Luc Dupanloup, more famous under his pen name Dupa, was a Belgian
comics
a medium used to express ideas with images, often combined with text or other visual information. It typically the form of a sequence of panels of images. Textual devices such as speech balloons, captions, and onomatopoeia can indicate ...
artist best known as the creator of
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 anthropomorphic dog, who lives ...
which later was turned into an animated series called ''
Wowser
"Wowser" is an Australian and New Zealand term that refers to a person who seeks to deprive others of behaviour deemed to be immoral or sinful.
History
The term originated in Australia, at first carrying a similar meaning to "lout" (an annoying ...
''. He was born on 12 February 1945 in
Montignies-sur-Sambre
Montignies-sur-Sambre ( wa, Montgneye-so-Sambe) is a town of Wallonia and a district of the municipality of Charleroi, located in the province of Hainaut, Belgium.
It was a municipality of its own before the fusion of the Belgian municipalities ...
and died on 8 November 2000 in
Ottignies
Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve (; wa, Ocgniye-Li Noû Lovén) is a city and municipality of Wallonia located in the Belgian province of Walloon Brabant. On January 1, 2006, Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve had a total population of 29,521. The total area ...
.
Le Lombard
Awards
* Crayon d'Argent in 1973
* Aigle d'Or de la Ville de Nice in 1982
* Prize of the best book for children at the BD de Paris convention in 1984
* "110 d'Or" price in November 1993 at the BD Festival of Illzach
Bibliography
*''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 anthropomorphic dog, who lives ...
'' (43 albums) 1972–2000
*''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
C ...
'' (3 albums) 1973–1977
*''Alice au pays des merveilles ''(1 album) 1973
*''Constant Souci ''(1 album) 1974
*''Coup d'oeil ''(1 album) 1984
*''Niky ''(3 albums) 1985–1988
*''Le Verrou ''(1 album) 1987
*''Bédémix ''(2 albums) 1989
*''Les Vacances de Petit Biniou'' (1 album) 1997
References
BD Paradisio
fan page
;Footnotes
External links
*
Comic Book Database
1945 births
2000 deaths
Artists from Charleroi
Belgian comics artists
Belgian comics writers
Belgian humorists
Belgian surrealist artists
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