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François Gilson
François Gilson (; born 16 November 1965) is a Belgian comics author. Signing his work simply as Gilson, he is best known for ''Mélusine (comics), Mélusine''. Biography François Gilson was born in 1965 in Arolsen, West Germany, where his father, who was with the Belgian Army, was stationed. He studied art at the Academy of Fine Arts in his hometown Liège, but soon turned to writing instead of artwork. Gilson created his first comic ''Rebecca'' in 1987, with Frédéric Seron, Clarke, an old friend from school (born on the same day as Gilson) with whom he had started the fanzine ''Cafard'' already in secondary school. He professionally started working for ''Spirou (magazine), Spirou'' magazine in 1989, where he became one of the main writers. Apart from contributing to the existing series ''Scrameustache'', he wrote new series like ''Cactus Club (comics), Cactus Club'' for Philippe Bercovici, Bercovici, ''Mélusine'' for Clarke, and ''Garage Isidore'' for Olis (comics), Olis ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arolsen
Bad Arolsen (, until 1997 Arolsen, ''Bad'' being the German name for ''Spa'') is a small town in northern Hesse, Germany, in Waldeck-Frankenberg district. From 1655 until 1918 it served as the residence town of the Princes of Waldeck-Pyrmont and then until 1929 as the capital of the Waldeck Free State. The International Tracing Service has its headquarters in Bad Arolsen. In 2003, the town hosted the 43rd Hessentag state festival. Geography Location Bad Arolsen is situated roughly 45 km west of Kassel. The German-Dutch holiday road called the Orange Route runs through the town, joining towns, cities and regions associated with the House of Orange. Neighbouring communities Bad Arolsen neighbours are: the town of Diemelstadt to the north, the town of Volkmarsen (both belonging to the county of Waldeck-Frankenberg); the town of Wolfhagen in the southeast (Kassel district); the town of Waldeck to the south, the community of Twistetal to the southwest; the community of D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
