A Belgian cartoonist from the Golden Age of comics, AndréFranquinwas as important and influential throughout his career as Hergé, moulding and training dozens of artists through his long years at* Spirou magazine. In his 20 years at the helm of Spirou and Fantasio *, creator of their fantastical fri...

A Belgian cartoonist from the Golden Age of comics, AndréFranquinwas as important and influential throughout his career as Hergé, moulding and training dozens of artists through his long years at* Spirou magazine. In his 20 years at the helm of Spirou and Fantasio *, creator of their fantastical friend the Marsupilami, he was also the father of one of the most beloved anti-heroes of European comics, GastonLagaffe, as well as the delightfully dark and sarcastic Idées Noires. As a sign of his popularity, he received the very first Grand Prix de la ville d'Angoulême in 1974.