Tag Archive | "Wim Lockefeer"

From our continental correspondent: Nick Rodwell’s Calculated Affair?

Tuesday, August 18, 2009

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Just what is the deal with Nick Rodwell, husband to the woman who used to be married to Hergé (deceased), the creator of Tintin?  Why do I need to use such an awkward phrasing, instead of just saying that he’s the second husband of Hergé’s widow?  Because I would rather not have my private life, [...]

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From our continental correspondent – Belgium comic strips murals

Friday, July 17, 2009

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For those who are getting quite frustrated with our reporting of all comics goodies to be enjoyed in Brussels this year, China Central Television has made a short documentary on the comic murals that have graced the city for some years now, so you can all have a look.  The Brussels tourist board has even [...]

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From Our Continental Correspondent – Michael Loved Martine

Wednesday, July 1, 2009

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According to SudPresse, Michael Jackson was a big fan of Belgian illustrator Marcel Marlier’s art for the  Martine books he created together with writer Gilbert Delhaye.   These books, which have been published by Casterman in their immensely popular Farandolle series since 1954, tell the daily adventures of an ordinary girl in a world populated with [...]

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From Our Continental Correspondent – Lucky Luke is alive!

Tuesday, June 30, 2009

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Eurocomics heroes are seldom superheroes, and the lack of capes, powers and similar visual Sturm Und Drang have quite often deemed hem less suitable for a general audience film, much unlike X-Men, Spider-Man or Hellboy.  Sure, there’s Steven Spielberg’s much awaited Tintin adaptation, and there are lots of smaller-scale projects, aimed at a more local [...]

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