Grandville Frogs
Grandville may refer to: Places * Grandville, Aube, a commune in France * Grandville, Michigan, a city in the United States * Grandville, Wallonia, a district of Oreye, Belgium * La Grandville, a commune in Ardennes, France Other uses * Grandville (comics), ''Grandville'' (comics), a 2009 series of graphic novels by Bryan Talbot ** Grandville (graphic novel), ''Grandville'' (graphic novel) * The pseudonym of Jean Ignace Isidore Gérard Grandville (1803–1847), French caricaturist See also * Granville (other) {{disambiguation, geo, surname ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Grandville, Aube
Grandville () is a Communes of France, commune in the Aube Departments of France, department in north-central France. Population See also *Communes of the Aube department References Communes of Aube Aube communes articles needing translation from French Wikipedia {{Aube-geo-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Grandville, Michigan
Grandville is a city in Kent County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 15,378 at the 2010 census. Grandville is just southwest of the city of Grand Rapids and is part of the Grand Rapids metropolitan area. It was first settled in 1833 and later incorporated as a city in 1933. History Settlement Grandville was geographically an important place during the logging years in Michigan's history due to its location at the "river-bend" of the Grand River. It was important to have people there to make sure the logs did not jam up as the river turned north-west toward Grand Haven. Grandville was first settled in 1833 incorporated as a city in 1933. Recent history By the 1980s due to the growth of the Grand Rapids metropolitan area following the early 1980s recession in the United States, Grandville began to experience even more growth. In 1987, color measurement and manufacturer X-Rite established its headquarters in the city a year after it went public, soon becoming on ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Oreye
Oreye (; nl, Oerle, ) is a municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Liège, Belgium. On January 1, 2018, Oreye had a total population of 3,912. The total area is 19.64 km² which gives a population density Population density (in agriculture: Stock (other), standing stock or plant density) is a measurement of population per unit land area. It is mostly applied to humans, but sometimes to other living organisms too. It is a key geographical ... of 199 inhabitants per km². The municipality consists of the following districts: Bergilers, Grandville, Lens-sur-Geer, Oreye, and Otrange. See also * List of protected heritage sites in Oreye References External links * Municipalities of Liège Province {{Liege-geo-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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La Grandville
La Grandville () is a commune in the Ardennes department and Grand Est region of north-eastern France. Population See also *Communes of the Ardennes department The following is a list of the 449 communes of the Ardennes department of France. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2020):Communes of Ardennes (department) Ardennes communes articles needing translation from French Wikipedia {{Ardennes-geo-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Grandville (comics)
''Grandville'' is a Hugo Award nominated British graphic novel series written and drawn by Bryan Talbot. It is a mixture of the steampunk, alternative history and thriller genres. It is set in a world in which France won the Napoleonic Wars and invaded Britain, and in which the world is populated mostly by anthropomorphic animals. The main character is Detective Inspector Archibald "Archie" LeBrock of Scotland Yard, a British anthropomorphic badger. The plot of the first book, entitled ''Grandville'' and published on 15 October 2009, sees LeBrock investigating a murder which leads him to visit "Grandville" (Paris) in order to solve the crime, which itself leads him to uncover a political conspiracy. On page 55 LeBrock encounters a Mexican bear, who shouts at him “Badgers? We don’t need no steenking badgers!” In the second volume, ''Grandville Mon Amour'', published on 2 December 2010, LeBrock attempts to track down an escaped serial killer that he previously brought to ju ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Grandville (graphic Novel)
''Grandville'' is the first of a planned five-part British graphic novel series written and drawn by Bryan Talbot. Published on 15 October 2009, it is a mixture of the steampunk, alternative history and thriller genres. It is set in a world in which France won the Napoleonic Wars and invaded Britain, and in which the world is populated mostly by anthropomorphic animals. The book follows a British anthropomorphic badger, Detective Inspector Archie LeBrock of Scotland Yard, investigating a murder which leads him to visit Paris in order to solve the crime, which itself leads him to uncover a political conspiracy. Publication history Development Talbot writes in his book that ''Grandville'' is inspired by the work of Jean Ignace Isidore Gérard, who worked under the name J.J. Grandville, and Albert Robida. He states he is also inspired by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, ''Rupert Bear'' and Quentin Tarantino. References are made to them in the book. For example, there is a building called "Ro ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Jean Ignace Isidore Gérard Grandville
Jean Ignace Isidore Gerard was a 19th century French illustrator and caricaturist who published under the pseudonym of Grandville. He has been called "the first star of French caricature's great age",Rose, Cynthia. 2020. J. J. Grandvill: A Matter of Line and Death.' The Comics Journal. (accessed 6 July 2022) and Grandville’s book illustrations described as featuring "elements of the symbolic, dreamlike, and incongruous, and they retain a sense of social commentary."Hansen, Kelli. 2014. Weird and Wonderful Images from Artist J.J. Grandville.' University of Missouri Library, Special Collections. (accessed 6 July 2022) "His perverse vision sought the monster in everyone and took delight in the strangest and most pernicious transfigurement of the human shape ever produced by the Romantic imagination."Claudon, Francis. 1980. ''The Concise Encyclopedia of Romanticism.'' Chartwell Books, Inc. Secaucus, N. J.304 pp. (pages 87-88) The anthropomorphic vegetables and zoomorphic figures t ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |