André Geerts
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André Geerts was a Belgian comics
creator best known for his series Jojo.
in 1955. He studied at the Institut Saint-Luc
art school in Brussels. He started working for Le Soir
Jeunesse (the youth supplement of newspaper Le Soir) in 1974, when he was only 18 years old, before joining the Belgian weekly comics magazine Spirou
. His success series Jojo, about the small scale, real life but humoristic adventures of a boy of seven years old, started in 1983, with on average one new album a year. He also created later on Mademoiselle Louise, about a girl of about the same age as Jojo, but who is extremely rich and lonely.
Geerts died in 2010 from cancer.
Belgian comics
Belgian comics are a distinct subgroup in the comics history, and played a major role in the development of European comics, alongside France with whom they share a long common history...
creator best known for his series Jojo.
Biography
André Geerts was born in BrusselsBrussels
Brussels , officially the Brussels Region or Brussels-Capital Region , is the capital of Belgium and the de facto capital of the European Union...
in 1955. He studied at the Institut Saint-Luc
Institut Saint-Luc
The Institut Saint-Luc is an arts school in Brussels. It consists of six departments, with a total of 2200 students and some 430 employees, divided over five locations in Ixelles and Saint-Gilles.-History:...
art school in Brussels. He started working for Le Soir
Le Soir
Le Soir is a Berliner Format Belgian newspaper. Le Soir was founded in 1887 by Emile Rossel. It is the most popular Francophone newspaper in Belgium, and considered a newspaper of record.-Editorial stance:...
Jeunesse (the youth supplement of newspaper Le Soir) in 1974, when he was only 18 years old, before joining the Belgian weekly comics magazine Spirou
Spirou (magazine)
Spirou magazine is a weekly Belgian comics magazine published by the Dupuis company...
. His success series Jojo, about the small scale, real life but humoristic adventures of a boy of seven years old, started in 1983, with on average one new album a year. He also created later on Mademoiselle Louise, about a girl of about the same age as Jojo, but who is extremely rich and lonely.
Geerts died in 2010 from cancer.
Awards
- 1980: Prix Saint-MichelPrix Saint-MichelThe Prix Saint-Michel is a series of comic awards presented by the city of Brussels, with a focus on Franco-Belgian comics. They were first awarded in 1971, and are the second oldest comics award in Europe still presented, behind the Adamson Awards...
for best comical artist - 1994: Oecumenic Jury Award at the Angoulême International Comics FestivalAngoulême International Comics Festival Religious awardA variety of religious awards has been presented to comics at the Angoulême International Comics Festival between 1985 and 2003.-1980s:* 1985: Christian testimony award: Le transperceneige by Rochette and Jacques Lob, Casterman...
for the first volume of Mademoiselle Louise - 1997: Grand Prix of the city of DurbuyDurbuyDurbuy is a Walloon city and municipality located in the Belgian province of Luxembourg. On 1 January 2007 the municipality had 10,633 inhabitants. The total area is 156.61 km², giving a population density of 67.9 inhabitants per km²....
for Monde Cruel - 1998: Crayon d'or (Golden Pencil) of the city of Brussels, awarded by the Belgian Chamber of Comic Experts
- 2003: Grand prix of the city of Brussels, awarded at the festival of GanshorenGanshorenGanshoren is one of the nineteen municipalities located in the Brussels-Capital Region of Belgium. On January 1, 2006 the municipality had a total population of 20,970. The total area is 2.46 km² which gives a population density of 8,541 inhabitants per km².-Pronunciation:* French: * Dutch:...
- 2003: Prix Saint-Michel for best French language youth comic for Jojo
- 2007: Prize of the Young Readers at the Festival of Vaison-la-RomaineVaison-la-RomaineVaison-la-Romaine is a commune in the Vaucluse department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France....
for Jojo 16: Jojo vétérinaire - 2007: nominated for the Prix Saint-Michel for best youth comic for Jojo 16: Jojo vétérinaire
- 2008: nominated for the Prix Saint-Michel for best youth comic for Jojo 17: Confisqué
External links
- Biography from his publisher DupuisDupuisÉditions Dupuis S.A. is a Belgian publisher of comic books and magazines.Based in Marcinelle near Charleroi, Dupuis was founded in 1922 by Jean Dupuis, and is mostly famous for its comic albums and magazines. It is originally a French language publisher, but publishes many editions both in French...
- Biography at LambiekLambiekLambiek is a comic book store and art gallery in Amsterdam, founded in 1968 by Kees Kousemaker .It has held exhibitions of art by comic creators, including Robert Crumb, Daniel Clowes, Erik Kriek, André Franquin, Tanino Liberatore and Chris Ware...
's Comiclopedia - Info on the author and the series Jojo from the 1994 exposition at the Belgian Centre for Comic Strip ArtBelgian Centre for Comic Strip ArtThe Belgian Comic Strip Center chronicles the history of Belgian comics...