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Gil Jourdan #9
Le gant à trois doigts
- GenresBande Dessinée
46 pages, Hardcover
First published January 1, 1989
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Maurice Tillieux
147 books6 followersMaurice Tillieux (7 August 1921 – 2 February 1978) was a Belgian writer and comic artist. He is regarded by many as a major figure of post-war Belgian comics.
Maurice Tillieux was born in Huy in 1921. At first he studied for the merchant navy, but his career prospects were sunk following the German invasion of Belgium in 1940. He claims that while waiting at Bordeaux for a ship that was to take him and his fellow students to South America, a Stuka dive-bomber attacked another ship, forcing Tillieux's to turn round and Tillieux to go home.
He turned to writing and his first novel Le navire qui tue ses capitaines (The Ship that Kills its Captains) was published in 1943. Many of his stories would be set at sea or in the docks where his early ambitions may have developed. Two other novels are supposed to have been written at this time, but there seems to be some confusion as to whether or not they were actually published.
Tillieux had already done some work as an artist. He contributed to various weekly and monthly comics as artist and writer, often signing his work with a variety of English pseudonyms.
Maurice Tillieux was born in Huy in 1921. At first he studied for the merchant navy, but his career prospects were sunk following the German invasion of Belgium in 1940. He claims that while waiting at Bordeaux for a ship that was to take him and his fellow students to South America, a Stuka dive-bomber attacked another ship, forcing Tillieux's to turn round and Tillieux to go home.
He turned to writing and his first novel Le navire qui tue ses capitaines (The Ship that Kills its Captains) was published in 1943. Many of his stories would be set at sea or in the docks where his early ambitions may have developed. Two other novels are supposed to have been written at this time, but there seems to be some confusion as to whether or not they were actually published.
Tillieux had already done some work as an artist. He contributed to various weekly and monthly comics as artist and writer, often signing his work with a variety of English pseudonyms.
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May 26, 2015
Maßgeschneiderte Handbekleidung
Wieder mal so ein Album, bei dem ein großes Fragezeichen in den Köpfen zurückbleibt. Ich denke, ich verrate mal nicht zuviel, wenn ich sage - die Handschuhe mit den 3 Fingern, nach denen das Album benannt ist, tauchen genau zweimal auf: Auf dem Titelcover, und auf der letzten Seite. Dazwischen ist es eine mäßig spannende, wenn auch unterhaltsam gezeichnete, Verfolgungsjagd durch ein fiktives arabisches Emirat, mit all den Klischees, die das hergibt.
Manch eine Reihe startet langsam und steigert sich dann; "Gil Jourdan" hat außerordentlich toll angefangen, und ist nun am Abstürzen. Schade drum wärs, wenn sich der Autor nicht wieder fangen und seiner Wurzeln besinnen würde.
Wieder mal so ein Album, bei dem ein großes Fragezeichen in den Köpfen zurückbleibt. Ich denke, ich verrate mal nicht zuviel, wenn ich sage - die Handschuhe mit den 3 Fingern, nach denen das Album benannt ist, tauchen genau zweimal auf: Auf dem Titelcover, und auf der letzten Seite. Dazwischen ist es eine mäßig spannende, wenn auch unterhaltsam gezeichnete, Verfolgungsjagd durch ein fiktives arabisches Emirat, mit all den Klischees, die das hergibt.
Manch eine Reihe startet langsam und steigert sich dann; "Gil Jourdan" hat außerordentlich toll angefangen, und ist nun am Abstürzen. Schade drum wärs, wenn sich der Autor nicht wieder fangen und seiner Wurzeln besinnen würde.
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