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  Spirou - Open Encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
The character Spirou was originally a lift-boy for the Moustique Hotel, and remains dressed with his red uniform to this day, although there has been no mention of his occupation for many years.
Spirou had (and still has) a pet squirrel called Spip, and "spirou" means squirrel in Walloon.
Spirou et les héritiers (1952) (apparition of Zantafio and the marsupilami))
open-encyclopedia.com /Spirou   (576 words)

  
 WEBORGERS -The Belgian Comics 4 - Spirou
Fantasio was not a dreamer as the Redaction wanted him to be, he was a pure fantasist instilling non-sense and catastrophes in the stories.
Joseph Gilain, born in the Namur region in 1914, was one of the most talented artist of the Belgian comics and is the base of the modernization of the character of Spirou.
The Spirou series bloomed under his creativity, becoming a mix of captivating stories, outrageous gags and devastating humor, allied to a view of a world where real friendship, courage and honesty are the prevalent values.
www.geocities.com /Paris/Cafe/2877/spirou/spirou.html   (1292 words)

  
 Spirou et Fantasio -Les albums
Spirou découvre alors qu'il a affaire à Samovar le savant fou et à Radar, son robot à tout faire.
Spirou et Fantasio vont sur l'île Lilipanga, aidé l'Empereur de cet île à réunifié les deux tributs hostiles.
Spirou et Fantasio vont en Amérique afin de vérifier s'il existe toujours des cow-boy vivant sur les coutumes du Farwest.
www.bdcentral.com /Spirou/albums02.html   (613 words)

  
 Spirou comic magazine
Spirou magazine is without a doubt one of the most important Belgian comics magazines, along with Tintin.
Some of the highlights are 'Boule et Bill' by Jean Roba, 'Génial Olivier' by Jacques Devos, 'Bobo' by Maurice Rosy and Paul Deliège, 'Sam et l'Ours', by Lagas and Deliège, 'Le Flagada' by Charles Degotte and the 'Johan et Pirlouit' spin-off 'Les Schtroumpfs' by Peyo.
Fournier quit 'Spirou et Fantasio' in 1979 and after some stories by Yves Chaland and Nic Broca, Tome and Janry became the new authors of the title series.
www.lambiek.net /magazines/spirou.htm   (1488 words)

  
 Spirou -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
The character Spirou was originally an elevator (lift) operator for the Moustique Hotel, and remains dressed with his red uniform to this day, although there has been no mention of his occupation for many years.
Spirou had (and still has) a pet squirrel called Spip, and "spirou" means squirrel in (A member of the French-speaking people living in Belgium) Walloon.
A spin-off series, Le Petit Spirou (Young Spirou), was also started by Tome & Janry and details the antics of the character as an elementary school boy.
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/s/sp/spirou.htm   (856 words)

  
 jije   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
He took over the main series of "Spirou" from the Frenchman Rob-Vel, created his own series "Jean Valhardi" and drew episodes of the American series.
After the war, he handed over his existing series to younger artists: André Franquin got "Spirou et Fantasio", Eddy Paape "Jean Valhardi" and Victor Hubinon "Blondin et Cirage".
In the mid-1960s, he took over the artwork of "Tanguy et Laverdure" from Albert Uderzo and of "Barbe-Rouge" from Victor Hubinon.
www.yourencyclopedia.net /jije.html   (265 words)

  
 Comic creator: Maurice Rosy
Maurice Rosy was artistic director of Spirou during the magazine's heyday, as well as a talented and original scenariowriter.
In addition to 'Tif et Tondu', Rosy cooperated on the writing of some 'Spirou et Fantasio' stories with André Franquin ('Le Dictateur et le Champignon' in 1953, and 'Les Pirates du Silence' in 1955).
Besides his work for Spirou, Rosy was involved the foundation of TVA Dupuis, Dupuis's animation studios, and the launch of the Gag de Poche pocket series.
lambiek.net /artists/r/rosy_m.htm   (319 words)

  
 EAGB Advance Game Review - Spirou - The Robot Invasion
Spirou has already had an outing on the original GameBoy and most other consoles although this was some years ago.
A huge star in his native Belgium, the adventures of Spirou and Fantasio are almost unheard of anywhere else but that's all set to change.
Spirou himself moves with great ease and is on a par with the fluid animation we first saw with the Prince of Persia titles and all other on screen characters display the same quality.
www.eagb.net /advance/gr27.html   (835 words)

  
 Gaston Lagaffe   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
Franquin was the cartoonist on the Spirou et Fantasio comic strip, and Gaston originally started as single panels in Spirou magazine, which Franquin drew as a distraction from the more elaborate adventures involving the title character Spirou and his friend Fantasio.
Fantasio (of Spirou et Fantasio) is one of the supporting characters of the series.
Spirou (also from Spirou et Fantasio) also puts in a few cameo appearances, usually in conjunction with Fantasio.
www.worldhistory.com /wiki/G/Gaston-Lagaffe.htm   (1987 words)

  
 The World of Franquin - Inventions and mecanics
In Spirou et les Héritiers (Spirou and the Inheritors), we’re introduced, for example, to a device for parking in narrow spaces and a windshield wiper for spectacles.
With the Turbotraction 1, a legend is born.
Fantasio’s Fantacoptère, and his cousin Zantafio’s Zantajet are products of an inventor’s ‘duel’ between the two, while the Count of Champignac devises a revolutionary bright yellow one-man submarine.
www.cite-sciences.fr /english/ala_cite/expo/tempo/franquin/pages/inventions.html   (535 words)

  
 Dupuis Publishing
The father of Valhardi suggests picking up the character of Spirou again, which he does by drawing "Le Tank", a complete story published in the Almanach Spirou 1947 and then by continuing an adventure he was already working on, "Les Maisons préfabriquées".
The next ten years will be mainly devoted to the "Spirou et Fantasio" series and newspaper illustrations: complete special stories, covers, various illustrations.
Spirou becoming too much for him, he passes him on to Fournier in 1968 after one last feat of parody, "Panade à Champignac" in which he strives to free himself from the constraints of traditional heroes and classical tales.
www.dupuis.com /servlet/jpecat?pgm=VIEW_AUTHOR&lang=UK&AUTEUR_ID=85   (924 words)

  
 Jak Kirman: Index of authors
Spirou et Fantasio 18 : QRN sur Bretzelburg
Spirou et Fantasio 1 : Quatre aventures de...
Spirou et Fantasio 2 : Il y a un Sorcier a Champignac
www.cs.brown.edu /~jak/authors.html   (684 words)

  
 spirou und fantasio   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
Zauberei in der Abtei - Spirou and Fantasio 20
Kodo der Tyrann - Spirou and Fantasio 26
Marilyn ist nicht zu stoppen - Spirou and Fantasio 33
www.comicpage.de /comic-index/spirou_fantasio.html   (1627 words)

  
 zorglub - Article and Reference from OnPedia.com
Zorglub is a fictional character in the Belgian comic strip Spirou et Fantasio.
He was created by Andr Franquin during his years drawing the strip.
In all the following albums where he appears he ceases to be an antagonist, but keeps on assuming his mad scientist persona, making him a source of trouble for everybody.
www.onpedia.com /encyclopedia/zorglub   (151 words)

  
 Spirou - Unipedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
Spirou et Fantasio, tome 40 : La Frousse aux trousses
Spirou et Fantasio, tome 10 : Les Pirates du silence
Spirou et Fantasio, tome 24 : Tembo tabou
www.unipedia.info /Spirou.html   (872 words)

  
 Franquin
At the time André Franquin invented Gaston in cooperation with his assistant Jidehém and ``Spirou''s editor at the time, Yvan Delporte, Franquin was long since famous for ``Spirou et Fantasio'', the magazine's flagship.
Spirou and Fantasio is the strips most important supporting characters, you get the impression Franquin uses ideas he rejected for use in Spirou et Fantasio, episodes more suited for the unpredictable Gaston.
At the same time Fantasio met strong competition from other strong characters in the Spirou offices.
www.wsis.net /guust/flater/franquin.htm   (280 words)

  
 Les clins d'oeil dans la bande dessinée - 4.06. Le marsupilami
Franquin a d'ailleurs activement participé à cet album: il a dessiné quatre cases mettant en scène Spirou et le Marsupilami téléphonant à Cirage.
Ainsi, les dessinateurs ayant repris Spirou ont dû se priver du fameux animal (à l'exception de Fournier qui, dans "Le faiseur d'or", a obtenu la collaboration de Franquin).
Tome et Janry, sans doute aussi nostalgiques que les lecteurs, ont contourné la "censure" en plaçant un Marsupilami en peluche au pied du lit de Spirou.
home.tiscalinet.ch /parrat/bd/clin4_06.shtml   (298 words)

  
 Comic creator: André Franquin   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
During the period he drew 'Spirou et Fantasio', Franquin introduced several new characters to the series, like the citizens of Champignac, Fantasio's evil nephew Zantafio, and of course, one of Franquin's most famous creations, the Marsupilami.
The enlargement of the Spirou universe and the very humorous and well-structured stories made Franquin, in the minds of many people, the ultimate 'Spirou et Fantasio' artist.
After a short appearance in Tintin with the 'Modeste et Pompon' series, Franquin created the popular anti-hero 'Gaston' and the rest is comics history.
www.lambiek.net /Franquin1.htm   (301 words)

  
 Spirou   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
Spirou est un dessin animé que nous aimons beaucoup.
J'aime beaucoup les BD surtout Le petit Spirou.
Salut, je m'appelle Elodie, j'ai 11 ans et j'aime bien les aventures de Spirou (quand il était jeune).
learningat.ke7.org.uk /frenchweb/5thlesson/french/downloaded/momes/spirou.html   (290 words)

  
 Last Gasp Online Catalog - SPIROU ET FANTASIO 13: LE VOYAGEUR DE MESOZOIQUE (HC)
In 1946, he took over the "Adventures of Spirou" series and made it his own creating supporting characters, human and animal (the Marsupilami) and giving it the energy of the post-war period.
The drawing style created in the 50s by Franquin and his peers was a major influence on Chaland and a whole generation of cartoonists.
In this book, Volume 13 in the "Spirou et Fantasio" series, a dinosaur is revived and wreaks havoc in the Belgian countryside.
www.lastgasp.com /d/10257   (272 words)

  
 Actualité bande dessinée : Qui reprendra Spirou ?
Le quarante sixième album de Spirou and Fantasio, la Machine qui Rêve, fut publié en décembre 1998.
Il a terminé 10 planches de la prochaine aventure de Spirou et Fantasio, qui verra le retour de Zorglub.
Il est même probable que plusieurs dessinateurs et scénaristes ont été approchés et seront testés via le journal Spirou avant de prendre une décision.
www.auracan.com /Indiscretions/2002/20020913.html   (303 words)

  
 STUART NG BOOKS - Catalogue 12 - Artists D thru F   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
  spirou et fantasio 1: 4 aventures de spirou et fantasio.
  spirou et fantasio 10: les pirates du silence.
  spirou et fantasio 14: le prisonnier du bouddha.
www.stuartngbooks.com /catalog12artistsdf.html   (1208 words)

  
 RPGnet: The Inside Scoop on Gaming
Astérix le Gaulois (Uderzo et Goscinny): The wild adventures of a village of indomitable Gauls who never had to surrender to Ceasar through the use of a magic potion of might.
Spirou et Fantasio (Franquin): Most of these are worthy of the best pulp adventures, in a different way.
Lanfeust de Troy, Trolls de Troy et Gnomes de Troy (Arleston et al.): These series all take place on the wonderful Fantasy world of Troy.
www.rpg.net /forums/phorum/pf/read.php?f=5&i=60431&t=60345   (417 words)

  
 Spirou et Fantasio
Déjà lorsqu'il était jeune, il s'amusait à recopier les personnages de Spirou et c'est Franquin qui l'encouragea à l'époque d'aller montrer ses dessins aux Éditions Dupuis.
Tome et Janry ont mentionné en entrevue qu'il était devenu difficile pour eux de mélanger aventure et humour, car ils se sentaient limité dans l'exploitation des deux styles.
Extraits d'une entrevue entre Spirou et Fantasio et les deux auteurs, parue dans le journal de Spirou du 22 Avril 1998 (n° 3132)
www.bdcentral.com /Spirou   (631 words)

  
 Spirou und Fantasio
Spirou und Fantasio haben immer wieder spannende Abenteuer zu bestehen.
In den Folgen 2 bis 18 werden sie dabei "schlagkräftig" von dem Marsupilami unterstützt.
Das Marsupilami, das Spirou und Fantasio von einer Reise aus dem Urwald von Palumbien mitgebracht hatten wurde zum Star der Serie und neben Pips dem Eichhörnchen zum ständigen Begleiter von Spirou und Fantasio.
www.zeitbandit.screensaver4you.de /comics/spirou.htm   (286 words)

  
 Spirou Fantasio   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
Spirou and Fantasio Nr.45 Flut über Paris Neu + Portofrei
Spirou and Fantasio Spezial und das Phantom Neu + Portofrei
Spirou und Fantasio Nr 11 + 19 - Carlsen Br ab 1981
comics-verkauf.de /Spirou-Fantasio.html   (183 words)

  
 Comic creator: Marcel Denis   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
There, he wrote two short stories of 'Spirou et Fantasio' and helped create 'Les Boumptérix' with Franquin, Jidéhem and Roba, under the collective pseudonym of "Ley Kip".
For the magazine Spirou, he came up with the comical series 'Les Frères Clips'.
From 1962 to 1964 he briefly took over the 'Tif et Tondu' series from Will, doing two long stories with the characters.
www.lambiek.com /denis_marcel.htm   (176 words)

  
 Book Reviews - Z Is for Zorglub (Spirou and Fantasio)
This book was drawn in the 60's, and shows the battle between Spirou and Fantasio against a maniacal inventor named Zorglub.
I hope that someday more Spirou books will be available to the English reading public, especially those drawn by Franquin and by Tome and Janry.
However, there is one spirou book even better than this one: Le dictateur et le champignon: In which Spirou and Fantasio must battle Fantasios evil cousin Zantafio (whom is the archvillain of the series)
www.book-reviews.ws /book-reviews/1887911510   (341 words)

  
 Les Amis de SPIROU: Editos: Le réveil des clônes
J’adore, Morvan et Munuera n’ont pas encore sorti leur second opus de leur reprise de la série « Spirou et Fantasio » que déjà on leur prépare des équipes de remplacements.
Tout ceci avait pris fin vers 1983 où Tome et Janry s’étaient imposés comme les seuls repreneurs choisis par le lectorat de l’époque.
Si Morvan et Munuera accueillent cette nouvelle avec sérénité, d’ailleurs, ils étaient au courant avant même de signer leur contrat.
members.lycos.co.uk /notfound404   (405 words)

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