Joseph Franz Hedwig Loeckx (4 May 1937 – 7 February 2023) was a Belgian comic book artist. He worked under the pseudonym of Jo-El Azara. Important series he worked on include '' Clifton'' and ''Taka Takata'', both serialized in ''

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Biography

Loeckx was born in

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, near

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, Belgium, on 4 May 1937. Loeckx is sometimes referred to as Joseph-R. Loeckx in error. During his working life, first he used the penname of Jo-El, subsequently Ernest, and thereafter worked as Jo-El Azara, under which name he has drawn most of his comics. A long career of working with the great names in Belgian and French comics, including

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, Macherot, and

Uderzo Alberto Aleandro Uderzo (; 25 April 1927 – 24 March 2020), better known as Albert Uderzo (), was a French comic book artist and scriptwriter. He is best known as the co-creator and illustrator of the '' Astérix'' series in collaboration wit ...

, he was active in publishing his own ''Taka Takata'' albums under his Azéko label. Loeckx lived in the south of France, close to the

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. His lifelong partner,

Josette Baujot Josette Baujot (17 August 1920 – 13 August 2009) was a Belgian artist and colorist. She is most commonly associated with fellow Belgian comics writer Hergé (Georges Remi) and his '' Adventures of Tintin'' series. Early life She was born J ...

, died on 13 August 2009. He died on 7 February 2023, at the age of 85.Bande dessinée : Taka Takata pleure son papa Jo-El Azara, disparu à 85 ans dans son "paradis gersois"

References

External links

Taka Takata official site

on

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