The ''Bronzen Adhemar'' (Dutch for "Brass Adhemar") is the official

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Cultural Prize for Comics, given to a

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comics author for his body of work. It is awarded by the Flemish Ministry of Culture during Strip Turnhout, the major Flemish comics festival, once every two years.

History

Continuing the idea of a comics award given once in 1972, the prize was definitely installed by the makers of the magazine

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in 1977, "to emphasize and enhance the quality of Flemish comics". From 1979 on, the winner also got an exposition during the festival in

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. The prize then changed from yearly to two-yearly. The organisation of the Award was transferred to the "Bronzen Adhemar Stichting" in 1991, and again to the

in 2003, when a monetary prize of 12,500 Euro was added to the statue all winners received.

The name

The "Bronzen Adhemar" (Brass Adhemar) is named after Adhemar, the son of ''

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'', one of the classic Flemish comics. Twice, a "Gouden Adhemar" (Golden Adhemar) was awarded on special occasions.

Winners

* 1972: ''Ciso''-Award for Bob De Moor * 1977: Hec Leemans and Daniel Janssen for ''Bakelandt'' * 1978: Kamagurka for '' Bert'' * 1979: Karel Biddeloo for '' De Rode Ridder'' * 1981: Jean-Pol for ''Kramikske'' * 1983: Merho for Kiekeboe * 1985: Berck for ''

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'' and ''Lowietje'' * 1987: Erika Raven for ''Thomas Rindt'' * 1989: Johan De Moor for ''Kasper'' * 1991:

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for ''Sam'' and ''Omni'' * 1993:

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for ''Chelsey'' ** Gouden Adhemar: Marc Sleen * 1995: Dirk Stallaert for ''Nino'' and ''

'' * 1997: Ferry for ''De kronieken van Panchrysia (The chronicles of Panchrysia)'' * 1999: Erik Meynen for ''De jaren van Dehaene (The years of Dehaene)'' * 2001:

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for '' The Forever War'' and ''

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'' * 2003:

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for ''De Avonden (The evenings)''. Matena is Dutch but lives in Belgium since the mid-1980s. * 2005:

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for '' XIII'' and '' Bob Morane'' ** Gouden Adhemar:

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* 2007: Kim Duchâteau **also nominated: Luc Cromheecke, and Simon Spruyt and Fritz Van den Heuvel * 2009:

Willy Linthout Willy Linthout (born 1 May 1953) is a Belgian comics author, best known for the '' Urbanus'' comics and his graphic novel ''Years of the Elephant''. Biography Willy Linthout was born in Eksaarde near Lokeren, Belgium in 1953. He was a mechanic ...

for ''Het Jaar van de Olifant'' * 2011: Steven Dupré for ''Sarah en Robin'' * 2013: Marc Legendre for '' Biebel'' * 2015: Luc Cromheecke for ''

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'' * 2018: Jeroen Janssen * 2020: Charel Cambré

References

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External links

Strip Turnhout
Comics awards Belgian comics Belgian awards Awards established in 1977 The Adventures of Nero