Jidéhem

Jean De Mesmaeker (21 December 1935 – 30 April 2017) known by the pseudonym Jidéhem ("JDM"), was a Belgian comics artist in the Marcinelle school tradition. He was best known for his series featuring a cute, playful and adventurous young girl, Sophie. A creator of his own series Sophie, and Ginger, and noted for his work with Starter and Uhu-man, he is known for his collaborations and assistance to the work of André Franquin during a long career at the Franco-Belgian comics magazine Spirou, working on Spirou et Fantasio and Gaston Lagaffe, on which he shared co-authorship for several years.^[1][2]

Jidéhem
Born	Jean De Mesmaeker (1935-12-21)21 December 1935 Brussels, Belgium
Died	30 April 2017(2017-04-30) (aged 81)
Nationality	Belgian
Area(s)	artist
Notable works	Sophie Starter Gaston Lagaffe

Sources

• Jidéhem publications in Spirou BDoubliées (in French)

Footnotes

1. bedetheque.com. "bedetheque Jidéhem bio" (in French).
2. franquin.com. "Les amis- Jidéhem" (in French).

External links

• Jidéhem biography on Lambiek Comiclopedia
• Jidéhem profile on Dupuis
• Jidéhem Biography on bédétheque (in French)
• Fiat 850 in Starter in le Journal de Spirou (in French)