Eddy Paape
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Eddy Paape is a Franco-Belgian
comics artist
best known for illustrating the series Luc Orient
.
(now a part of Liège), Belgium
in 1920. He started his career as an animator
, working from 1942 on at CBA, the same animation studio where a few years later he would be joined by future Belgian cartoonists André Franquin
, Peyo
, and Morris
). Paape soon left the studio to work as a cover artist and later a cartoonist for different magazines of publisher Dupuis
. He began working with famed Belgian cartoonist Jijé
, first on his ambitious New Testament
comic project Emmanuel. He then succeeded Jijé
as illustrator of the detective series Valhardi, published in the Belgian comics magazine
Spirou
. Paape illustrated the series from 1946 until 1954, working with famous European comics authors Jean-Michel Charlier
and Yvan Delporte
.
Paape became an artist for the World Press syndicate, continuing to illustrate comics, mainly for Spirou. World Press Syndicate was a Belgian syndicate, based on the model of American syndicates like King Features Syndicate
, and its main authors were writer Charlier and artist Victor Hubinon
. Paape assisted them on their series Buck Danny
and the pirate biography Surcouf
. For many years, the style of Paape would be a clear mixture of the influence of Jijé and Hubinon. In 1958 Paape created Marc Dacier, a series written by Charlier.
Paape's best-known collaboration began in 1966, when he created the Flash Gordon
-like science fiction series Luc Orient
with Greg. This series, published in Tintin
, became very popular and ran through 18 adventures.
In 1969 Paape began teaching draughtsmanship for comics at the Institut Saint-Luc
art school in Brussels, where he remained until 1976.
Footnotes
Franco-Belgian comics
Franco-Belgian comics are comics that are created in Belgium and France. These countries have a long tradition in comics and comic books, where they are known as BDs, an abbreviation of bande dessinée in French and stripverhalen in Dutch...
comics artist
Comics artist
A comics artist is an artist working within the comics medium on comic strips, comic books or graphic novels. The term may refer to any number of artists who contribute to produce a work in the comics form, from those who oversee all aspects of the work to those who contribute only a part.-Comic...
best known for illustrating the series Luc Orient
Luc Orient
Luc Orient is a science fiction comic series featuring an eponymous hero, created in 1967 by the writer Greg and the artist Eddy Paape. It belongs to the large family of Franco-Belgian comics.- Publishing history :...
.
Biography
Eddy Paape was born in GrivegnéeGrivegnée
Grivegnée is a suburb of the Belgian town Liège. It is a former commune in the Liège municipality, since 1977 it is a part of the city....
(now a part of Liège), Belgium
Belgium
Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...
in 1920. He started his career as an animator
Animator
An animator is an artist who creates multiple images that give an illusion of movement called animation when displayed in rapid sequence; the images are called frames and key frames. Animators can work in a variety of fields including film, television, video games, and the internet. Usually, an...
, working from 1942 on at CBA, the same animation studio where a few years later he would be joined by future Belgian cartoonists André Franquin
André Franquin
André Franquin was an influential Belgian comics artist, whose best known comic strip creations are Gaston and Marsupilami, created while he worked on the Spirou et Fantasio comic strip from 1947 to 1969, during a period seen by many as the series' golden age.-Franquin's beginnings:Franquin was...
, Peyo
Peyo
Pierre Culliford , known as Peyo, was a Belgian comics artist, perhaps best known for the creation of The Smurfs comic strip.-Biography:...
, and Morris
Morris (comics)
Maurice De Bevere , better known as Morris, was a Belgian cartoonist and the creator of Lucky Luke. His pen name is an alternate spelling of his first name.-Biography:...
). Paape soon left the studio to work as a cover artist and later a cartoonist for different magazines of publisher Dupuis
Dupuis
Éditions 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...
. He began working with famed Belgian cartoonist Jijé
Jijé
Jijé was a Belgian comics artist, best known for being a seminal artist on the Spirou et Fantasio strip and the creator of one of the first major European western strips, Jerry Spring.-Biography:Born Joseph Gillain in Gedinne, Namur, he completed various art studies Jijé (13 January 1914 – 20...
, first on his ambitious New Testament
New Testament
The New Testament is the second major division of the Christian biblical canon, the first such division being the much longer Old Testament....
comic project Emmanuel. He then succeeded Jijé
Jijé
Jijé was a Belgian comics artist, best known for being a seminal artist on the Spirou et Fantasio strip and the creator of one of the first major European western strips, Jerry Spring.-Biography:Born Joseph Gillain in Gedinne, Namur, he completed various art studies Jijé (13 January 1914 – 20...
as illustrator of the detective series Valhardi, published in the Belgian comics magazine
Franco-Belgian comics magazines
Belgium and France have a long tradition in comics. They have a common history for comics and magazines.In the early years of its history, magazines had a large place on the comics market and were often the only place where comics were published. Most of them were kids-targeted.In the 1970s,...
Spirou
Spirou (magazine)
Spirou magazine is a weekly Belgian comics magazine published by the Dupuis company...
. Paape illustrated the series from 1946 until 1954, working with famous European comics authors Jean-Michel Charlier
Jean-Michel Charlier
Jean-Michel Charlier was a Belgian script writer best known as a writer of realistic European comics. He was a co-founder of the famed European comics magazine Pilote.-Biography:...
and Yvan Delporte
Yvan Delporte
Yvan Delporte was a Belgian comics writer, and was editor-in-chief of Spirou magazine between 1955 and 1968 during a period considered by many the golden age of Franco-Belgian comics...
.
Paape became an artist for the World Press syndicate, continuing to illustrate comics, mainly for Spirou. World Press Syndicate was a Belgian syndicate, based on the model of American syndicates like King Features Syndicate
King Features Syndicate
King Features Syndicate, a print syndication company owned by The Hearst Corporation, distributes about 150 comic strips, newspaper columns, editorial cartoons, puzzles and games to nearly 5000 newspapers worldwide...
, and its main authors were writer Charlier and artist Victor Hubinon
Victor Hubinon
Victor Hubinon was a Belgian comic-book artist, best known for the series Buck Danny and Redbeard.-Biography:...
. Paape assisted them on their series Buck Danny
Buck Danny
Buck Danny is a Franco-Belgian comics series about a military flying ace and his two sidekicks serving in the United States Navy or the United States Air Force. The series is noted for its realism both in the drawings and the descriptions of air force procedures as part of the storyline. In...
and the pirate biography Surcouf
Surcouf
Surcouf is a French surname. It may refer to:* Robert Surcouf , a French corsair** For boats and ships named after him, see French ship Surcouf.* Jaques Surcouf , a French entomologist...
. For many years, the style of Paape would be a clear mixture of the influence of Jijé and Hubinon. In 1958 Paape created Marc Dacier, a series written by Charlier.
Paape's best-known collaboration began in 1966, when he created the Flash Gordon
Flash Gordon
Flash Gordon is the hero of a science fiction adventure comic strip originally drawn by Alex Raymond. First published January 7, 1934, the strip was inspired by and created to compete with the already established Buck Rogers adventure strip. Also inspired by these series were comics such as Dash...
-like science fiction series Luc Orient
Luc Orient
Luc Orient is a science fiction comic series featuring an eponymous hero, created in 1967 by the writer Greg and the artist Eddy Paape. It belongs to the large family of Franco-Belgian comics.- Publishing history :...
with Greg. This series, published in Tintin
Tintin (magazine)
Le journal de Tintin or Kuifje , was a weekly Belgian comics magazine of the second half of the 20th century...
, became very popular and ran through 18 adventures.
In 1969 Paape began teaching draughtsmanship for comics 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, where he remained until 1976.
Selected bibliography
- Valhardi (Jean-Michel Charlier and Yvan Delporte, 1946), 4 albums, 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...
- Marc Dacier (Charlier, 1958): 13 albums, Dupuis
- Luc Orient (Greg, 1966): 18 albums, Le LombardLe LombardLe Lombard or Lombard Editions is a Belgian comic book publisher established in 1946 when the Tintin magazine was launched. In 1986 the company was acquired by Média-Participations.-Titles:Lombard's more famous series include:*Clifton...
- Jeux de Toah (Torah Game) (André-Paul DuchâteauAndré-Paul DuchâteauAndré-Paul Duchâteau is a Belgian comics writer and mystery novelist. He worked with Tibet on Ric Hochet. He has also written under the pseudonym Michel Vasseur.-Awards:*1974: Grand Prix de Littérature Policière - French Prize...
, 1969) - Tommy Banco (Greg, 1970): 2 albums, Le Lombard
- Yorik des Tempêtes (Yorik of the Storms) (Duchâteau, 1971): 1 album, Le Lombard
- Les Jardins de la Peur (The Gardens of Fear) (Jean DufauxJean DufauxJean Dufaux is a Belgian comic book writer. Initially beginning his professional career as a journalist for "CINÉ-PRESSE", Dufaux started writing comic books in the 1980s...
and Sohier, 1988): 1 album, DargaudDargaudLes Éditions Dargaud is a publisher of Franco-Belgian comics series, headquartered in the 18th arrondissement of Paris. It was founded in 1943 by Georges Dargaud.Initially, Dargaud published novels for women... - Carol Détective (Duchâteau, 1990): 2 albums, Le Lombard
- Johnny Congo (Greg, 1992): 2 albums, Lefrancq
- Les MisérablesLes MisérablesLes Misérables , translated variously from the French as The Miserable Ones, The Wretched, The Poor Ones, The Wretched Poor, or The Victims), is an 1862 French novel by author Victor Hugo and is widely considered one of the greatest novels of the nineteenth century...
(after Victor HugoVictor HugoVictor-Marie Hugo was a Frenchpoet, playwright, novelist, essayist, visual artist, statesman, human rights activist and exponent of the Romantic movement in France....
, 1996): 1 album, Talent
Sources
- Eddy Paape publications in Spirou, Pilote, Belgian Tintin and French Tintin BDoubliées
- Eddy Paape albums Bedetheque
Footnotes
External links
- Eddy Paape biography on Lambiek Comiclopedia