Dupa
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Luc Dupanloup, more famous under his pen name Dupa, was a Belgian comics
artist best known as the creator of Cubitus
which later was turned into an animated series called Wowser
. He was born on 12 February 1945 in Montignies-sur-Sambre
and died on 8 November 2000 in Ottignies.
Comics
Comics denotes a hybrid medium having verbal side of its vocabulary tightly tied to its visual side in order to convey narrative or information only, the latter in case of non-fiction comics, seeking synergy by using both visual and verbal side in...
artist best known as the creator of Cubitus
Cubitus
Cubitus is a Franco-Belgian comics series, and the basis for the Wowser cartoon series appearing in the United States. Cubitus was created by the cartoonist Dupa, and features Cubitus, a large anthropomorphic dog, who lives with his owner Semaphore...
which later was turned into an animated series called Wowser
Wowser (TV series)
is an anime based on the Belgian comic strip Cubitus. It consisted of 52 two-part episodes, and originally aired from April 5, 1988 to March 27, 1989.-Plot:Wowser is a big white dog who lives with his owner, the Professor...
. He was born on 12 February 1945 in Montignies-sur-Sambre
Montignies-sur-Sambre
Montignies-sur-Sambre is a section of the Belgian town of Charleroi within the Walloon region in the Province of Hainaut. It was a commune of its own before the merger of the communes in 1977....
and died on 8 November 2000 in Ottignies.
Awards
- Crayon d'Argent in 1973
- Aigle d'Or de la Ville de Nice in 1982
- Prize of the best book for children at the BD de Paris convention in 1984
- "110 d'Or" price in November 1993 at the BD Festival of Illzach