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André Franquin (French: [fʁɑ̃kɛ̃]; 3 January 1924 – 5 January 1997) was an influential Belgian comics artist, whose best-known creations are Gaston and Marsupilami. He also produced the Spirou et Fantasio comic strip from 1946 to 1968, a period seen by many as the series' golden age.
- Writer, Artist
- 3 January 1924, Etterbeek, Belgium
- Belgian
- 5 January 1997 (aged 73), Saint-Laurent-du-Var, France
(3 January 1924 - 5 January 1997, Belgium) 'Gaston Lagaffe'. Belgian comic artist André Franquin is widely considered one of the major artists of European comics. A leading contributor to Spirou magazine, he was the third lead writer/artist of the title comic, 'Spirou et Fantasio'.
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Feb 17, 2017 · He created the most complete, the most alive, the most absolute cartooniness in comics history." A current Paris retrospective, Gaston, shares their views. It also honours a landmark birthday – the sixtieth year of Gaston Lagaffe, Franquin's most well-known character.
Gaston is a Belgian gag-a-day comic strip created in 1957 by the Belgian cartoonist André Franquin in the Franco-Belgian comics magazine Spirou. The series focuses on the everyday life of Gaston Lagaffe (whose surname means "the blunder"), a lazy and accident-prone office junior who works at Spirou' s office in Brussels. [1]
- February 28, 1957
Franquin's Last Laugh ( French: Idées noires: Dark thoughts) is a collection of black comedy comic strips drawn by André Franquin, written by Franquin and Yvan Delporte. The one-page stories first appeared frequently in 1977, in the brief run of the Spirou magazine supplement, Le Trombone illustré.
- 1981, 1984
- Franquin, with Jean Roba
- Fluide Glacial
Apr 14, 2024 · André Franquin, the influential and mercurial creator of Gaston Lagaffe, embodied the spirit of Spirou and the post-war Belgian comic strip generation. Tuesday, 30 May 2023. By Frédéric Jannin. Since everything needs a beginning, let's rewind and start the story in the middle of the Second World War.
André Franquin (Person) - Comic Vine. Belgian comic artist. Creator of Gaston and Marsupilami. André Franquin appears in 786 issues. André Franquin last edited by jacdec on 01/21/22...
