André Geerts
André Geerts (born December 18, 1955 in Brussels , Belgium , † July 27, 2010 ) was a Belgian comic artist, author and cartoonist. He was best known for his comic series Jojo .
Life
After studying at the Institut Saint-Luc in Brussels , Geerts made his debut in 1974 with an article in the magazine Le Soir Jeunesse . For the Spirou magazine he drew the series La Petite Chronique Vénusienne from 1976 on the texts of Jean-Marie Brouyère . In 1982, Geerts began drawing cartoons , which were titled Bonjour, Monde Cruel and Bonsoir, Monde Cruel! In 1985 and 1997 . when books were published. In 1983 Geerts created the humorous series Jojo for Spirou , which he continued to draw until his death. By Jojo published during his lifetime Geerts 'seventeen albums in Dupuis , an eighteenth was only after Geerts' published death. Parallel to Jojo , Geerts drew the series Mademoiselle Louise from 1993 in collaboration with Sergio Salma , of which a total of four albums were published.
Geerts died of complications from cancer. He lived in Wemmel until his death .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d André Geerts on lambiek.net (English) , accessed on December 1, 2011
- ↑ a b 'Jojo' author André Geerts overleden (1955-2010) on stripturnhout.be (Dutch) , accessed on December 1, 2011
- ↑ Eric Mettout: Jojo pleure André Geerts on lexpress.fr (French) , accessed on December 3, 2011
- ↑ Report on wemmel.be (Dutch) ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , accessed December 1, 2011
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Geerts, André |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Belgian comic artist, author and cartoonist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 18th December 1955 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Brussels , Belgium |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 27, 2010 |