Raymond Leblanc
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Raymond Leblanc was a Belgian
comic book
producer and publisher, best known for publishing The Adventures of Tintin
, by Hergé
and the magazine Tintin (magazine)
. He also worked a variety of other occupations, including a resistance fighter during World War II.
While Tintin first appeared in 1929, Leblanc launched it as a magazine (Tintin (magazine)
in 1946 after he convinced Tintin's artistic creator Hergé to launch a periodical for the young. Also around this time, Leblanc started the Lombard publishing house, aimed at audiences "from seven to 77", which he sold to French buyers in 1986.
The year 1954 saw Leblanc launching two other creative ventures: the advertising agency Publiart, using cartoon characters in its projects; and Belvision studios, with hand-drawn animation produced for television. Belvision rose to become a major animation studio which produced short and full-length animated films, such as Pinocchio dans l'Espace, Astérix le Gaulois, Tintin et le Temple du Soleil, Tintin et le Lac aux Requins, and Les Voyages de Gulliver.
He received the first Alph-Art d'Honneur prize in 2003 at the 30th annual comic book festival at Angoulême
, France. Leblanc died aged 92 on March 21, 2008.
Belgium
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comic book
Comic book
A comic book or comicbook is a magazine made up of comics, narrative artwork in the form of separate panels that represent individual scenes, often accompanied by dialog as well as including...
producer and publisher, best known for publishing The Adventures of Tintin
The Adventures of Tintin
The Adventures of Tintin is a series of classic comic books created by Belgian artist , who wrote under the pen name of Hergé...
, by Hergé
Hergé
Georges Prosper Remi , better known by the pen name Hergé, was a Belgian comics writer and artist. His best known and most substantial work is the 23 completed comic books in The Adventures of Tintin series, which he wrote and illustrated from 1929 until his death in 1983, although he was also...
and the magazine Tintin (magazine)
Tintin (magazine)
Le journal de Tintin or Kuifje , was a weekly Belgian comics magazine of the second half of the 20th century...
. He also worked a variety of other occupations, including a resistance fighter during World War II.
While Tintin first appeared in 1929, Leblanc launched it as a magazine (Tintin (magazine)
Tintin (magazine)
Le journal de Tintin or Kuifje , was a weekly Belgian comics magazine of the second half of the 20th century...
in 1946 after he convinced Tintin's artistic creator Hergé to launch a periodical for the young. Also around this time, Leblanc started the Lombard publishing house, aimed at audiences "from seven to 77", which he sold to French buyers in 1986.
The year 1954 saw Leblanc launching two other creative ventures: the advertising agency Publiart, using cartoon characters in its projects; and Belvision studios, with hand-drawn animation produced for television. Belvision rose to become a major animation studio which produced short and full-length animated films, such as Pinocchio dans l'Espace, Astérix le Gaulois, Tintin et le Temple du Soleil, Tintin et le Lac aux Requins, and Les Voyages de Gulliver.
He received the first Alph-Art d'Honneur prize in 2003 at the 30th annual comic book festival at Angoulême
Angoulême
-Main sights:In place of its ancient fortifications, Angoulême is encircled by boulevards above the old city walls, known as the Remparts, from which fine views may be obtained in all directions. Within the town the streets are often narrow. Apart from the cathedral and the hôtel de ville, the...
, France. Leblanc died aged 92 on March 21, 2008.