| Paul Deliège | |
|---|---|
| Born | 21 January 1931 Olne, Liège, Belgium |
| Died | 7 July 2005 (aged 74) |
| Area(s) | Writer, Penciller, Inker |
Paul Deliège (21 January 1931 – 7 July 2005) was a Belgian artist and writer of comics. He is most famous for his series Bobo.
Biography
Deliège was born in Olne. 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.[1]
Deliège died of a heart attack in 2005.
Notes
- ↑ McLean, Thomas J. (8 October 2009). "French Studio Plans Krostons Features". Animation Magazine. Retrieved 9 September 2010.
References
- Paul Deliège at Bedetheque (in French)
- Paul Deliège at BD Oubliées (in French)
- Paul Deliège at Lambiek's Comiclopedia
- Paul Deliège at the Grand Comics Database
- Paul Deliège at the Comic Book DB (archived from the original)
External links
- Les Krostons at BD Oubliées (in French)
- Le blog des Krostons (in French)
- Krostons film site
Interviews
- Interview, Auracan (in French)