Judy. Brussels is evidently well known for its comics. Of course we all know the Smurfs and Tintin, which started here, but I had no idea the vast number of comics born in Belgium, many of which I don't know. There's even a Comics Museum!
Many of them were started during the German occupation, to lighten the minds of the occupied Belgians, and maybe to mock their conquerors, and many are still around.
Some years ago, Brussels commissioned a route of murals celebrating some 80 comics. To walk the entire trail takes upward of three hours, so Ted and I chose just a few, mostly in the Marolles area. Even so, we had to stop for lunch, and still didn't see all we'd planned. Still, we got a few:
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| Quick & Flupke, created by Hergé, who also did Tintin |
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| Leonard by Turk & De Groot |
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| Blondin & Cirage by Jijé has been around since the 30's |
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| "Odilon Verjus" by Pennetier & Verron, also from the 30's, help Josephine Baker |
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| "Boule & Bill (his dog)" by Jean Roba |
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| "Le Chat" by Phillipe Geluck was popular foe 30 years |
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| "Jojo" always caused problems for his Mamie |
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| "La Patrouille des Castors" by MiTacq and Jean-Michel Charlier follows a troupe of scouts |
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| "Benoit Brisefer" was created by Peyo, who also created the Smurfs |
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| "XIII" a graphic novel by Vance and Van Hamme |
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"Yoko Tsuno" by Leloup was one of the first women to get her own comic. She's awesome.
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| And, of course, Hergé's "Tintin", here seen with his dog Milou (Snowy in the US) & Captain Haddock |
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