Paul Deliège
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Paul Deliège was a Belgian artist and writer of comics, and was married with two children.
. He started in the daily Le Soir
with Père Bricole et Félicien et les Romanis. In 1959, he got into éditions Dupuis
where he launched les aventures de Théophile et Philibert with Vicq. at the start of the 1960s, he was the principal creator of the Mini-récits (mini-stories) in the magazine Spirou
, where he created Bobo, his best-known hero. The series Les Krostons, about three green imps and their unsuccessful attempts to take over the world, (with Piroton) and Le trou du souffleur (The souffleur's hole) followed shortly. Deliège was also writer for the series Sam et l'Ours (Sam and the bear, drawn by Lagas) and some stories of Sybilline (drawn by Macherot).
The Krostons is being made into a 3-D film
of the same name.
Deliège died of a heart attack
in 2005.
Biography
Deliège was born in OlneOlne
Olne is a Walloon municipality of Belgium in Province of Liege. On January 1, 2006 Olne had a total population of 3,793. The total area is 15.99 km² which gives a population density of 237 inhabitants per km²....
. He started in the daily Le Soir
Le Soir
Le Soir is a Berliner Format Belgian newspaper. Le Soir was founded in 1887 by Emile Rossel. It is the most popular Francophone newspaper in Belgium, and considered a newspaper of record.-Editorial stance:...
with Père Bricole et Félicien et les Romanis. In 1959, he got into éditions Dupuis
Dupuis
Éditions Dupuis S.A. is a Belgian publisher of comic books and magazines.Based in Marcinelle near Charleroi, Dupuis was founded in 1922 by Jean Dupuis, and is mostly famous for its comic albums and magazines. It is originally a French language publisher, but publishes many editions both in French...
where he launched les aventures de Théophile et Philibert with Vicq. at the start of the 1960s, he was the principal creator of the Mini-récits (mini-stories) in the magazine Spirou
Spirou (magazine)
Spirou magazine is a weekly Belgian comics magazine published by the Dupuis company...
, where he created Bobo, his best-known hero. The series Les Krostons, about three green imps and their unsuccessful attempts to take over the world, (with Piroton) and Le trou du souffleur (The souffleur's hole) followed shortly. Deliège was also writer for the series Sam et l'Ours (Sam and the bear, drawn by Lagas) and some stories of Sybilline (drawn by Macherot).
The Krostons is being made into a 3-D film
3-D film
A 3-D film or S3D film is a motion picture that enhances the illusion of depth perception...
of the same name.
Deliège died of a heart attack
Myocardial infarction
Myocardial infarction or acute myocardial infarction , commonly known as a heart attack, results from the interruption of blood supply to a part of the heart, causing heart cells to die...
in 2005.
External links
- Les Krostons at BD Oubliées
- Le blog des Krostons
- Krostons film site
Interviews
- Interview, Auracan