* The Spirou character was created in 1938 and is still hugely successful around the world. * Published in English for the first time * Adapted into video game and manga formats * More than 20 million copies sold to date * An average of 200,000 copies sold each year
A Belgian cartoonist from the Golden Age of comics, AndreFranquin was as important and influential throughout his career as Herge, moulding and training dozens of artists through his long years at Spirou magazine. In his 20 years at the helm of Spirou and Fantasio, creator of their fantastical friend the Marsupilami, he was also the father of one of the most beloved anti-heroes of European comics, Gaston Lagaffe, as well as the delightfully dark and sarcastic Idees Noires. As a sign of his popularity, he received the very first Grand Prix de la ville d'Angouleme in 1974.
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