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À Suivre
''À Suivre'' or ''(A SUIVRE)'' (English translation: "To Be Continued") was a Belgian comics magazine published from February 1978 to December 1997 by the Casterman publishing house, and was preceded by a "0", or test, issue in October 1977. Along with the comic book magazines '' Spirou'', ''Tintin'', ''Pilote'', and ''Métal hurlant'', it is considered to have been one of the major vehicles for the development of Franco-Belgian ''bande dessinées'' (BDs) during the late 20th century, most notably by providing a specific platform for the publication of BDs intended for a mature readership. It was particularly in light of the latter intent that, in the process, the magazine became a pioneering medium for the introduction and embracement of graphic novels in Europe. History and profile ''À Suivre'' was established by Casterman publishing house in 1978. The magazine was published on a monthly basis. It presented the work of major European graphic novel artists including Hugo Pra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ted Benoît
Thierry "Ted" Benoit (25 July 1947 – 30 September 2016) was a French comic artist, graphic novelist and prominent figure in the stylish Franco-Belgian ligne claire comics scene in the 1980s. His influences included Edgar P. Jacobs, Moebius, Robert Crumb and to a lesser extend Jacques Tardi. Among his works from the 1980s are ''Bingo Bongo et son Combo Congolais'', a series about aspiring novelist Bingo B. Bongo and his travails; and ''Ray Banana'', a film noir pastiche. Some of these were published in English in '' Heavy Metal''. Benoit illustrated two books in the ''Blake and Mortimer'' series, both written by Jean Van Hamme: '' The Francis Blake Affair'', 1996; and '' The Strange Encounter'', 2001. Benoit died on 30 September 2016 at the age of 69. Published albums *1979: ''Hôpital'', Les Humanoïdes Associés *1981: ''Vers la ligne claire'', Les Humanoïdes Associés *1982: ''Histoires vraies'', written by Yves Cheraqui, Les Humanoïdes Associés *1982: ''Berceuse ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jean Giraud
Jean Henri Gaston Giraud (; 8 May 1938 – 10 March 2012) was a French artist, cartoonist, and writer who worked in the Franco-Belgian comics, Franco-Belgian ''bandes dessinées'' (BD) tradition. Giraud garnered worldwide acclaim predominantly under the pseudonym Mœbius (; ) for his fantasy/science-fiction work, and to a slightly lesser extent as Gir (), which he used for the ''Blueberry (comics), Blueberry'' series and his other Western (genre), Western-themed work. Esteemed by Federico Fellini, Stan Lee, and Hayao Miyazaki, among others,Screech, Matthew. 2005. "Moebius/Jean Giraud: ''Nouveau Réalisme'' and Science fiction". In Libbie McQuillan (ed.) ''The Francophone bande dessinée''. Rodopi. p. 1 he has been described as the most influential ''bande dessinée'' artist after Hergé. His most famous body of work as Gir concerns the ''Blueberry'' series, created with writer Jean-Michel Charlier, featuring one of the first antiheroes in Western comics, and which is parti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Comics Magazines Published In Belgium
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 dialogue, narration, sound effects, or other information. There is no consensus among theorists and historians on a definition of comics; some emphasize the combination of images and text, some sequentiality or other image relations, and others historical aspects such as mass reproduction or the use of recurring characters. Cartooning and other forms of illustration are the most common means of image-making in comics. Photo comics is a form that uses photographic images. Common forms include comic strips, editorial and gag cartoons, and comic books. Since the late 20th century, bound volumes such as graphic novels, and comic albums, have become increasingly common, along with webcomics as well as scientific/medical comics. The history of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1997 Disestablishments In Belgium
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1978 Establishments In Belgium
Events January * January 1 – Air India Flight 855, a Boeing 747 passenger jet, crashes off the coast of Bombay, killing 213. * January 5 – Bülent Ecevit, of CHP, forms the new government of Turkey (42nd government). * January 6 – The Holy Crown of Hungary (also known as Stephen of Hungary Crown) is returned to Hungary from the United States, where it was held since World War II. * January 10 – Pedro JoaquÃn Chamorro Cardenal, a critic of the Nicaraguan government, is assassinated; riots erupt against Somoza's government. * January 13 – Former American Vice President Hubert Humphrey, a Democrat, dies of cancer in Waverly, Minnesota, at the age of 66. * January 18 – The European Court of Human Rights finds the British government guilty of mistreating prisoners in Northern Ireland, but not guilty of torture. * January 22 – Ethiopia declares the ambassador of West Germany ''persona non grata''. * January 24 ** Soviet satellite Kosmos 954 burns up in Earth's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1978 Comics Debuts
Events January * January 1 – Air India Flight 855, a Boeing 747 passenger jet, crashes off the coast of Bombay, killing 213. * January 5 – Bülent Ecevit, of Republican People's Party, CHP, forms the new government of Turkey (42nd government). * January 6 – The Holy Crown of Hungary (also known as Stephen of Hungary Crown) is returned to Hungary from the United States, where it was held since World War II. * January 10 – Pedro JoaquÃn Chamorro Cardenal, a critic of the Nicaraguan government, is assassinated; riots erupt against Anastasio Somoza Debayle, Somoza's government. * January 13 – Former American Vice President Hubert Humphrey, a Democrat, dies of cancer in Waverly, Minnesota, at the age of 66. * January 18 – The European Court of Human Rights finds the British government guilty of mistreating prisoners in Northern Ireland, but not guilty of torture. * January 22 – Ethiopia declares the ambassador of West Germany ''persona non grata''. * January 24 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Magazines In Belgium
The following is a list of Belgian magazines which are published in French, in Dutch and in other languages. 0 * '' 24h01'' A * ''A Prior Magazine'' * '' À Suivre'' * '' L’Art libre'' * '' L'Art Moderne'' B * ''Belgian Boutique'' * '' La Belgique Horticole'' * ''Boer en Tuinder'' * '' The Bulletin'' * ''The Brussels Times'' C * '' Ciné Télé Revue'' * '' Le Congo illustré'' * '' The Courier (ACP-EU)'' Ç * '' Ça Ira'' D * '' Dag Allemaal'' * ''De Bond'' * '' Durendal'' * '' DW B'' E * '' E!Sharp'' F * '' Femmes d’Aujourd’hui'' * ''Fire'' * ''Flair'' * '' Flore des Serres et des Jardins de l'Europe'' G * '' Gael'' * '' Green European Journal'' * '' Gonzo'' * '' Le Guide musical'' H * '' Het Overzicht'' * '' Het Rijk der Vrouw'' * '' HUMO'' I * '' L'Illustration Européenne'' J * '' La Jeune Belgique'' * '' Joepie'' K * ''Kerk en Leven'' * '' Knack'' L * '' La Lettre b'' * '' Libelle'' * '' L'Officiel Belgium'' * ''Lumière'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
François Boucq
François Boucq (; born 28 November 1955 in Lille), is a French comic book artist. He is most famous for his satirical and surreal comics revolving around the main character . Career Boucq published cartoons in magazines like ''Le Point'' or ''L'Expansion'' at an early age. Soon, he also created comic albums, becoming famous with '' Les pionniers de l'aventure humaine''. Many more have been published in the meantime, including ' (1986) ' (1990) and ' (2014) with American novelist Jerome Charyn. Boucq created the successful series '' Face de Lune'' in cooperation with the artist Alexandro Jodorowsky. 1994 saw the publication of '' Les dents du recoin'', the first album of a series of surreal comics that feature Jérôme Moucherot, a door-to-door insurance salesman with a fountain pen through his nose, who is dressed in a leopard fur suit; his bizarre adventures take place in a world where Smurfs are jungle-dwelling headhunters and sharks swim around in the blue wallpapers of bo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Benoît Sokal
Benoît Sokal (28 June 1954 – 28 May 2021) was a Belgian comic artist and video game developer, best known for his comics series '' Inspector Canardo'', and the ''Syberia'' adventure game franchise. Biography Benoît Sokal was born in Brussels in 1954.De Weyer, Geert (2005). "Benoît Sokal". In België gestript, pp. 162. Tielt: Lannoo. According to him, his grandfather was an Austrian General of the cavalry (Austria), General of the cavalry of History of the Jews in Ukraine, Ukrainian Jewish origin who had fled to Belgium in 1939 with the help of a German officer he knew since 1914, crossing all of Eastern Europe while surviving the Nazis.Annick RIVOIRE [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
François Schuiten
François Schuiten (; born 26 April 1956) is a Franco-Belgian comics, Belgian comic book artist. He is best known for drawing the series ''Les Cités Obscures''. Biography François Schuiten was born in Brussels, Belgium, in 1956.De Weyer, Geert (2005). "François Schuiten". In België gestript, pp. 153-155. Tielt: Lannoo. His father, Robert Schuiten, and his mother, Marie-Madeleine De Maeyer, were both architects. He has five brothers and sisters, one of whom is also an architect. During his studies at the Institut Saint-Luc, Saint-Luc Institute in Brussels (1975–1977), he met Claude Renard, who led the comics department at the school. Together they created several books. Schuiten's brother Luc Schuiten, Luc also worked with him several times as a writer for the series ''Terres Creuses''. Schuiten published his first comic on 3 May 1973, consisting of five black and white pages in the Franco-Belgian comics magazine ''Pilote''; four years later he was published in the more ex ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vittorio Giardino
Vittorio Giardino (born December 24, 1946) is an Italian comic artist. Biography Giardino was born in Bologna, where he graduated in electrical engineering in 1969. At the age of 30, he decided to leave his job and devote himself to comics. Two years later his first short story, "Pax Romana", was published in ''La Città Futura'', a weekly magazine published by the Italian Communist Youth Federation and edited by Luigi Bernardi. In 1982, Giardino created a new character: ''Max Fridman'', an ex-secret agent involved in the political struggle in 1930s Europe. His first adventure, ''Hungarian Rhapsody'' was serialized in the first four issues of magazine '' Orient Express'', bringing Giardino in the limelight of the international comic scene. Max Fridman adventures have been published in 18 countries. Some of the prizes the series won include Lucca Festival's '' Yellow Kid'' and Brussels' '' St. Michel''. Starting in 1984, Giardino produced a number of short stories for the Itali ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guido Crepax
Guido Crepas (15 July 1933 – 31 July 2003), better known by his pen name Guido Crepax, was an Italian comics artist. He is most famous for his character ''Valentina (Italian comics), Valentina'', created in 1965 and very representative of the spirit of the 1960s. The ''Valentina'' series of books and strips became noted for Crepax's sophisticated drawing, and for the psychedelic (other), psychedelic, dreamlike storylines, generally involving a strong dose of eroticism. His work was often politically motivated too, inspired by his Communist convictions. A film based on his work called ''Baba Yaga (1973 film), Baba Yaga'', featuring the character Valentina, was made in 1973. Works Valentina stories * ''The Lesmo Curve'' (1965) * ''The Subterraneans'' (1965) * ''The Descent'' (1966) * ''Un Poco Loco'' (1966) * ''Ciao, Valentina'' (1966) * ''The Force of Gravity'' (1967) * ''Funny Valentine'' (1967) * ''Valentina in Sovietland'' (1968) * ''Valentina in Boots'' (1968) * ''M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
