï under the pseudonym Foal, working on series such as André Franquin's ''Modeste et Pompon''. Launching his own work, the series ''Les Petits Hommes'' (''The Little Men''), initially in collaboration with journalist Albert Despréchins, began serial publication in ''Spirou (magazine), Spirou'' magazine on 7 September 1967, a run continuing into 2004. Revisiting the pseudonym Fohal, he created the series ''La Famille Fohal'' which wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
