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Tome (comics)
Philippe Vandevelde, working under the pseudonym Tome (24 February 1957 – 5 October 2019), was a Belgian comics writer. He was known for collaborations with Janry on '' Spirou et Fantasio'' and '' Le Petit Spirou'', and with Luc Warnant and later Bruno Gazzotti on '' Soda''. He also collaborated with Ralph Meyer on ''Berceuse assassine'', and with Marc Hardy on ''Feux''. Earlier in his career he was an assistant-artist for Dupa. Biography Vandevelde was born in Brussels. An operation left him blind for a short while at the age of eight. His first experiences of comics were the '' Adventures of Tintin'' story '' King Ottokar's Sceptre'' and '' Corentin'' read aloud to him. Under the pseudonyms "Phil" and "Tom", he published his first illustrations and comics for the school magazine ''Buck'' (made by Thierry Groensteen) from 1972 to 1974. His first comic was a medieval parody ''Estrel, le troubadour''. Tome began his professional comics career in the studio of Dupa, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brussels
Brussels (french: Bruxelles or ; nl, Brussel ), officially the Brussels-Capital Region (All text and all but one graphic show the English name as Brussels-Capital Region.) (french: link=no, Région de Bruxelles-Capitale; nl, link=no, Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest), is a region of Belgium comprising 19 municipalities, including the City of Brussels, which is the capital of Belgium. The Brussels-Capital Region is located in the central portion of the country and is a part of both the French Community of Belgium and the Flemish Community, but is separate from the Flemish Region (within which it forms an enclave) and the Walloon Region. Brussels is the most densely populated region in Belgium, and although it has the highest GDP per capita, it has the lowest available income per household. The Brussels Region covers , a relatively small area compared to the two other regions, and has a population of over 1.2 million. The five times larger metropolitan area of Brusse ... [...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] |
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] |
Angoulême International Comics Festival Prix Jeunesse 9–12 Ans
The Prix Jeunesse 9–12 ans is awarded to comics authors at the Angoulême International Comics Festival. It rewards the best album for a 9 to 12 years old targeted public. The award started in 1981 as the "Alfred enfant", without the distinction in age groups. In 1984, the named changed for one year to "Alfred du meilleur album enfant". From 1987, distinction is made between the age categories. This award is then called "Alfred moins de 12 ans". In 1988, the name changes to "Alfred du meilleur album jeunesse". In 1989, the name changes again to "Alph'art Jeunesse". Between 1991 and 1995, the distinction between the two categories disappears. In 1996, the name changes to "Alph'art Jeunesse 9–12 ans". Award winners ''the winner of the award for that year is listed first and the nominees are listed below.'' 1980s * 1981: ''Boule et Bill: Bill est maboul'' by Roba, Dupuis * 1982: ''Yakari: Le secret de Petit Tonnerre'' by Derib (artist) and Job (author), Casterman * 1983: '' L'ét ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Angoulême International Comics Festival Humour Award
The Humour award was presented to a comic at the Angoulême International Comics Festival from 1989 until 2001. 1980s * 1989: '' Les vieux copains plein de pépins'' by Florence Cestac 1990s * 1990: '' Raoul Fulgurex: Le secret du mystère'' by Tronchet and Gelli * 1991: '' Le pauvre chevalier'' by F'Murr * 1991 (joint winner): '' L’encyclopédie des bébés part 3'' by Daniel Goossens * 1992: ''Le Petit Spirou'' by Tome (author) and Janry (artist), Dupuis * 1993: '' Raymond Calbuth'' by Tronchet * 1994: '' Les Closh: Le grand karma'' by Radis and Bobo, Les Humanoïdes Associés * 1995: '' La vache: A mort l’homme, vive l’ozone'' by Johan De Moor and Stephen Desberg, Casterman * 1996: '' Poignées d’amour'' by Willem * 1997: '' Le démon de midi'' by Florence Cestac * 1998: '' Jean-Claude Tergal: Portraits de famille'' by Tronchet * 1999: '' Agrippine et l’ancêtre'' by Claire Bretécher 2000s * 2000: ''Blotch part 1'' by Blutch, Fluide Glacial * 2001: '' Napol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spirou (character)
Spirou (, ; ; Walloon for "squirrel", "mischievous"; nl, Robbedoes, link=no) is a Belgian comic strip character and protagonist in the comic strip series '' Spirou & Fantasio'' and '' Le Petit Spirou'', and the eponymous character of the Belgian comic strip magazine '' Spirou''. History The character was originally created by Robert Velter (Rob-Vel) for the launch of ' ('' Spirou'' magazine) in 1938. ''Spirou'' was originally an elevator operator and bell-boy at the fictional Moustique Hotel. At some point he became a reporter for the eponymous magazine, though he remained dressed in his trademark red uniform. Spirou's design was changed through the years by the various writers and artists who created his adventures but he has kept his spiky red-hair and clothes of the same colour even after ditching his hotel uniform. Character In contrast to Tintin, Spirou is more frequently shown doing some reporting in several of his adventures. While he and reporter colleague Fan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Raoul Cauvin
Raoul Cauvin (26 September 1938 – 19 August 2021) was a Belgian comics author and one of the most popular in the humorist field. Biography Raoul Cauvin was born in Antoing, Belgium in 1938.De Weyer, Geert (2005). "Raoul Cauvin". In België gestript, pp. 176–177. Tielt: Lannoo. He studied lithography at the Institut Saint-Luc in Tournai, but upon leaving school found that there were no jobs available for lithographers.Interview on fan site Last accessed 29 September 2006 He started working at in 1960 as a cameraman for the small the publishing house had started, working ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nic Broca
NIC may refer to: Banking and insurance companies * National Insurance Corporation, Uganda * NIC Bank, a commercial bank in Kenya Politics, government and economics * National Ice Center, an agency that provides worldwide navigational ice analyses for the United States military and government * National Incubation Center, Ignite - National Technology Fund, Ministry of IT & Telecom, Government of Pakistan * Natal Indian Congress, a political party in South Africa formed by Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi * National Implementation Committee on FATA Reforms, a committee chaired by the Prime Minister of Pakistan regarding the Federally Administered Tribal Areas * National Indigenous Council, an advisory body to the Australian Government from late 2004 to early 2008 * National Informatics Centre, Government of India * National Infrastructure Commission, a UK government body advising on large-scale infrastructure projects * National Institute of Corrections, a division of the United St ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
André Franquin
André Franquin (; 3 January 1924 – 5 January 1997) was an influential Belgian comics artist, whose best-known creations are '' Gaston'' and ''Marsupilami''. He also produced the ''Spirou et Fantasio'' comic strip from 1946 to 1968, a period seen by many as the series' golden age. Biography Franquin's beginnings Franquin was born in Etterbeek in 1924.De Weyer, Geert (2005). "André Franquin". In België gestript, pp. 113-115. Tielt: Lannoo. Although he started drawing at an early age, Franquin got his first actual drawing lessons at '' École Saint-Luc'' in 1943. A year later however, the school was forced to close down because of the war and Franquin was then hired by Compagnie belge d'actualités (CBA), a short-lived animation studio in Brussels. It is there he met some of his future colleagues: Maurice de Bevere (Morris, creator of ''Lucky Luke''), Pierre Culliford (Peyo, creator of the ''Smurfs''), and Eddy Paape. Three of them (minus Peyo) were hired by Dupuis in 1945, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spirou (magazine)
''Spirou'' (french: Le Journal de Spirou) is a weekly Franco-Belgian comics magazine published by the Dupuis company since April 21, 1938. It's an anthology magazine with new features appearing regularly, containing a mix of short humor strips and serialized features, of which the most popular series would be collected as albums by Dupuis afterwards. History Creation With the success of the weekly magazine ''Le Journal de Mickey'' in France, and the popularity of the weekly ''Adventures of Tintin'' in ''Le Petit Vingtième'', many new comic magazines or youth magazines with comics appeared in France and Belgium in the second half of the 1930s. In 1936, the experienced publisher Jean Dupuis put his sons Paul and the 19-year-old Charles in charge of a new magazine aimed at the juvenile market. First appearing 21 April 1938, it was a large format magazine, available only in French and only in Wallonia. It was an eight-page weekly comics magazine composed of a mixture of short ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clifton (comics)
''Clifton'' is a Franco-Belgian comics series in the humorous spy-genre, featuring the exploits of Colonel Sir Harold Wilberforce Clifton. It was created by Raymond Macherot in 1959, and has since passed on to other artists and writers. Over the fifty years of publication of the Clifton series, approximately twenty albums and twenty smaller stories have been published, totalling about 800 pages. Character A British colonel, retired from MI5, though sometimes still active for the British government, Clifton functions as an amateur sleuth, and his phlegmatic approach to stress leads to humorous situations. Harold Clifton lives in Puddington, near London, supported by housekeeper Miss Partridge, who makes a prize-winning goulash. Clifton drives a red MG TD from the early fifties, which gets mangled in most stories, but is repaired regardless of cost. Clifton's hobbies include Boy Scouting (he's Boy Scoutmaster Singing Heron), cats, and collecting cigar wraps. In ''Passé Co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
