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Ligne Claire
''Ligne claire'' (; ; both meaning "clear line") is a style of drawing created and pioneered by Hergé, the Belgian cartoonist and creator of ''The Adventures of Tintin''. It uses clear strong lines sometimes of varied width and no hatching, while contrast is downplayed as well. Cast shadows are often illuminated, and the style often features strong colours and a combination of cartoonish characters against a realistic background. The name was coined by Joost Swarte in 1977. History Hergé started out drawing in a much looser, rougher style which was likely influenced by American comic strip artists of the late 1920s and 1930s, such as Gluyas Williams and George McManus. However the precise lines which characterize most of his work are firmly in place early on (e.g. the colored version of '' The Blue Lotus,'' released in 1946, is based on the original black and white newspaper version from 1934 to 1935 and not redrawn).Fingeroth, Danny. ''The Rough Guide to Graphic Novels'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Comic Mural Le Jeune Albert, Yves Chaland, Bruxelles
a Media (communication), medium used to express ideas with images, often combined with text or other visual information. It typically the form of a sequence of Panel (comics), panels of images. Textual devices such as speech balloons, Glossary of comics terminology#Caption, captions, and onomatopoeia can indicate dialogue, narration, sound effects, or other information. There is no consensus among theorists and historians on a definition of comics; some emphasize the combination of images and text, some sequentiality or other image relations, and others historical aspects such as mass reproduction or the use of recurring characters. Cartoonist, Cartooning and other forms of illustration are the most common means of image-making in comics. Photo comics is a form that uses photographic images. Common forms include comic strips, Political cartoon, editorial and gag cartoons, and comic books. Since the late 20th century, bound volumes such as graphic novels, and Bande dessinée ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tintin (magazine)
''Tintin'' (; ) was a weekly Belgian comics magazine of the second half of the 20th century. Subtitled ''"The Magazine for the Youth from 7 to 77"'', it was one of the major publications of the Franco-Belgian comics scene and published such notable series as ''Blake and Mortimer'', ''Alix'', and the principal title ''The Adventures of Tintin''. Originally published by Le Lombard, the first issue was released in 1946, and it ceased publication in 1993. ''Tintin'' magazine was part of an elaborate publishing scheme. The magazine's primary content focused on a new page or two from several forthcoming comic albums that had yet to be published as a whole, thus drawing weekly readers who could not bear to wait for entire albums. There were several ongoing stories at any given time, giving wide exposure to lesser-known artists. ''Tintin'' was also available bound as a hardcover or softcover collection. The content always included filler material, some of which was of considerable intere ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dutch East Indies
The Dutch East Indies, also known as the Netherlands East Indies (; ), was a Dutch Empire, Dutch colony with territory mostly comprising the modern state of Indonesia, which Proclamation of Indonesian Independence, declared independence on 17 August 1945. Following the Indonesian National Revolution, Indonesian War of Independence, Indonesia and the Netherlands Dutch–Indonesian Round Table Conference, made peace in 1949. In the Anglo-Dutch Treaty of 1824, the Dutch ceded the governorate of Dutch Malacca to Britain, leading to its eventual incorporation into Malacca, Malacca (state) of modern Malaysia. The Dutch East Indies was formed from the nationalised Factory (trading post), trading posts of the Dutch East India Company, which came under the administration of the Batavian Republic, Dutch government in 1800. During the 19th century, the Dutch fought Royal Netherlands East Indies Army, many wars against indigenous rulers and peoples, which caused hundreds of thousands of d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Van Dongen
Peter van Dongen (born 21 October 1966 in Amsterdam) is a Dutch cartoonist A cartoonist is a visual artist who specializes in both drawing and writing cartoons (individual images) or comics (sequential images). Cartoonists differ from comics writers or comics illustrators/artists in that they produce both the litera .... He is the winner of the 2018 Stripschapprijs. References Living people Dutch comics artists Dutch graphic novelists Winners of the Stripschapsprijs Artists from Amsterdam 1966 births 21st-century Dutch male artists {{cartoonist-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Extraordinary Adventures Of Adèle Blanc-Sec
''The Extraordinary Adventures of Adèle Blanc-Sec'' () is a gaslamp fantasy comic book series first appearing in 1976 written and illustrated by French comics artist Jacques Tardi and published in ''album'' format by Belgian publisher Casterman, sometimes preceded by serialisation in various periodicals, intermittently since then. The comic portrays the titular far-fetched adventures and mystery-solving of its eponymous heroine, herself a writer of popular fiction, in a secret history-infused, gaslamp fantasy version of the early 20th century, set primarily in Paris and prominently incorporating real-life locations and events. Initially a light-hearted parody of such fiction of the period, it takes on a darker tone as it moves into the post–World War I years and the 1920s. One of Tardi's most popular works and his first to span multiple ''albums'', it has been reprinted in English and other translations and has been adapted as a feature film. History ''Adèle Blanc- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul Gravett
Paul Gravett is a London-based journalist, curator, writer, and broadcaster who has worked in comics publishing since 1981. He is the founder of ''Escape (magazine), Escape'' magazine, and for many years wrote a monthly article on comics appearing in the UK magazine ''Comics International'', together with a monthly column for ''ArtReview''. He has written for various periodicals including ''The Guardian'', ''The Comics Journal'', ''Comic Art'', ''Comics International'', ''Time Out (magazine), Time Out'', ''Blueprint (magazine), Blueprint'', ''Neo (magazine), Neo'', ''The Bookseller'', ''The Daily Telegraph,'' and ''Dazed, Dazed & Confused''. Biography Gravett's career began in 1981, as he and his "longtime partner" Peter Stanbury managed the Fast Fiction table at bi-monthly Comic Marts held in Westminster Hall. Gravett invited artists to send him their homemade comics, which he would sell from the Fast Fiction table with all proceeds going to the creator. His role in the British ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Floc'h
Jean-Claude Floch (; born September 25, 1953), known as Floc'hHis pen name ''Floc'h'' is pronounced the same as his last name. is a French illustrator, comics artist, and writer. He is known for his use of the style known as ligne claire. His older brother Jean-Louis Floch was also a cartoonist and illustrator. Biography After a quick study at the ''École nationale supérieure des arts décoratifs'' (School of Decorative Arts) in Paris, he dedicated himself to illustration and comics. His first published comics pages were for the story ''Le Conservateur'', written by Rodolphe (comics), Rodolphe, which appeared in ''Imagine'' in 1975. The comics character "Sir Francis Albany" was created for ''Pilote'' magazine by Floc'h in 1977, and collaborating with François Rivière, Floc’h published his first collection of comics in 1977, ''Le Rendez-vous de Sevenoaks''. He and Rivière devoted themselves to a narrative and illustration style characterized by Anglophilia; the technique ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Serge Clerc
Serge Clerc (born 12 October 1957) is a French comic book artist and illustrator. Serge Clerc began his professional career in 1975 in the monthly magazine '' Métal Hurlant'', after having created his own fanzine, ''Absolutely Live''. Initially a science-fiction artist, his story ''Captain Futur'' appeared in book form in 1979 by Les Humanoïdes Associés. In the early 1980s Clerc's work regularly appeared in the British music magazines ''NME'' and ''Melody Maker''. For the magazine ''Rock and Folk'', he created the detective Phil Perfect and his alter-ego Sam Bronx, a series that was also printed in Métal Hurlant and in books by Les Humanoïdes Associés. His retro themed work has been used on music albums by The Fleshtones (''Speed Connection''), Carmel ('' The Drum Is Everything'') and Joe Jackson ('' Big World''), as well as on a number of other albums and singles. Selected bibliography * 1978 : ''Le Dessinateur Espion'', Humanoïdes Associés * 1979 : ''Captain Futur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ted Benoit
Thierry "Ted" Benoit (25 July 1947 – 30 September 2016) was a French comic artist, graphic novelist and prominent figure in the stylish Franco-Belgian ligne claire comics scene in the 1980s. His influences included Edgar P. Jacobs, Moebius, Robert Crumb and to a lesser extend Jacques Tardi. Among his works from the 1980s are ''Bingo Bongo et son Combo Congolais'', a series about aspiring novelist Bingo B. Bongo and his travails; and ''Ray Banana'', a film noir pastiche. Some of these were published in English in '' Heavy Metal''. Benoit illustrated two books in the '' Blake and Mortimer'' series, both written by Jean Van Hamme: '' The Francis Blake Affair'', 1996; and '' The Strange Encounter'', 2001. Benoit died on 30 September 2016 at the age of 69. Published albums *1979: ''Hôpital'', Les Humanoïdes Associés *1981: ''Vers la ligne claire'', Les Humanoïdes Associés *1982: ''Histoires vraies'', written by Yves Cheraqui, Les Humanoïdes Associés *1982: ''Berce ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yves Chaland
Yves Chaland (; 3 April 1957 – 18 July 1990) was a French cartoonist. During the 1980s, together with Luc Cornillon, Serge Clerc and Floc'h, he launched the ''Atomic style'', a stylish remake of the Marcinelle School in Franco-Belgian comics. Biography Yves Chaland was born in Lyon on 3 April 1957 to Jean-Marie Chaland and Marie-Thérèse Chapolard. Chaland published his first strips in the fanzine ''Biblipop'' when he was 17. During his studies at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts, Saint-Etienne, he created his own fanzine, ''L'Unité de Valeur'', in 1976, with Luc Cornillon. In 1978, they met writer/editor Jean-Pierre Dionnet who hired them for his comics magazines ''Métal Hurlant'' and ''Ah Nana''. These pastiches of 50s comics have been collected in the album ''Captivant''. In September 1979 he married designer Isabelle Beaumenay-Joannet. He then created the characters of ''Bob Fish'', ''Adolphus Claar'', ''The Adventures of Freddy Lombard, Freddy Lombard'', and ''Le Jeune Alber ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henk Kuijpers
Henk Kuijpers (born 10 December 1946 in Haarlem, Netherlands) is a comics artist most famous for his ''Franka'' series. Comics *Franka, 23 comic albums *Bars, 2 albums Kuijpers' ''Franka'' comics work features a strong model-like female sleuth solving mysteries, often in exotic locales. The series' images are drawn in strong lines with balanced weight, a style often classified as ligne claire. Awards Kuijpers received the Stripschapprijs prize in 1990. (portfolio on comichouse.nl website) References *External links Franka official site 1946 births Living people Dutch comics artists Artists from Haarlem Winners of the Stripschapsprijs {{Europe-comics-creator-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
