''Cupidon'' is a
Belgian comics series written by
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 ges ...
and drawn by Malik.
Publication history
''Cupidon'' made its debut in the
Franco-Belgian comics magazine ''
Spirou'' on October 5, 1988.
To date 19 albums have been published by
Dupuis
Éditions Dupuis S.A. () is a Belgium, Belgian publisher of comic albums and magazines.
Based in Marcinelle near Charleroi, Dupuis was founded in 1922 by Jean Dupuis, and is mostly famous for its comic comics album, albums and magazines. It is ...
.
Synopsis
''Cupidon'' features short stories about the adventures of a little
Putto
A putto (; plural putti ) is a figure in a work of art depicted as a chubby male child, usually naked and sometimes winged. Originally limited to profane passions in symbolism,Dempsey, Charles. ''Inventing the Renaissance Putto''. University of ...
attempting to bring love on earth. His headquarters are in
Heaven
Heaven or the heavens, is a common religious cosmological or transcendent supernatural place where beings such as deities, angels, souls, saints, or venerated ancestors are said to originate, be enthroned, or reside. According to the belie ...
and he is dispatched by a (hot-tempered)
Saint Peter
Saint Peter; he, שמעון בר יונה, Šimʿōn bar Yōnāh; ar, سِمعَان بُطرُس, translit=Simʿa̅n Buṭrus; grc-gre, Πέτρος, Petros; cop, Ⲡⲉⲧⲣⲟⲥ, Petros; lat, Petrus; ar, شمعون الصفـا, Sham'un ...
.
With his bow and arrows, Cupidon is usually prone to
blunders, bringing together people of contrasting personalities, even matching together animals not necessarily of the same species.
Albums
# ''Premières flèches'', 1990
# ''Philtre d'amour'', 1991
# ''Baiser de feu'', 1991
# ''Souffle au cœur'', 1992
# ''Arc en ciel'', 1993
# ''L'Ange et l'eau'', 1994
# ''Un amour de gorille'', 1995
# ''Je l'aime un peu...'', 1996
# ''Vive la mariée'', 1997
# ''Coup de foudre'', 1998
# ''Lune de miel'', 1999
# ''Le Cœur dans les nuages'', 2000
# ''Jour de chance'', 2001
# ''Toutes les amours du monde'', 2002
# ''Plus jamais seul'', 2003
# ''Cadeau du ciel'', 2004
# ''Amour en cage'', 2005
# ''Rien que pour vous!'', 2006
# ''Solitude'', 2007
References
Sources
''Cupidon'' publications in ''Spirou''BDoubliées
Bedetheque
External links
Cupidon on Dupuis official site
Belgian comic strips
Gag-a-day comics
1988 comics debuts
Comics characters introduced in 1988
Fictional angels
Dupuis titles
Child characters in comics
Male characters in comics
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