Jean Roba
Jean Roba (28 July 1930 – 14 June 2006) was a Belgian comics author from the Marcinelle school. His best-known work is ''Boule et Bill''. Biography Jean Roba was born in Schaerbeek, Belgium.De Weyer, Geert (2005). "Roba". In België gestript, pp. 151–152. Tielt: Lannoo. In his youth, he was a reader of French magazines like '' Robinson'' and ''Mickey'', which featured mainly American comics. One of those that was especially influential on Roba was '' Katzenjammer Kids''. After working as an illustrator for different magazines and publicity agencies, he started to work as an illustrator for '' Spirou'' magazine in 1957, where he made small cartoons for the front page for a few years. He also worked on ''Bonnes Soirées'', another magazine from the same publisher Dupuis, where he continued the series ''Sa majesté mon mari'' after Albert Uderzo stopped. For ''Spirou'', he made a few short stories with Yvan Delporte and collaborated on different stories of ''Spirou et Fantasi ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Schaerbeek
( French and archaic Dutch, ) or (contemporary Dutch, ) is one of the 19 municipalities of the Brussels-Capital Region, Belgium. Located in the north-eastern part of the region, it is bordered by the City of Brussels, Etterbeek, Evere and Saint-Josse-ten-Noode. In common with all of Brussels' municipalities, it is legally bilingual (French–Dutch). Schaerbeek has a multicultural identity stemming from its diverse population. , the municipality had a total population of 132,861 inhabitants, 66,010 men and 66,851 women, for an area of , which gives a population density of . Toponymy Etymology The first mention of Schaerbeek's name was ''Scarenbecca'', recorded in a document from the Bishop of Cambrai in 1120. The origin of the name may come from the Franconian (Old Dutch) words ("notch", "score") and ("creek"). Schaerbeek is nicknamed "the city of donkeys" (French: , Dutch: ). This name is reminiscent of times when people of Schaerbeek, who were cultivators of sour che ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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La Ribambelle
''La Ribambelle'' (French for " flock" or " throng") is a Belgian comics series about a gang of kids living in the same neighbourhood. There were two versions of this strip: Joseph Loeckx (better known under the pen-name of "Jo-El Azara") drew a one-off story in 1958, but the longer-lasting version was that of Jean Roba (best known for ''Boule et Bill'') who created a whole new set of characters who came from various countries and ethnic backgrounds but lived in the same city. They played in a local yard and even had adventures abroad. Others who contributed to the strip included writers Vicq, Maurice Tillieux and artist Jidéhem. Roba's version was published in '' Spirou'' magazine between 1962 and 1975 and in book form. Publication history Inspirations In the 1920s, the Sunday pages of American artist Martin Branner's '' Winnie Winkle the Breadwinner'' focused on the adventures of her little brother Perry and his gang the Rinkydinks, which included a Chinese boy called Chink ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Ordre Des Arts Et Des Lettres
The ''Ordre des Arts et des Lettres'' (Order of Arts and Letters) is an order Order, ORDER or Orders may refer to: * Categorization, the process in which ideas and objects are recognized, differentiated, and understood * Heterarchy, a system of organization wherein the elements have the potential to be ranked a number of d ... of France established on 2 May 1957 by the Minister of Culture. Its supplementary status to the was confirmed by President Charles de Gaulle in 1963. Its purpose is the recognition of significant contributions to the arts, literature, or the propagation of these fields. Its origin is attributed to the Order of Saint Michael (established 1 August 1469), as acknowledged by French government sources. Background To be considered for the award, French government guidelines stipulate that citizens of France must be at least thirty years old, respect French civil law, and must have "significantly contributed to the enrichment of the French cultural inher ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Angoulême International Comics Festival Prix Jeunesse 9-12 Ans
Angoulême (; Poitevin-Saintongeais: ''Engoulaeme''; oc, Engoleime) is a commune, the prefecture of the Charente department, in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region of southwestern France. The inhabitants of the commune are known as ''Angoumoisins'' or ''Angoumoisines''. Located on a plateau overlooking a meander of the river Charente, the city is nicknamed the "balcony of the southwest". The city proper's population is a little less than 42,000 but it is the centre of an urban area of 110,000 people extending more than from east to west. Formerly the capital of Angoumois in the Ancien Régime, Angoulême was a fortified town for a long time, and was highly coveted due to its position at the centre of many roads important to communication, so therefore it suffered many sieges. From its tumultuous past, the city, perched on a rocky spur, inherited a large historical, religious, and urban heritage which attracts a lot of tourists. Nowadays, Angoulême is at the centre of an agg ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Angoulême International Comics Festival Prize For Best Comic Book
Angoulême (; Poitevin-Saintongeais: ''Engoulaeme''; oc, Engoleime) is a commune, the prefecture of the Charente department, in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region of southwestern France. The inhabitants of the commune are known as ''Angoumoisins'' or ''Angoumoisines''. Located on a plateau overlooking a meander of the river Charente, the city is nicknamed the "balcony of the southwest". The city proper's population is a little less than 42,000 but it is the centre of an urban area of 110,000 people extending more than from east to west. Formerly the capital of Angoumois in the Ancien Régime, Angoulême was a fortified town for a long time, and was highly coveted due to its position at the centre of many roads important to communication, so therefore it suffered many sieges. From its tumultuous past, the city, perched on a rocky spur, inherited a large historical, religious, and urban heritage which attracts a lot of tourists. Nowadays, Angoulême is at the centre of an aggl ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Angoulême International Comics Festival
The Angoulême International Comics Festival (french: Festival international de la bande dessinée d'Angoulême) is the second largest comics festival in Europe after the Lucca Comics & Games in Italy, and the third biggest in the world after Lucca Comics & Games and the Comiket of Japan. It has occurred every year since 1974 in Angoulême, France, in January. History The Angoulême International Comics Festival was founded by French writers and editors and Jean Mardikian, and comics writer and scholar .Pasamonik, Didier"Disparition de Claude Moliterni, fondateur du Festival d’Angoulême ,"'ActuaBD'' (Jan. 21, 2009). Moliterni served as co-organizer of the festival through 2005. Attendance More than 200,000 visitors come each year to the fair, including between 6,000 and 7,000 professionals and 800 journalists. The attendance is generally difficult to estimate because the festival takes place all over the town, and is divided in many different areas that are not connecte ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Spirou Et Les Hommes-bulles
''Spirou et les hommes-bulles'' (''Spirou and the bubble-men''), written and drawn by Franquin, is the seventeenth album of the ''Spirou et Fantasio'' series. The title story appeared sequentially (in black & white) in ''Le Parisien Libéré'', and only the accompanying story ''Les petits formats'' was serialised in '' Spirou'' magazine as well, before both were published in a hardcover album in 1964. Story In ''Spirou et les hommes-bulles'', memories of ''Le repaire de la murène'' are invoked as John Helena, "the Moray", escapes from captivity, and Spirou, Fantasio and the Count suspect he is going after the gold that is still in the wreckage of ''Le Discret''. A sudden trend of mini-submarine sabotage prompts the heroes to investigate, and the mystery becomes no more clear when Helena is discovered barely conscious, with gold, feebly warning of an attack by the "Bubble Men". In ''Les Petits Formats'', Marsupilami playfully exposes Fantasio's unused film, forcing him to go t ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Tembo Tabou
''Tembo Tabou'', written by Franquin and Greg, drawn by Franquin and Jean Roba, is the twenty-fourth album of the ''Spirou et Fantasio'' series, and the twentieth under Franquin's authorship. The story was initially serialised in ''Le Parisien Libéré'' in 1959, and later in '' Spirou'' magazine, before it was published, along with the Marsupilami story ''La Cage'', as a hardcover album in 1974. Story In ''Tembo Tabou'', Spirou and Fantasio find themselves on another expedition travelling upstream an African river, in search of vanished American author Oliver Gurgling Thirstywell. Events become increasingly more strange when they discover red elephants, befriend a pygmy tribe, learn of Marsupilami's love of eating warrior ants, and confront a gang of "protection racket" thugs who cultivate meat-eating plants. The story ''The Cage'' chronicles an awful day at work for intrepid poacher Bring M. Backalive, obsessed with capturing a living sample of a baby Marsupilami, who learns ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Maurice Tillieux
Maurice Tillieux (7 August 1921 – 2 February 1978) was a Belgian writer and comic artist. He is regarded by many as a major figure of post- war Belgian comics. Early life Maurice Tillieux was born in Huy in 1921. At first he studied for the merchant navy, but his career prospects were sunk following the German invasion of Belgium in 1940. He claims that while waiting at Bordeaux for a ship that was to take him and his fellow students to South America, a Stuka dive-bomber attacked another ship, forcing Tillieux's to turn round and Tillieux to go home.''Comment on devient dessinateur'' (''How to Become a Cartoonist''), article written by Maurice Tillieux, published in ''Spirou'' magazine issue 1615 (March 1969) and in an omnibus edition of ''Gil Jourdan'' He turned to writing and his first novel ''Le navire qui tue ses capitaines'' (''The Ship that Kills its Captains'') was published in 1943. Many of his stories would be set at sea or in the docks where his early ambitions ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Vicq (comics)
Vicq may refer to the following places in France: * Vicq, Allier, a commune in the department of Allier * Vicq, Haute-Marne, a commune in the department of Haute-Marne * Vicq, Nord, a commune in the department of Nord * Vicq, Yvelines, a commune in the department of Yvelines * Vicq-d'Auribat, a commune in the department of Landes * Vicq-Exemplet, a commune in the department of Indre * Vicq-sur-Breuilh Vicq-sur-Breuilh (; ) is a commune in the Haute-Vienne department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in west-central France. Geography The village lies in the middle of the commune, on the right bank of the '' ruisseau de Vicq'', which flows into ..., a commune in the department of Haute-Vienne * Vicq-sur-Gartempe, a commune in the department of Vienne * Vicq-sur-Nahon, a commune in the department of Indre * Pressignac-Vicq, a commune in the department of Dordogne People * Henri de Vicq, Lord of Meuleveldt; Flemish Ambassador. Vicq is also the pseudonym for Raymond Antoin ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Maurice Rosy
Maurice Rosy (17 November 1927 – 23 February 2013), was a Belgian comics writer who also worked as artistic director of '' Spirou'' magazine during its golden period. Biography Rosy was born in Fontaine-l'Évêque. He was employed by Charles Dupuis in 1954 as "giver of ideas" at the Franco-Belgian comics magazine '' Spirou''. Two years later he assumed the position of artistic director, which he remained until 1971. Along with Yvan Delporte, he is credited with responsibility of the magazine's success during the 1950s and 1960s. In the early 1950s he wrote scenarios for André Franquin's series ''Spirou et Fantasio'', and Jijé's '' Jerry Spring'', before he took over the writing of '' Tif et Tondu'' from Luc Bermar, collaborating with Will over a period of thirteen years. As ''Spirou'' took to publishing the mini–récit (mini story booklets) Rosy had a hand in the creation of new series that began in this format, and in 1959 Rosy worked with Jean Roba to create the ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Dargaud
Société Dargaud, doing business as Les Éditions Dargaud, is a publisher of Franco-Belgian comics series, headquartered in the 18th arrondissement of Paris. It was founded in 1936 by Georges Dargaud (), publishing its first comics in 1943. History Initially, Dargaud published novels for women. In 1948, it started ''Line (magazine), Line'', a "magazine for elegant women", as well as a French edition of the Belgium, Belgian ''Tintin (magazine), Tintin'' magazine. In 1960, Dargaud bought the weekly ''Pilote'' magazine from René Goscinny, Albert Uderzo, and Jean-Michel Charlier. Goscinny continued as editor of the magazine, and Charlier was album editor for a period. In October 1961, Dargaud published the first ''Asterix'' Comic album, album. In 1974, Dargaud wanted to diversify. ''Pilote'' became a monthly magazine and spawned two other monthly magazines. The new magazines were ''Lucky Luke Mensuel'' (a Western (genre), Western themed magazine around the series ''Lucky Luke'' ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |