François Craenhals was born in Evere in 1926.[1] He was a fan of American comics by Alex Raymond and Hal Foster, and created his first comic Karan in the vein of Tarzan at the end of the 1940s. For the weekly magazine Le Soir Illustré, he made at the same time a medieval comic about a knight.
When he presented these comics to Tintin magazine, he was accepted as art director and gradually started making short comics for the magazine. His first main series debuted in 1953: Pom et Teddy was a series about a boy and a girl and their pet donkey, and the first stories were gentle stories about a circus.
Craenhals soon became one of the main producers of comics for magazines and newspapers, and a number of collaborators joined his studio. He worked for the Averbode magazine Petits Belges, and published for many years Primus et Musette in La Libre Belgique. He was one of the first comics artists to join Hergé at the editor Casterman, where his two main series were published: the juvenile Les 4 As about a band of four youngsters (three boys and a girl) and their over-the-top adventures; and the more adult, Prince Valiant-inspired Chevalier Ardent (The Brave Knight), about a young knight in the Middle Ages. Both series were reasonable good selling series, and the latter was a critical success as well.[1]
^ abDe Weyer, Geert (2005). "François Craenhals". In België gestript, pp. 96–97. Tielt: Lannoo.
^Obituary in The Comics Reporter (Last retrieved 25 October 2006)
Sourcesedit
Béra, Michel; Denni, Michel; and Mellot, Philippe (1998): "Trésors de la Bande Dessinée 1999–2000". Paris, Les éditions de l'amateur. ISBN2-85917-258-0
External linksedit
Biography at Comiclopedia (Last retrieved 25 October 2006)
Bio- and bibliography at Casterman (in French) (Last retrieved 25 October 2006)
December 15, 2023
françois, craenhals, november, 1926, august, 2004, belgian, comics, artist, best, known, comic, series, chevalier, ardent, contents, biography, bibliography, awards, notes, sources, external, linksbiography, edit, born, evere, 1926, american, comics, alex, ray. Francois Craenhals 15 November 1926 2 August 2004 was a Belgian comics artist best known for the comic series Chevalier Ardent and Les 4 As Contents 1 Biography 2 Bibliography 3 Awards 4 Notes 5 Sources 6 External linksBiography editFrancois Craenhals was born in Evere in 1926 1 He was a fan of American comics by Alex Raymond and Hal Foster and created his first comic Karan in the vein of Tarzan at the end of the 1940s For the weekly magazine Le Soir Illustre he made at the same time a medieval comic about a knight When he presented these comics to Tintin magazine he was accepted as art director and gradually started making short comics for the magazine His first main series debuted in 1953 Pom et Teddy was a series about a boy and a girl and their pet donkey and the first stories were gentle stories about a circus Craenhals soon became one of the main producers of comics for magazines and newspapers and a number of collaborators joined his studio He worked for the Averbode magazine Petits Belges and published for many years Primus et Musette in La Libre Belgique He was one of the first comics artists to join Herge at the editor Casterman where his two main series were published the juvenile Les 4 As about a band of four youngsters three boys and a girl and their over the top adventures and the more adult Prince Valiant inspired Chevalier Ardent The Brave Knight about a young knight in the Middle Ages Both series were reasonable good selling series and the latter was a critical success as well 1 In the 1990s Craenhals moved to Rivieres de Theyrargues in the south of France where he continued drawing his two series until his death in 2004 in Montpellier 2 Bibliography editSeries Years Volumes Editor RemarksRemy et Ghislaine 1955 2 Le LombardPom et Teddy 1956 1980 11 Le Lombard Dargaud Samedi Jeunesse and RijpermanSensations a Lourdes 1958 1 Altiora AverbodePrimus et Musette 1961 1973 27 La Libre Belgique and La CiteAventure a Sarajevo 1962 1 Le Lombard and DargaudLes 4 As 1964 2004 41 Casterman Additional artwork by J DebruyneChevalier Ardent 1970 2001 20 CastermanFantomette 1982 1984 4 Hachette Story by Georges ChauletMystere de l An 1989 1995 2 Harambee Story by R DardenneUn drame dans six coeurs 1995 1 Harambee Story by R DardenneUne lumiere dans la nuit 1995 1 Harambee Story by R DardenneHis comics have been translated in many languages including Dutch German and Swedish Awards edit1976 Best Story at the Prix Saint Michel BelgiumNotes edit a b De Weyer Geert 2005 Francois Craenhals In Belgie gestript pp 96 97 Tielt Lannoo Obituary in The Comics Reporter Last retrieved 25 October 2006 Sources editBera Michel Denni Michel and Mellot Philippe 1998 Tresors de la Bande Dessinee 1999 2000 Paris Les editions de l amateur ISBN 2 85917 258 0External links editBiography at Comiclopedia Last retrieved 25 October 2006 Bio and bibliography at Casterman in French Last retrieved 25 October 2006 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Francois Craenhals amp oldid 1124838036, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
