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Zonneland
''Zonneland'' is a Belgian Dutch-language youth magazine published by Averbode since 1920. A French version called ''Petits Belges'' also started in the same year. It changed its name to ''Tremplin'' in 1960. History and profile ''Zonneland'' was first published in 1920, and by 1922 had 100,000 subscribers. It was a catholic magazine, directed and published by the Averbode Abbey. It shared some elements with ''Petits Belges'', but the French language version had less purely catholic contents and more stories and general information. Between 1929 and 1934, ''Petits Belges'' was replaced by a magazine for girls (''Stella'') and one for boys (''Cadet''). In 1930, the first of the long-running series of ''Vlaamse Filmpjes'' (complete stories of 32 pages, published every week or every two weeks) was inserted as a supplement to ''Zonneland''. By 1935, ''Zonneland'' had dropped to 60,000 subscribers, while ''Petits Belges'' only was printed in 28,000 copies. In 1936, Father Daniel De ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Averbode (publisher)
Uitgeverij Averbode is a Belgium, Belgian publisher of books, comics, and magazines. The company is located in Scherpenheuvel-Zichem, Averbode and is part of the Averbode Abbey. It has changed its name a few times since its foundation in 1877. Names Altiora Averbode has been known as "Goede Pers", "Altiora", "Altiora Averbode", "N.V. Altiora", "N.V. Averbode", and now "Uitgeverij Averbode". History 1877–1918 From 1877 on, with the creation of the Brotherhood of Our Lady of the Sacred Heart, the abbey made a lot of publications to reach out to all the members of the Brotherhood and for promotion. To reduce the costs, on 14 February 1881, a small printing press was bought in Paris, and started producing flyers and other material. Already in 1882, a second printing press and a paper cutting machine were added. By 1885, the Brotherhood has 25,000 members, and in 1886 the members' magazine ''Bode der Aartsbroederschap van O.-L.-Vrouw van het H. Hart'' was created as a month ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Renaat Demoen
Renaat Demoen (11 June 1914 – 22 May 1986) was a Belgian illustrator and comics creator. He is most associated with the children's magazines of De Goede Pers, among them Zonneland. Biography Renaat Demoen worked for a number of publishers, including Lannoo, when he met Nonkel Fons, editor-in-chief of the youth publications of Averbode, in 1942. Demoen soon becomes one of the main illustrators for the magazines, and lives at the medieval gate house of the Averbode Abbey until his marriage in 1968, when he moves to the village of Averbode. Demoen was a self-taught illustrator and layouter. When the magazine '' Zonneland'' reappeared after the second World War, he redesigned the magazine, provided most of the illustrations, and created a comic for the front page. He created 15 comics between 1945 and 1959, but only a few of those were published in book format at the time. His main work are the illustrations for ''Zonneland'' and ''Petits Belges'' until the early 1970s, and a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Averbode Abbey
Averbode Abbey is a Premonstratensian abbey situated in Averbode, in the municipality Scherpenheuvel-Zichem (Flemish Brabant), in the Archdiocese of Mechelen-Brussels in Belgium. It was founded about 1134, suppressed in 1797, and reestablished in 1834. Throughout the 20th century the abbey press was a leading children's publisher in Belgium. The church's building is a peculiar synthesis of Baroque and Gothic, with Renaissance ornament details, dominating the monastery complex. The whole structure was built of iron sandstone from Langdorp and white sandstone from Gobertange between 1664 and 1672, after a design by the Antwerp architect Jan Van den Eynde II. History 1134–1800 Averbode Abbey was founded about 1134–1135 by Arnold II, Count of Loon. With land donations from the Abbey of Sint-Truiden, the lords of Aarschot and Diest, and some years later Godfrey III of Leuven, the abbey was situated right on the border of the County of Loon and the Duchy of Brabant. The first ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edward Poppe
Edward Poppe (18 December 1890 – 10 June 1924) was a Belgian Roman Catholic priest who advocated for the frequent reception of the sacraments and established a children's league dedicated to the Eucharist; he was a strong critic of Marxism and materialism as well as rampant secularism in his region. As a writer and pastor, he advocated for the rights of common laborers. He started his ministry in Ghent but ill health forced him to move. Poppe's cause for beatification opened on 5 April 1966 under Pope Paul VI. Pope John Paul II declared him as venerable on 30 June 1986. The same pope beatified Poppe in Saint Peter's Square on 3 October 1999. Life Childhood and education Edward Joannes Maria Poppe was born in Temse on 18 December 1890 as the third of eight children to the baker Dèsirè Aloies Poppe and Josepha Ogiers. One brother became a priest, five sisters were nuns, and one daughter remained home alone with her mother. He was an energetic child and an excellent student. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arthur Berckmans
Arthur Berckmans (3 May 1929 – 28 December 2020), better known as Berck, was a Belgian comics author, best known for '' Sammy''. Biography Arthur Berckmans was born in Leuven in 1929.De Weyer, Geert (2005). "Berck". In België gestript, pp. 91-92. Tielt: Lannoo. He studied drawing at the Art academy of Leuven and at the Institut Saint-Luc in Brussels. His first job as an illustrator was in 1948 for the Flemish Jesuit magazine ''Pro Apostolis''. He also illustrated some youth novels, and started to work at PubliArt, a publicity division of Le Lombard, where he made many drawings and a few publicity comics, appearing in many Belgian newspapers and magazines. In 1958, Berck was asked by ''Tintin'' magazine to collaborate with René Goscinny on a new comical series, ''Strapontin''. The series became a moderate success, and Berck created a few other series for the magazine, the most notable being ''Rataplan''. In the meantime, he also started working for '' Zonneland'', the youth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Magazines Published In Flanders
A magazine is a periodical publication, print or digital, produced on a regular schedule, that contains any of a variety of subject-oriented textual and visual content forms. Magazines are generally financed by advertising, purchase price, prepaid subscriptions, or by a combination of the three. They are categorised by their frequency of publication (i.e., as weeklies, monthlies, quarterlies, etc.), their target audiences (e.g., women's and trade magazines), their subjects of focus (e.g., popular science and religious), and their tones or approach (e.g., works of satire or humor). Appearance on the cover of print magazines has historically been understood to convey a place of honor or distinction to an individual or event. Term origin and definition Origin The etymology of the word "magazine" suggests derivation from the Arabic (), the broken plural of () meaning "depot, storehouse" (originally military storehouse); that comes to English via Middle French and Italian . ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Weekly Magazines Published In Belgium
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Comics Magazines Published In Belgium
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Children's Magazines Published In Belgium
A child () is a human being between the stages of birth and puberty, or between the developmental period of infancy and puberty. The term may also refer to an unborn human being. In English-speaking countries, the legal definition of ''child'' generally refers to a minor, in this case as a person younger than the local age of majority (there are exceptions such as, for example, the consume and purchase of alcoholic beverage even after said age of majority), regardless of their physical, mental and sexual development as biological adults. Children generally have fewer rights and responsibilities than adults. They are generally classed as unable to make serious decisions. ''Child'' may also describe a relationship with a parent (such as sons and daughters of any age) or, metaphorically, an authority figure, or signify group membership in a clan, tribe, or religion; it can also signify being strongly affected by a specific time, place, or circumstance, as in "a child of natu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1920 Establishments In Belgium
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Jijé
Joseph Gillain (), better known by his pen name Jijé (; 13 January 1914 – 19 June 1980), was a Belgian comics artist, best known for being a seminal artist on the ''Spirou et Fantasio'' strip (and for having introduced the Fantasio character) and the creator of one of the first major European western strips, '' Jerry Spring''. Biography Born Joseph Gillain in Gedinne, Namur, he completed various art studies (woodcraft, goldsmithing, drawing and painting) at the abbey of Maredsous. In 1936, he created his first comics character, ''Jojo'' in the catholic newspaper ''Le Croisé''. ''Jojo'' was strongly inspired by ''The Adventures of Tintin'', but Jijé gradually developed his own style. Soon a second series followed, '' Blondin et Cirage'', for the catholic youth magazine '' Petits Belges''.De Weyer, Geert (2005). "Jijé". In België gestript, pp. 132–134. Tielt: Lannoo. Jijé also produced many illustrations for various Walloon magazines. In 1939, he started to work for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
François Craenhals
François Craenhals (15 November 1926 – 2 August 2004) was a Belgian comics artist best known for the comic series ''Chevalier Ardent'' and ''Les 4 As''. Biography François Craenhals was born in Evere in 1926.De Weyer, Geert (2005). "François Craenhals". In België gestript, pp. 96–97. Tielt: Lannoo. He was a fan of American comics by Alex Raymond and Hal Foster, and created his first comic ''Karan'' in the vein of ''Tarzan'' at the end of the 1940s. For the weekly magazine ''Le Soir Illustré'', he made at the same time a medieval comic about a knight. When he presented these comics to ''Tintin'' magazine, he was accepted as art director and gradually started making short comics for the magazine. His first main series debuted in 1953: ''Pom et Teddy'' was a series about a boy and a girl and their pet donkey, and the first stories were gentle stories about a circus. Craenhals soon became one of the main producers of comics for magazines and newspapers, and a number of coll ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
