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* ''ComicBook/IdeesNoires''

* Morris

The Belgian comic strip industry has been cited as one of the few things that keep the bi-lingual communities in the country together. Indeed there have been many Flemish and Walloon artists who worked together on the same comic strip. The Flemish comic strip artist Bob De Moor was an assistant of the Walloon Creator/{{Herge}} for many years. Flemish comic strip artist Morris published in the Walloon magazine ''Spirou'' and Flemish artist Willy Vandersteen also worked for the Walloon magazine ''Tintin'' for a decade. Flemish born artist William Vance and Walloon born comic strip writer Jean Van Hamme collaborated together on ''ComicBook/{{XIII}}''.

Despite being a small European country UsefulNotes/{{Belgium}} is considered to be one of the more important countries in comics with a huge comic book industry, along with UsefulNotes/TheUnitedStates, France and Japan. The country even habits the most comic strip authors per square mile in the world!

* ''[[ComicBook/{{Valerian}} Valérian and Laureline]]''

* ''ComicBook/{{Titeuf}}''

* ''PauvreLambil''

* ''ComicBook/LeScorpion''
* ''ComicBook/TheScrameustache''
* ''ComicBook/TheSecretHistory''

During the 1920s, 1930s and Second World War Hergé published his stories in newspapers. In 1946, after the war, he and Raymond Leblanc founded the comic book magazine ''Tintin''. It started a direct rivalry with the oldest (and still running) Belgian comic book magazine ''Magazine/{{Spirou}}'' that started publication in 1938. ''Spirou'''s main mascot was Spirou from the comic book series ''ComicBook/SpirouAndFantasio''. Both magazines were very popular and mostly published Belgian and French series that have been nicknamed FrancoBelgianComics. Most of the stories were drawn by French or Walloon (the Frenchspeaking part of Belgium) authors and thus most of the French language Belgian comics were published in either ''Tintin'' or ''Spirou''. ''Tintin'' had a more serious tone and therefore mostly attracted authors who drew in a realistic style and heavily studied background information before even putting a pencil line on paper. The magazine's main stars were ''Tintin, ComicBook/BlakeAndMortimer, ComicBook/{{Alix}}, ComicBook/SuskeEnWiske, ComicBook/ChickBill, ComicBook/{{Thorgal}}, ComicBook/{{Cubitus}}, ComicBook/LeonardLeGenie, ComicBook/{{Chlorophylle}},...'' Spirou had a more comedic tone and thus attracted authors who drew in a less realistic style and whose stories relied more on humour than well documented plot. Their stars were ''ComicBook/SpirouAndFantasio, ComicBook/TheSmurfs, ComicBook/TifEtTondu, ComicBook/LuckyLuke, ComicBook/BuckDanny, ComicBook/GastonLagaffe, Franchise/{{Marsupilami}}, ComicBook/BouleEtBill, ComicBook/BenoitBrisefer, ComicBook/JohanAndPeewit, ComicBook/LesTuniquesBleues, ComicBook/LesFemmesEnBlanc, ComicBook/{{Natacha}}, ComicBook/YokoTsuno, ComicBook/PierreTombal''.... In the 1970s the Tintin magazine gradually became less popular and after Hergé's death in 1983 it quickly went bankrupt in 1991. ''Spirou'' still remains popular, but the Dutch version ''Robbedoes'' ceased all publication in 2005.

* ''ComicBook/BouleEtBill''

* ''ComicBook/{{Aria}}''

Despite being a small European country UsefulNotes/{{Belgium}} is considered to be one of the more important countries with a huge comic book industry, along with UsefulNotes/TheUnitedStates, France and Japan. The country even habits the most comic strip authors per square mile in the world!

* ''[[ComicBook/LesTuniquesBleues The Bluecoats]]'' (''Les Tuniques Bleues'')

* ''ComicBook/LesTuniquesBleues''

* ''Largo Winch''

* ''ComicBook/{{Violine}}''

* ''ComicBook/TheSwordOfArdenois''

* ''Kabouter Wesley''

* ''Le Chat''

Despite being a small European country UsefulNotes/{{Belgium}} is considered to be one of the more important countries with a huge comic book industry, along with TheUnitedStates, France and Japan. The country even habits the most comic strip authors per square mile in the world!

* ''Les Démons d'Alexia''

* ''Germain...et nous''

During the 1920s, 1930s and Second World War Hergé published his stories in newspapers. In 1946, after the war, he and Raymond Leblanc founded the comic book magazine ''"Tintin"''. It started a direct rivalry with the oldest (and still running) Belgian comic book magazine ''"Spirou"'' that started publication in 1938. ''"Spirou"'''s main mascot was Spirou from the comic book series ''ComicBook/SpirouAndFantasio''. Both magazines were very popular and mostly published Belgian and French series that have been nicknamed FrancoBelgianComics. Most of the stories were drawn by French or Walloon (the Frenchspeaking part of Belgium) authors and thus most of the French language Belgian comics were published in either ''Tintin'' or ''Spirou''. ''Tintin'' had a more serious tone and therefore mostly attracted authors who drew in a realistic style and heavily studied background information before even putting a pencil line on paper. The magazine's main stars were ''Tintin, ComicBook/BlakeAndMortimer, ComicBook/{{Alix}}, ComicBook/SuskeEnWiske, ComicBook/ChickBill, ComicBook/{{Thorgal}}, ComicBook/{{Cubitus}}, ComicBook/LeonardLeGenie, ComicBook/{{Chlorophylle}},...'' Spirou had a more comedic tone and thus attracted authors who drew in a less realistic style and whose stories relied more on humour than well documented plot. Their stars were ''ComicBook/SpirouAndFantasio, ComicBook/TheSmurfs, ComicBook/TifEtTondu, ComicBook/LuckyLuke, ComicBook/BuckDanny, ComicBook/GastonLagaffe, Franchise/{{Marsupilami}}, ComicBook/BouleEtBill, ComicBook/BenoitBrisefer, ComicBook/JohanAndPeewit, ComicBook/LesTuniquesBleues, ComicBook/LesFemmesEnBlanc, ComicBook/{{Natacha}}, ComicBook/YokoTsuno, ComicBook/PierreTombal''.... In the 1970s the Tintin magazine gradually became less popular and after Hergé's death in 1983 it quickly went bankrupt in 1991. "Spirou" still remains popular, but the Dutch version ''"Robbedoes"'' ceased all publication in 2005.

The Belgian comic strip industry has been cited as one of the few things that keep the bi-lingual communities in the country together. Indeed there have been many Flemish and Walloon artists who worked together on the same comic strip. The Flemish comic strip artist Bob De Moor was an assistant of the Walloon Creator/{{Herge}} for many years. Flemish comic strip artist Morris published in the Walloon magazine ''"Spirou"'' and Flemish artist Willy Vandersteen also worked for the Walloon magazine ''"Tintin"'' for a decade. Flemish born artist William Vance and Walloon born comic strip writer Jean Van Hamme collaborated together on ''ComicBook/{{XIII}}''.

* ''ComicBook/AchilleTalon''

The Belgian comic strip industry has been cited as one of the few things that keep the bi-lingual communities in the country together. Indeed there have been many Flemish and Walloon artists who worked together on the same comic strip. The Flemish comic strip artist Bob De Moor was an assistant of the Walloon Creator/{{Herge}} for many years. Flemish comic strip artist Morris published in the Walloon magazine ''"Spirou"'' and Flemish artist Willy Vandersteen also worked for the Walloon magazine ''"Tintin"'' for a decade. Flemish born artist William Vance and Walloon born comic strip writer Jean Van Hamme collaborated together on ''Comicbook/{{XIII}}''.

* ''Comicbook/{{Blueberry}}''

* ''Comicbook/SuskeEnWiske''