Jacques Van Melkebeke
Jacques Van Melkebeke (born December 12, 1904 in Brussels , † June 8, 1983 ) was a Belgian comic book author .
Career
Jacques Van Melkebeke attended the Academy of Fine Arts in Brussels, where he met Jacques Laudy . He initially worked as a painter and drawing professor and began working with Hergé and Paul Jamin in 1940 for the youth supplement to Le Soir . The activities under German occupation led to his early resignation as editor-in-chief of Tintin in 1947 .
He provided material for the stories of Tintin and wrote two plays, Tintin aux Indes ou le mystère du diamant bleu and Monsieur Boullock a disparu , which premiered in 1941 and 1942. At the premiere of the first piece, he introduced Hergé to his childhood friend Edgar P. Jacobs .
He remained faithful to painting and writing until the end of his life. His work on series such as Tim and Struppi , Blake and Mortimer , Corentin and Hassan et Kaddour was not known to his readership at the time.
The look of Professor Mortimer in Blake and Mortimer is modeled after Jacques Van Melkebeke.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Jacques Van Melkebeke (auracan) (French)
- ↑ Jacques Van Melkebeke (bedetheque) (French)
- ↑ Jacques Van Melkebeke (lambiek) (English)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Van Melkebeke, Jacques |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Belgian comic book author |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 12, 1904 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Brussels |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 8, 1983 |