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[[File:Franquin.jpg|link=Idees Noires|frame|A self-portrait of Franquin in one of his darker moments.]] |
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⚫ | '''André Franquin''' (1924-1997) was one of the best-known figures of the French-Belgian school of comic books. He is mostly famous for his work on ''[[Spirou and Fantasio]]'' and his own creation, ''[[Gaston Lagaffe]]'', whose title character is the archetype of the [[Anti-Hero]]. He was a key member of the "Marcinelle school", which, unlike the ''ligne claire'' school popularized by [[Tintin]] creator Hergé, emphasized dynamic movement and more cartoonishly exaggerated physical features. |
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⚫ | André Franquin (1924-1997) was one of the best-known figures of the French-Belgian school of comic books. He is mostly famous for his work on ''[[Spirou and Fantasio]]'' and his own creation, ''[[Gaston Lagaffe]]'', whose title character is the archetype of the [[Anti-Hero]]. He was a key member of the "Marcinelle school", which, unlike the ''ligne claire'' school popularized by [[Tintin]] creator Hergé, emphasized dynamic movement and more cartoonishly exaggerated physical features. |
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Born in Etterbeek, Belgium (coincidentally Hergé's hometown), Franquin discovered early in life a passion for cartoons, and his first works were published by a daily newspaper when he was barely 11. After studying at Saint-Luc, a school of religious art, he was noticed by an alumnus, who hired him as a collaborator on animated features. The end of [[World War II]] and the arrival of American-style animated cartoons proved overwhelming for the small studio, but the experience was a formative one for Franquin, who became acquainted with two fellow employees, Morris (who went on to create ''[[Lucky Luke]]'') and Peyo (who went on to create ''[[Johan and Peewit]]'' and eventually ''[[The Smurfs]]''). |
Born in Etterbeek, Belgium (coincidentally Hergé's hometown), Franquin discovered early in life a passion for cartoons, and his first works were published by a daily newspaper when he was barely 11. After studying at Saint-Luc, a school of religious art, he was noticed by an alumnus, who hired him as a collaborator on animated features. The end of [[World War II]] and the arrival of American-style animated cartoons proved overwhelming for the small studio, but the experience was a formative one for Franquin, who became acquainted with two fellow employees, Morris (who went on to create ''[[Lucky Luke]]'') and Peyo (who went on to create ''[[Johan and Peewit]]'' and eventually ''[[The Smurfs]]''). |