François Craenhals

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François Craenhals (born November 15, 1926 in Evere , † August 2, 2004 in Montpellier ) was a Belgian cartoonist . His best known comic series are Roland, Ritter Ungestüm ( Chevalier Ardent ) and Die Vier ( Les 4 As ).

biography

François Craenhals was born in Evere in 1926 . He was a fan of the American comics by Alex Raymond and Hal Foster and created his first Tarzan- style comic book Karan in the late 1940s. At the same time, he created a medieval comic for the weekly magazine Le soir illustré , the main character of which was a knight.

When he introduced these comics to Tintin magazine, he was hired as the magazine's artistic director and gradually began drawing short comics for the magazine. His first major series made its debut in 1953: Pom et Teddy was a series about a boy, a girl and their donkey, the first stories of which were about a circus.

Craenhals soon became one of the main producers of comics for magazines and newspapers. Several employees joined his studio. He worked for the Petits Belges magazine published by Averbode Abbey and for many years published Primus et Musette in La Libre Belgique . Craenhals was one of the first comic artists to join Hergé at the Casterman publishing house , where his two most important series were published: the children's series Les 4 As (German Die Vier ) about four young people (three boys and one girl) and their crazy adventures, as well as the adult comic inspired by Prince Eisenherz Chevalier Ardent (German Roland, Ritter Ungestüm ) about a young knight at the time of King Arthur . Both series sold well, the latter also met with a positive response from criticism.

In the 1990s Craenhals moved to Rivières-de-Theyrargues in southern France , where he continued to work on his two series until his death in Montpellier in 2004 . The comic magazine COMIXENE praised Craenhals as "one of the really great Belgian comic authors, who at times was read a lot by us too ".

bibliography

Original publications

series Years Volumes publishing company Remarks
Rémy and Ghislaine 1955 2 Le Lombard
Pom et Teddy 1956-1980 11 Le Lombard, Dargaud , Samedi-Jeunesse and Rijperman
Sensations à Lourdes 1958 1 Altiora Averbode
Primus et Musette 1955-1965 27 La Libre Belgique and La Cité: Samedi-Jeunesse 1970–1973
Adventure in Sarajevo 1962 1 Le Lombard and Dargaud
Les 4 As 1964-2004 41 Casterman With the assistance of J. Debruyne
Chevalier Ardent 1970-2001 20th Casterman
Fantômette 1982-1984 4th Hachette Story by Georges Chaulet
Mystère de l'An ... 1989-1995 2 Harambee Story by R. Dardenne
Un drame in six coeurs 1995 1 Harambee Story by R. Dardenne
Une lumière dans la nuit 1995 1 Harambee Story by R. Dardenne

Craenhals' comics have been translated into numerous languages, including Dutch , German, and Swedish .

Awards

literature

  • Michel Béra, Michel Denni, Philippe Mellot: Trésors de la Bande Dessinée 1999-2000 . Les éditions de l'amateur, Paris 1998, ISBN 2-85917-258-0 .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b De Weyer, Geert (2005). "François Craenhals". Stripped in België, pp. 96-97. Tielt: Lannoo.
  2. ^ Obituary in The Comics Reporter (last visited: December 17, 2006)
  3. ↑ Martin Jurgeit: OBITUARY , COMIXENE No. 77, p. 24, 2004
personal data
SURNAME Craenhals, François
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Belgian comic artist
DATE OF BIRTH November 15, 1926
PLACE OF BIRTH Evere
DATE OF DEATH August 2, 2004
Place of death Montpellier