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Philippe Vandevelde
Philippe Vandevelde, working under the pseudonym Tome (24 February 1957 – 5 October 2019), was a Belgian comics writer. He was known for collaborations with Janry on ''Spirou et Fantasio'' and '' Le Petit Spirou'', and with Luc Warnant and later Bruno Gazzotti on '' Soda''. He also collaborated with Ralph Meyer on ''Berceuse assassine'', and with Marc Hardy on ''Feux''. Earlier in his career he was an assistant-artist for Dupa. Biography Vandevelde was born in Brussels. An operation left him blind for a short while at the age of eight. His first experiences of comics were the '' Adventures of Tintin'' story ''King Ottokar's Sceptre'' and '' Corentin'' read aloud to him. Under the pseudonyms "Phil" and "Tom", he published his first illustrations and comics for the school magazine ''Buck'' (made by Thierry Groensteen) from 1972 to 1974. His first comic was a medieval parody ''Estrel, le troubadour''. Tome began his professional comics career in the studio of Dupa, t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brussels
Brussels, officially the Brussels-Capital Region, (All text and all but one graphic show the English name as Brussels-Capital Region.) is a Communities, regions and language areas of Belgium#Regions, region of Belgium comprising #Municipalities, 19 municipalities, including the City of Brussels, which is the capital of Belgium. The Brussels-Capital Region is located in the central portion of the country. It is a part of both the French Community of Belgium and the Flemish Community, and is separate from the Flemish Region (Flanders), within which it forms an enclave, and the Walloon Region (Wallonia), located less than to the south. Brussels grew from a small rural settlement on the river Senne (river), Senne to become an important city-region in Europe. Since the end of the Second World War, it has been a major centre for international politics and home to numerous international organisations, politicians, Diplomacy, diplomats and civil servants. Brussels is the ''de facto' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thierry Groensteen
Thierry Groensteen (; born 18 April 1957, Uccle, Brussels) is a Belgian comics researcher and theorist. Career In 1984, Groensteen became the editor-in-chief of the old fanzine ''Schtroumpf : Les Cahiers de la bande dessinée'', transforming it into one of the first publications that would lead to serious academic criticism of comics in France and beyond. He integrated the publishing company into discussions on art and culture. His work as the organizer of the famous Colloque de Cérisy, in 1987, titled "Bande dessinée, récit et modernité" ("Comics, narrative and modernity"), was also an important contribution. As the director of Angoulême Angoulême (; Poitevin-Saintongeais: ''Engoulaeme''; ) is a small city in the southwestern French Departments of France, department of Charente, of which it is the Prefectures of France, prefecture. Located on a plateau overlooking a meander of ...'s , during the early 1990s, he worked on many projects such as exhibitions and the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Angoulême International Comics Festival Prix Jeunesse 9–12 Ans
The Prix Jeunesse 9–12 ans is awarded to comics authors at the Angoulême International Comics Festival. It rewards the best album for a 9 to 12 years old targeted public. The award started in 1981 as the "Alfred enfant", without the distinction in age groups. In 1984, the named changed for one year to "Alfred du meilleur album enfant". From 1987, distinction is made between the age categories. This award is then called "Alfred moins de 12 ans". In 1988, the name changes to "Alfred du meilleur album jeunesse". In 1989, the name changes again to "Alph'art Jeunesse". Between 1991 and 1995, the distinction between the two categories disappears. In 1996, the name changes to "Alph'art Jeunesse 9–12 ans". Award winners ''the winner of the award for that year is listed first and the nominees are listed below.'' 1980s * 1981: ''Boule et Bill: Bill est maboul'' by Jean Roba, Roba, Dupuis * 1982: ''Yakari: Le secret de Petit Tonnerre'' by Derib (artist) and Job (comic author), Job (autho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Angoulême International Comics Festival Humour Award
The Humour award was presented to a comic at the Angoulême International Comics Festival from 1989 until 2001. 1980s * 1989: ''Les vieux copains plein de pépins'' by Florence Cestac 1990s * 1990: ''Raoul Fulgurex: Le secret du mystère'' by Tronchet and Gelli (comics), Gelli * 1991: ''Le pauvre chevalier'' by F'Murr * 1991 (joint winner): ''L'encyclopédie des bébés part 3'' by Daniel Goossens * 1992: ''Le Petit Spirou'' by Philippe Vandevelde, Tome (author) and Jean-Richard Geurts, Janry (artist), Dupuis * 1993: ''Raymond Calbuth'' by Tronchet * 1994: ''Les Closh: Le grand karma'' by Radis and Bobo (comics author), Bobo, Les Humanoïdes Associés * 1995: ''La vache: A mort l'homme, vive l'ozone'' by Johan De Moor and Stephen Desberg, Casterman * 1996: ''Poignées d'amour'' by Willem * 1997: ''Le démon de midi'' by Florence Cestac * 1998: ''Jean-Claude Tergal: Portraits de famille'' by Tronchet * 1999: ''Agrippine et l'ancêtre'' by Claire Bretécher 2000s * 2000: ''Blotch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spirou (character)
Spirou (, ; ; Walloon language, Walloon for "squirrel", "mischievous"; ) is a Belgian comic strip character and protagonist in the comic strip series ''Spirou & Fantasio'' and ''Le Petit Spirou'', and the eponymous character of the Belgian comic strip magazine ''Spirou (magazine), Spirou''. History The character was originally created by Robert Velter (Rob-Vel) for the launch of ' (''Spirou (magazine), Spirou'' magazine) in 1938. ''Spirou'' was originally an elevator operator and bellhop, bell-boy at the fictional Moustique Hotel. At some point he became a reporter for the eponymous magazine, though he remained dressed in his trademark red uniform. Spirou's design was changed through the years by the various writers and artists who created Spirou et Fantasio, his adventures but he has kept his spiky red-hair and clothes of the same colour even after ditching his hotel uniform. Character In contrast to Tintin (character), Tintin, Spirou is more frequently shown doing some repor ... [...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] |
Nic Broca
Nic is a gender-neutral given name, often short for Nicole, Nicholas, Nicola, or Dominic. It is also a component of Irish-language female surnames. It may refer to: Arts and entertainment *Nic Dalton (born 1964), Australian musician * Nic Endo (born 1976), Japanese-German-American noise musician *Nic Fiddian-Green (born 1963), British sculptor *Nic Gotham (1959–2013), Canadian jazz musician *Nic Harcourt (born 1957), English-American radio and TV presenter *Nic Hill (born 1981), American film director *Nic Jones (born 1947), English folk musician *Nic Nac (born 1989), American record producer and rapper *Nic Nassuet, American musician * Nic Parry, Welsh TV presenter *Nic Pizzolatto (born 1975), American writer and producer *Nic Potter (1951–2013), British musician and painter *Nic Robertson (born 1962), British CNN correspondent *Nic Romm (born 1974), German actor *Nic Sadler (born 1965), British cinematographer *Nic Schiøll (1901–1984), Norwegian sculptor *Nic Schröder ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
André Franquin
André Franquin (; 3 January 1924 – 5 January 1997) was an influential Belgian comics artist, whose best-known creations are ''Gaston (comics), Gaston'' and ''Marsupilami''. He also produced the ''Spirou et Fantasio'' comic strip from 1946 to 1968, a period seen by many as the series' golden age. Biography Franquin's beginnings Franquin was born in Etterbeek in 1924.De Weyer, Geert (2005). "André Franquin". In België gestript, pp. 113-115. Tielt: Lannoo. Although he started drawing at an early age, Franquin got his first actual drawing lessons at ''École Saint-Luc'' in 1943. A year later, however, the school was forced to close down because of the World War II, war and Franquin was then hired by Compagnie belge d'actualités (CBA), a short-lived animation studio in Brussels. It is there he met some of his future colleagues: Maurice de Bevere (Morris (comics), Morris, creator of ''Lucky Luke''), Pierre Culliford (Peyo, creator of the ''Smurfs''), and Eddy Paape. Three of t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spirou (magazine)
''Spirou'' () is a weekly Belgian comics magazine published by the Dupuis company since April 21, 1938. It is an anthology magazine with new features appearing regularly, containing a mix of short humor strips and serialized features, of which the most popular series would be collected as albums by Dupuis afterwards. History Creation With the success of the weekly magazine '' Le Journal de Mickey'' in France, and the popularity of the weekly '' Adventures of Tintin'' in '' Le Petit Vingtième'', many new comic magazines or youth magazines with comics appeared in France and Belgium in the second half of the 1930s. In 1936, the experienced publisher Jean Dupuis put his sons Paul and the 19-year-old Charles in charge of a new magazine aimed at the juvenile market. First appearing 21 April 1938, it was a large format magazine, available only in French and only in Wallonia. It was a sixteen-page weekly comics magazine composed of a mixture of short stories and gags, serial com ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clifton (comics)
''Clifton'' is a Franco-Belgian comics series in the humorous spy-genre, featuring the exploits of Colonel Sir Harold Wilberforce Clifton. It was created by Raymond Macherot in 1959, and has since passed on to other artists and writers. Over the fifty years of publication of the Clifton series, approximately twenty albums and twenty smaller stories have been published, totalling about 800 pages. Character A British colonel, retired from MI5, though sometimes still active for the British government, Clifton functions as an amateur sleuth, trying to maintain a stiff upper lip, although the pressure involved frequently makes him lose his cool. Harold Clifton lives in Puddington, near London, supported by housekeeper Miss Partridge, who makes a prize-winning goulash. Clifton drives a red MG TD from the early fifties, which gets mangled in most stories, but is repaired regardless of cost. Clifton's hobbies include Boy Scouting (he's Boy Scoutmaster Singing Heron), cats, and col ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Léonard (comics)
''Léonard'' in French, and ''Leonardo'' in the Dutch translation, is a Belgian comic series about an eponymous inventor and his assistant. It was created by artist Philippe Liégeois and writer Bob de Groot, better known under their pen names "Turk & De Groot". Publication history Inspired by Leonardo da Vinci, the character first appeared in '' Achille Talon magazine'' in 1974. When the magazine folded in 1976, the series moved to '' Eppo'' for the Dutch version and '' Pif gadget'' for the French. He later appeared in book form and has been drawn by the same duo for over 30 years with a similar number of books. The stories are usually short ones ranging from one to half-a-dozen or so pages, though there have been the occasional full-length adventures. All the albums have been published by Lombard Editions in Brussels, Belgium, and by Dargaud in Paris, France. At least four albums have been translated into English, but all are currently out-of-print. The character name was ch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
