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List Of TV Series Based On French-language Comics
This is a list of TV series based on French-language comics, that is series and that are adaptations of Francophone comics. TV series *Based on ''50 Nuances de Grecs'': ** ''50 Nuances de Grecs'' (2018) *Based on ''Achille Talon'': ** '' Walter Melon'' (1998) *Based on '' Agrippine'': ** '' Agrippine'' (2001) *Based on ''Alix'': ** ' (1999) *Based on ''Anatole Latuile'': ** '' Anatole Latuile'' (2018) *Based on ''Ariol'': ** ''Ariol'' (2009) *Based on ''Arzach'': ** ' (2003) *Based on ''Asterix'' **''Asterix'' (TBA) **'' Dogmatix and the Indomitables'' (2021) *Based on ': ** '' Orson and Olivia'' (1993) *Based on '' Billy the Cat'': ** '' Billy the Cat'' (1996) *Based on ': ** ' (2010) *Based on ''Blake and Mortimer'': ** ''Blake and Mortimer'' (1997) *Based on ''Les Blondes'': ** ' (2007) *Based on ''Bob Morane'': ** ''Bob Morane'' (1965) ** ''Bob Morane'' (1998) *Based on ''Boule et Bill'': ** ' (1975) ** ''Boule et Bill'' (2000) ** ''Boule et Bill'' (2004) ** ' (2015) *Based ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bob Morane
''Bob Morane'' is a series of adventure books in French, featuring an eponymous protagonist, created by French-speaking Belgian novelist Henri Vernes, the pseudonym of Charles-Henri Dewisme. More than 200 novels have been written since his introduction in 1953, the iconic covers illustrated by artists such as Pierre Joubert, Henri Lievens, William Vance, Claude Pascal, Antonio Parras, Patrice Sanahujas, Felicísimo Coria and René Follet. The popularity of ''Bob Morane'' led to his subsequent appearance in a 1960 film (now lost), a television series in 1965, a computer game in 1988, a 1998 animated series, and a long-running series of graphic novels (roughly 80 books since 1959) which has featured the artwork of artists such as Dino Attanasio, Gérald Forton, William Vance and Felicísimo Coria. Synopsis The novels, which started as straight adventure fare, quickly included elements of espionage, crime fiction, science-fiction and fantasy. Bob Morane, a Frenchman, was a yo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cubitus
''Cubitus'' is a Franco-Belgian comics series, and the basis for the ''Wowser'' cartoon series appearing in the United States. ''Cubitus'' was created by the Belgian cartoonist Dupa, and features Cubitus, a large Anthropomorphism, anthropomorphic dog, who lives with his owner Semaphore. Cubitus is known as ''Dommel'' in Flanders and the Netherlands, ''Muppelo'' or ''Pom Pom'' in Finland, ''Teodoro'' in Italy and Доммель in Russia. His name derives from the old anatomical name of the ulna bone, supposedly derived from the Greek ''kybiton'' (elbow). Synopsis The series tells the story of Cubitus, a good-natured large, white dog endowed with speech. He lives in a house in the suburbs with his master, Sémaphore, a retired sailor, next door to Sénéchal, the black and white cat who is Cubitus' nemesis. A vast majority of the album publications collect single page gags, but a few gather collections of shorter stories or, in rare cases, one long story throughout the entire alb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Journey To The Heart Of The World
''Journey to the Heart of the World'' (french: Les Voyages de Corentin) is an animated series that ran from September 6, 1993 to 1994. It was based on the Franco-Belgian comic strip ''Corentin (comics), Corentin''. Ownership of the series passed to Disney in 2001 when Disney acquired Fox Kids Worldwide, which also includes Saban Entertainment. Plot The series follows the travels of the best sailor in the world Cory Feldoe, who crossed the world far and wide in search of new lands, friends, and experiences. Cory's father was a sailor as well and died of mysterious circumstances. Cory never came to terms with his father's death. He continued in search of him. He decided to end his journey around the world when he found his father. Cast * Malcolm Robinson – Cory Feldoe * Andrea Bruce – Marie * Greta Pitush – Sarina * Gillian Gardner – Mademoiselle Giselle * Simon Prescott – Captain Touchet * Dave Mallow – Louis * Robert Axelrod (actor), Robert Axelrod – Scarface * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Corentin (comics)
''Corentin'' is a series of comics created by Belgian artist Paul Cuvelier (1923-1978). Influenced by Robinson Crusoe, Cuvelier created the character of ''Corentin Feldoë'' in 1943. The character first appeared in a series of watercolors that Cuvelier made for his own family. Hergé, convinced of the merit of these watercolors, commissioned Cuvelier to do a series of comic strips. Thus, ''Corentin'' first made its appearance in ''Tintin'' magazine on September 26, 1946. The final story was published in 1974, four years before Cuvelier's death. Story At the end of the 18th century, Corentin Feldoë, an orphan of Breton origin, decides to flee the house of his uncle, an inveterate drunkard who has been abusing him. Corentin runs off to sea, only to be shipwrecked onto a desert island. Corentin befriends a gorilla named Belzébuth and a tiger named Moloch, and subsequently befriends Kim, an Indian boy, and Sa-Skya, a beautiful princess. Western-themed story Seeing the need fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Adventures Of Grady Greenspace
''The Adventures of Grady Greenspace'' is a children's TV programme that was originally a French/Canadian programme called "Les Enquêtes de Chlorophylle" (roughly translated as "The Investigations of Chlorophylle"), which was co-produced by Damned Productions (Paris), la Société Française de Production, France 3, Productions Espace Vert (Montreal) and Logos Distributioand aired between 1992 and 199 The UK version was produced by Central Independent Television from 1994 to 1995. The series was based on the character Chlorophylle created by Raymond Macherot Raymond Macherot (30 March 1924 – 26 September 2008) was a Belgian cartoonist. Although not nearly as famous as fellow Belgian cartoonists such as Hergé or André Franquin, Macherot's work, both as artist and writer, remains highly regarded am ... and published by [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chlorophylle
Chlorophylle was a Belgian comics series and Raymond Macherot's best known work, alongside '' Sibylline''. It is a fantasy comic about anthropomorphic forest animals, including the title character Chlorophylle, who is a dormouse. Description Chlorophylle is set in a European forest, more specifically in the animal kingdom of Coquefredouille. It's a world in itself and a mini anthropomorphic version of human society. All albums center around Chlorophylle, a dormouse who often has to solve problems and opponents who are much bigger than himself. The stories were originally set in a realistic natural environment, but after 1963 Macherot changed it to a more humanized animal world. Despite their cartoon animal appearance the stories were notable for their satirical edge. Characters * Chlorophylle: A red dormouse with a black circle around his eye. He is smart, generous and brave. * Minimum: A mouse and Chlorophylle's best friend. He is smaller and more obese than Chlorophylle. D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cédric (comics)
Cédric is a Franco-Belgian comics series written by Raoul Cauvin, illustrated by :fr:Laudec, Laudec, and published by Dupuis. The comic is about the adventures of a young rascal, including his family and his school life. Cédric is a hero close to the hearts of all children, funny yet tender at the same time. Between the mistress, the school shrink, nosy parents, rowdy pals, an odious niece, and a temperamental girlfriend, Cédric finds it hard to keep his tranquility. For the better part of it, his grandfather is always at hand, be it when badly hit or to hit badly. Since 1989, 23 comics album, albums have been published by Dupuis. ''Cédric'' is one of the most popular French-language comics according to the list of best-selling new comics of the ACBD, with e.g. in 2006 alone 288,900 albums, putting ''Cédric'' at the fourth spot. By 2008, ''Cédric'' had dropped to the 8th position, still selling around 273,000 copies that year. A series of animated cartoons based on the com ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carland Cross (character)
Carland Cross is a fictional character and the protagonist in the series of the same name. Created by Belgian author and illustrator Michel Oleffe and Olivier Grenson in late 1989, he made his first comic book appearance in 1990. He also went on to appear in a total of eight novels. His first fantasy story, ''Le Golem'', was later followed by further comic book publications. Due to the initial success of the character, the creators published in 1994 a series of four of the eight comics in the form of an animated series of 26 episodes simply called ''Carland Cross''. As with Sherlock Holmes and Hercule Poirot, he is a "private investigator" based in London in the 1930s. He specializes in curious, inexplicable cases, strange conspiracies and others. Life Early life Carland Cross is born in July 1893 in St Austell, Cornwall to Brian George Cross, the Lord Duvendon (an officer in the Indian Army) and Lady Millicent Mitchell. As a teenager, he first studied away from his parents i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Captain Biceps
''Captain Biceps'' is a French animated series based on the comic books by Frederic Thebault and Philippe "Zep" Chappuis, available in 78 episodes of 8 minutes each (but has also been broadcast in 26 episodes of 24 minutes, by joining 3 separate episodes into one). The series is about a fighting superhero, very muscular but unintelligent, called Captain Biceps, assisted by his faithful companion, Genius, facing the villains to save Capitaleville from disaster. The series first aired on January 2, 2010 on France 3 in France. It also aired on Starz Kids & Family Starz (stylized as STARZ since 2016; pronounced "stars") is an American premium cable and satellite television network owned by Lions Gate Entertainment, and is the flagship property of parent subsidiary Starz Inc. Programming on Starz consists ... in the United States. Characters *Captain Biceps - Captain Biceps has fists like steel. OK, for sure, he is really just a big kid. And it's true, he gets jealous: No one had ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boule Et Bill (2004 TV Series)
Boule et Bill is a televised French-language cartoon series produced in Canada (as a Canada-France co-production) in 2004. It is based on the popular Belgian comic Boule et Bill. It has aired on the channel Unis since 2015. It is the third animated adaptation, the first airing in the year 1960 on the channel Radiodiffusion-Télévision Française and the second airing in 2000 on the channel TFO. There is also a fourth TV series produced in 2006 that has aired on TOU.TV since 2014. It is distributed internationally be Dargaud Distribution, and copyrighted in 2004 by Dargaud-Marina and Bel Ombre Films and TéléTOON/TPS Jeunesse. It is a Tooncan XXIII Inc. production. Staff It is produced by Gaspard de Chavagnac and Paul Cadieux. It is co-produced by Patrick Dedieu. Administrative production by Judith Serfaty, assistant-produced by Ingrid Libercier and Jennifer Regent. It is directed by Francis Nielsen, with additional direction by Francois Sasseville-Dargaud-Marina and Carine Nea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
