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Spirou (other)
Spirou may refer to: In comics *Spirou (character), the main character of the comics series ''Spirou et Fantasio'' and ''Le Petit Spirou'' * ''Spirou'' (magazine), originally ''Le Journal de Spirou'', Belgian weekly serial comics magazine * ''Spirou'' (video game), a video game based on the comics series *''Spirou et Fantasio'', comics series published in the serial journal and in hardcover book format * ''Spirou et Fantasio'' (comic book), a 1948 comic book that precedes the official ''Spirou et Fantasio'' series *Spirou et Fantasio (1993 TV series), 1993 animated series * ''Spirou et Fantasio'' (2006 TV series), 2006 animated series Other *Spirou Charleroi, Belgian professional basketball club * Spiroudome, indoor arena in Charleroi, Belgium See also *Spira (other) *Spiro (other) *Spiro (name) Spiro is a given name among Greek-speaking populations, Albanians, and the Christians of Lebanon. It also is a surname with a variety of origins. As a name As a Greek ... [...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] |
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] |
Spirou (video Game)
''Spirou'' is a platform game developed and published by Infogrames during 1995 for the Mega Drive and 1996 for the Super NES, and Game Boy video game consoles, and for Microsoft Windows and MS-DOS. A Game Gear version was planned, but scrapped, though a prototype version with the full completed game was leaked online. The game is based on the '' Spirou et Fantasio'' comic book series. It features the adventure of Spirou trying to save his kidnapped friend Count Champignac and stop his arch-enemy Cyanida from making robots rule the earth. The game was noted for its good graphics and for being faithful to ''Spirou et Fantasio'' the comic book series, but due to the relatively high difficulty, most reviewers only recommended the game for true fans of the comic book series. Gameplay ''Spirou'' is a platformer type of video game where the titular main character with the same name can walk, run, jump and duck. In order to reach some areas he can dive and slide on the ground ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spirou Et Fantasio
''Spirou & Fantasio'' (), commonly shortened to ''Spirou'', is one of the most popular classic Franco-Belgian comics. The series, which has been running since 1938, shares many characteristics with other European comics, European humorous adventure comics like ''The Adventures of Tintin'', ''Lucky Luke'', and ''Asterix''. It has been written and drawn by a succession of artists. Spirou (comics), Spirou and Fantasio are the series' main characters, two adventurous journalists who run into fantastic adventures, aided by Spirou's pet squirrel Spip (comics character), Spip and their inventor friend, the Count of Champignac. History Origins of ''Spirou'' The comic strip was originally created by Robert Velter, Rob-Vel for the launch of ' (''Spirou (magazine), Spirou'' magazine) on April 21, 1938, and published by Dupuis, Éditions Dupuis. The main character was originally an elevator (lift) operator (in French language, French: ) for the Moustique Hotel (in reference to the publishe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spirou Et Fantasio (comic Book)
''Spirou et Fantasio'', written and drawn by André Franquin, Franquin (except for a few plates by Jijé), is an comics album, album that precedes the main ''Spirou et Fantasio'' album series. It contains Franquin's first four stories completed between 1946 and 1948, three of which were serialised in ''Spirou (magazine), Spirou'' magazine. Stories * ''Fantasio et son tank''. Fantasio buys a demobilized tank from an American soldier, and accidentally destroys the neighborhood with it. Spirou (character), Spirou and the neighborhood boys help with repairs. * ''La maison préfabriquée''. Fantasio becomes a salesman of seaside prefabricated houses. * ''L'heritage de Spirou''. Spirou inherits from a deceased uncle, a strange house with secrets. * ''Le Savant fou''. (Also called ''Radar le robot'') Spirou joins Fantasio on a journalistic trip, and they see a car with no driver causing panic in town. Following this invention, they meet an insane scientist, who has built a robot with the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spirou Et Fantasio (1993 TV Series)
''Spirou & Fantasio'' (), commonly shortened to ''Spirou'', is one of the most popular classic Franco-Belgian comics. The series, which has been running since 1938, shares many characteristics with other European humorous adventure comics like ''The Adventures of Tintin'', ''Lucky Luke'', and ''Asterix''. It has been written and drawn by a succession of artists. Spirou and Fantasio are the series' main characters, two adventurous journalists who run into fantastic adventures, aided by Spirou's pet squirrel Spip and their inventor friend, the Count of Champignac. History Origins of ''Spirou'' The comic strip was originally created by Rob-Vel for the launch of ' ('' Spirou'' magazine) on April 21, 1938, and published by Éditions Dupuis. The main character was originally an elevator (lift) operator (in French: ) for the Moustique Hotel (in reference to the publisher's chief magazine, ), and remained dressed in his red bellhop uniform for a long time after the occupation was d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spirou Et Fantasio (TV Series)
''Spirou et Fantasio'', or, ''Les nouvelles aventures de Spirou et Fantasio'', is a French- Belgian animated comedy-adventure television series based on the Franco-Belgian comics series ''Spirou et Fantasio ''Spirou & Fantasio'' (), commonly shortened to ''Spirou'', is one of the most popular classic Franco-Belgian comics. The series, which has been running since 1938, shares many characteristics with other European comics, European humorous adventu ...''. It premiered in France in September 2006. The show's English-language title is "Spirou & Fantasio (Two of a Kind)", or "Two of a Kind: Spirou & Fantasio". The English-dubbed version was made available on Netflix in the United States from January 8, 2013, till April 18, 2014. List of episodes # "L'Île de Zorglub 1" ''("Zorglub's Island, Part 1")'' # "L'Île de Zorglub 2" ''("Zorglub's Island, Part 2")'' # "Légende glacée" ''("The Ice Legend")'' # "L'Arche de Zorglub" ''("Zorglub's Ark")'' # "Vengeance des samouraï" ''("Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spirou Charleroi
Spirou Basket, commonly known simply as Spirou, is a Belgian professional basketball club that is located in Charleroi. The club competes in the BNXT League, the highest tier of basketball in Belgium. The club's home arena is the Spiroudome which can host 6,300 people. Established in 1989, the team is named after the long-running Belgian comics magazine '' Spirou'', the publisher of which, Dupuis, is based in Marcinelle, Charleroi. History Spirou Charleroi has won the Belgian League championship ten times (1996–99, 2003, 2004, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011), the Belgian Cup 5 times (1996, 1999, 2002, 2003, 2009), and the Belgian Supercup 7 times (1996, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2008, 2010). In the 2010–11 season, Spirou made its debut in the Euroleague, the highest continental league of Europe. The following season, Spirou played in the regular season for the second time in a row. On July 29, 2014, Jacques Stas became the new head coach of the club while his predecessor Giovanni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spira (other)
Spira may refer to: * Spira (car), a three-wheeled motor vehicle * Spira (confectionery), a Cadbury chocolate bar in a helix shape * Spira (name), including a list of people with the name * Spira (''Final Fantasy''), the fictional world of the role-playing games ''Final Fantasy X'' and ''X-2'' * Spira (footwear company), an American shoe manufacturer * Speyer, medieval name Spira, a city in Germany See also * * Spiro (other) * Spyra, a surname * Spyro ''Spyro'' is a Platformer, platform game series originally created by Insomniac Games as an exclusive for Sony Interactive Entertainment, Sony's PlayStation (console), PlayStation console. The series features the adventures of the main protagon ... * '' Spira mirabilis'', the logarithmic spiral {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spiro (other)
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Spiro(s) may refer to: * Spiro, Oklahoma, a town in the U.S. ** Spiro Mounds, an archaeological site * Spiro (band), a British music group * Spiro (name), including a list of people with the name * Špiro, South Slavic masculine given name * ARA ''Spiro'', two ships of the Argentine Navy * , an oil tanker * Euler spiral, or spiro, a curve * Spiro compound, a type of chemical structure * Spironolactone, a medicine, often used in feminizing hormone therapy See also * * * Spiro compound, a class of organic compound featuring two rings joined at one atom * Spirou (comics), a Belgian comic strip character * Spyro, a series of platformer video games * Spira (other) Spira may refer to: * Spira (car), a three-wheeled motor vehicle * Spira (confectionery), a Cadbury chocolate bar in a helix shape * Spira (name), including a list of people with the name * Spira (''Final Fantasy''), the fictional world of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
