Marvano
Marvano (actually Mark van Oppen , born April 29, 1953 in Zolder , Belgium ) is a Belgian cartoonist and author .
Life
Marvano was born in Zolder in 1953 . He first studied interior design , but then decided to work as an illustrator and cartoonist . Possibly his best known work is the adaptation of Joe Haldeman's The Eternal War . Marvano and Haldeman later worked together on a comic book adaptation of the novel Buying time , called Dallas Barr .
Marvano then created three comic triologies with a historical background, first Berlin ( Berlin during and after World War II ), then Grand Prix (about racing drivers in the 1930s ) and The Jewish Brigade .
Works
- 1988–1989: The Eternal War , adaptation of a novel , three volumes
- 1996-2005: Dallas Barr, seven volumes
- 2007–2008: Berlin, three volumes
- 2010–2012: Grand Prix (comics series) , three volumes
- 2013–2016: The Jewish Brigade (comic series) , three volumes
Web links
- Interview with Marvano , Goethe-Institut Belgium, 2012, accessed on December 8, 2015
- Literature by and about Marvano in the catalog of the German National Library
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Marvano |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | van Oppen, Mark |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Belgian comic book author |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 29, 1953 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Zolder , Belgium |