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Modeste Et Pompon
''Modeste and Pompon'' (''Modeste et Pompon'') is a Belgian comic series consisting mainly of humorous one-page short stories about a temperamental young man and his girlfriend. Created by André Franquin, it was first published in ''Tintin'' magazine on 19 October 1955. Publication history In 1955 comic-book artist André Franquin got into a dispute with Dupuis, the publishers of '' Spirou'' magazine, over financial arrangements concerning his characters. Since Franquin was unable to find the written confirmation of their agreement, he left to join the staff of the rival ''Tintin'' magazine, where he introduced the series ''Modeste et Pompon''. Writers who contributed to the series included René Goscinny (the writer of ''Asterix''), Peyo (creator of the ''Smurfs''), Greg (another leading writer and artist) and even Franquin's mother-in-law. Franquin later found the written confirmation and the matter was settled with Dupuis. However, he was on a five-year contract with ''Tint ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Modeste And Pompon
''Modeste and Pompon'' (''Modeste et Pompon'') is a Belgian comic series consisting mainly of humorous one-page short stories about a temperamental young man and his girlfriend. Created by André Franquin, it was first published in ''Tintin'' magazine on 19 October 1955. Publication history In 1955 comic-book artist André Franquin got into a dispute with Dupuis, the publishers of '' Spirou'' magazine, over financial arrangements concerning his characters. Since Franquin was unable to find the written confirmation of their agreement, he left to join the staff of the rival ''Tintin'' magazine, where he introduced the series ''Modeste et Pompon''. Writers who contributed to the series included René Goscinny (the writer of ''Asterix''), Peyo (creator of the ''Smurfs''), Greg (another leading writer and artist) and even Franquin's mother-in-law. Franquin later found the written confirmation and the matter was settled with Dupuis. However, he was on a five-year contract with ''Tinti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Salesman
Sales are activities related to selling or the number of goods sold in a given targeted time period. The delivery of a service for a cost is also considered a sale. The seller, or the provider of the goods or services, completes a sale in response to an acquisition, appropriation, requisition, or a direct interaction with the ''buyer'' at the point of sale. There is a passing of title (property or ownership) of the item, and the settlement of a price, in which agreement is reached on a price for which transfer of ownership of the item will occur. The ''seller'', not the purchaser, typically executes the sale and it may be completed prior to the obligation of payment. In the case of indirect interaction, a person who sells goods or service on behalf of the owner is known as a salesman or saleswoman or salesperson, but this often refers to someone selling goods in a store/shop, in which case other terms are also common, including ''salesclerk'', ''shop assistant'', and ''re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Griffo (artist) (1871–1927), Australian boxer
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Griffo is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Francesco Griffo (1450–1518), Venetian punchcutter *Jack Griffo (born 1996), American actor and singer *Joseph Griffo (born 1956), American politician *Young Griffo Albert Griffiths (1 January 1871 – 10 December 1927), better known as Young Griffo, was a World Featherweight boxing champion from 1890 to 1892, and according to many sources, one of the first boxing world champions in any class. ''Ring'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dino Attanasio
Dino Attanasio (real name Edoardo Attanasio, born 8 May 1925) is a Belgian author of comics. Biography Attanasio was born in Milan. After studies at the Academy of Arts of Milan, Dino Attanasio started to work in illustration and animation in the 1940s. He moved to Belgium in 1948 with his brother Gianni, also an artist. Shortly after his arrival, the young artist got in contact with ''Tintin'' magazine, for which he drew some illustrations, and decided to devote himself to comics. In the 1950s, he published '' Criche e Croc'' in the Italian magazine ''Il Giornalino'' and ''Fanfan et Polo'' in ''La Libre Belgique'' with scripts by Jean-Michel Charlier and then René Goscinny. At that time, he also worked for '' Spirou'' magazine with some contributions to '' Les Belles Histoires de l'Oncle Paul''. In 1954, he published " Pastis et Dynamite" in ''Line'' with Greg. He became popular in the late 1950s and 1960s thanks to ''The Adventures of Signor Spaghetti'', a comic series ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Isabelle (comics)
''Isabelle'' was a Belgian comic series drawn by Will and written by André Franquin, Delporte and Raymond Macherot. The comic first appeared in '' Spirou'' magazine in 1969. Created by a top team of already-famous contributors to the magazine, the series gained a small but fanatical following. The first stories were written by Franquin (of Gaston Lagaffe fame), Delporte (editor of ''Spirou'' and writer of many comics) and Macherot (creator of '' Sibylline''). Later, Delporte alone wrote the stories in collaboration with Will. Twelve albums were published until the series ended with Will's death in 2000. Plot The little girl Isabelle (named after Franquin's daughter) gets into a lot of adventures when the evil witch Kalendula troubles Isabelle's uncle Hermès and his fiancée, the good witch Calendula (who is the descendant of the evil Kalendula). Other stories are about a magical painting, a flying village or a floating island. The stories have a poetical tone, although mixe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daughter
A daughter is a female offspring; a girl or a woman in relation to her parents. Daughterhood is the state of being someone's daughter. The male counterpart is a son. Analogously the name is used in several areas to show relations between groups or elements. From biological perspective, a daughter is a first degree relative. The word daughter also has several other connotations attached to it, one of these being used in reference to a female descendant or consanguinity. It can also be used as a term of endearment coming from an elder. In patriarchal societies, daughters often have different or lesser familial rights than sons. A family may prefer to have sons rather than daughters and subject daughters to female infanticide. In some societies it is the custom for a daughter to be 'sold' to her husband, who must pay a bride price. The reverse of this custom, where the parents pay the husband a sum of money to compensate for the financial burden of the woman and is known as a dow ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nephew
In the lineal kinship system used in the English-speaking world, a niece or nephew is a child of the subject's sibling or sibling-in-law. The converse relationship, the relationship from the niece or nephew's perspective, is that of an aunt or uncle. A niece is female and a nephew is male. The term nibling has been used in place of the common, gender-specific terms in some specialist literature. As aunt/uncle and niece/nephew are separated by one generation, they are an example of a second-degree relationship. They are 25% related by blood. Lexicology The word nephew is derived from the French word ''neveu'' which is derived from the Latin ''nepos''. The term ''nepotism'', meaning familial loyalty, is derived from this Latin term. ''Niece'' entered Middle English from the Old French word ''nece'', which also derives from Latin ''nepotem''. The word ''nibling'' is a neologism suggested by Samuel Martin in 1951 as a cover term for "nephew or niece"; it is not com ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cousin
Most generally, in the lineal kinship system used in the English-speaking world, a cousin is a type of familial relationship in which two relatives are two or more familial generations away from their most recent common ancestor. Commonly, "cousin" refers to a first cousin – a relative of the same generation whose most recent common ancestor with the subject is a grandparent. Degrees and removals are separate measures used to more precisely describe the relationship between cousins. ''Degree'' measures the separation, in generations, from the most recent common ancestor(s) to a parent of one of the cousins (whichever is closest), while ''removal'' measures the difference in generations between the cousins themselves, relative to their most recent common ancestor(s). To illustrate usage, a second cousin is a cousin with a ''degree'' of two; there are three (not two) generations from the common ancestor(s). When the degree is not specified, first cousin is assumed. A cou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pompon
A pom-pom – also spelled pom-pon, pompom or pompon – is a decorative ball or tuft of fibrous material. The term may refer to large tufts used by cheerleaders, or a small, tighter ball attached to the top of a hat, also known as a bobble or toorie. Pom-poms may come in many colours, sizes, and varieties and are made from a wide array of materials, including wool, cotton, paper, plastic, thread, glitter and occasionally feathers. Pom-poms are shaken by cheerleaders, pom or dance teams, and sports fans during spectator sports. Spelling and etymology *''Webster's Third New International Dictionary'' (1961) gives the spelling as "pompon." *The ''New Oxford American Dictionary'' (third edition, 2010) gives the spelling as "pom-pom." *The ''American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language'' (5th edition, 2011) gives the spelling as "pompom" or "pompon." *''Webster's New World College Dictionary'' (fourth edition) gives the spelling as "pompom." ''Pom-pom'', a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Drill
A drill is a tool used for making round holes or driving fasteners. It is fitted with a bit, either a drill or driver chuck. Hand-operated types are dramatically decreasing in popularity and cordless battery-powered ones proliferating due to increased efficiency and ease of use. Drills are commonly used in woodworking, metalworking, construction, machine tool fabrication, construction and utility projects. Specially designed versions are made for miniature applications. History Around 35,000 BC, ''Homo sapiens'' discovered the benefits of the application of rotary tools. This would have rudimentarily consisted of a pointed rock being spun between the hands to bore a hole through another material. This led to the hand drill, a smooth stick, that was sometimes attached to flint point, and was rubbed between the palms. This was used by many ancient civilizations around the world including the Mayans. The earliest perforated artifacts, such as bone, ivory, shells, and an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Battery (electricity)
An electric battery is a source of electric power consisting of one or more electrochemical cells with external connections for powering electrical devices. When a battery is supplying power, its positive terminal is the cathode and its negative terminal is the anode. The terminal marked negative is the source of electrons that will flow through an external electric circuit to the positive terminal. When a battery is connected to an external electric load, a redox reaction converts high-energy reactants to lower-energy products, and the free-energy difference is delivered to the external circuit as electrical energy. Historically the term "battery" specifically referred to a device composed of multiple cells; however, the usage has evolved to include devices composed of a single cell. Primary (single-use or "disposable") batteries are used once and discarded, as the electrode materials are irreversibly changed during discharge; a common example is the alkaline battery use ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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