Bronzen Adhemar
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The Bronzen Adhemar is the official Flemish Community
Cultural Prize for Comics, given to a Flemish
comics author for his body of work. It is awarded by the Flemish Ministry of Culture during Strip Turnhout, the major Flemish comics
festival, once every two years.
The organisation of the Award was transferred to the "Bronzen Adhemar Stichting" in 1991, and again to the Flemish Community
in 2003, when a monetary prize of 12,500 Euro was added to the statue all winners received.
Flemish Community
The term Flemish Community has two distinct, though related, meanings:...
Cultural Prize for Comics, given to a Flemish
Flanders
Flanders is the community of the Flemings but also one of the institutions in Belgium, and a geographical region located in parts of present-day Belgium, France and the Netherlands. "Flanders" can also refer to the northern part of Belgium that contains Brussels, Bruges, Ghent and Antwerp...
comics author for his body of work. It is awarded by the Flemish Ministry of Culture during Strip Turnhout, the major Flemish comics
Comics
Comics denotes a hybrid medium having verbal side of its vocabulary tightly tied to its visual side in order to convey narrative or information only, the latter in case of non-fiction comics, seeking synergy by using both visual and verbal side in...
festival, once every two years.
History
Continuin the idea of a comics award given once in 1972, the prize was definitely installed by the makers of the magazine Ciso in 1977, "to emphasize and enhance the quality of Flemish comics" . From 1979 on, the winner also got an exposition during the festival in Turnhout. The prize then changed from yearly to two-yearly.The organisation of the Award was transferred to the "Bronzen Adhemar Stichting" in 1991, and again to the Flemish Community
Flemish Community
The term Flemish Community has two distinct, though related, meanings:...
in 2003, when a monetary prize of 12,500 Euro was added to the statue all winners received.
The name
The "Bronzen Adhemar" (Brass Adhemar) is named after Adhemar, the son of Nero, one of the classic Flemish comics. Twice, a "Gouden Adhemar" (Golden Adhemar) was awarded on special occasions.1970s
- 1972: Ciso-Award for Bob De MoorBob de MoorBob de Moor is the pen name of Robert Frans Marie De Moor , a Belgian comics creator. Chiefly noted as an artist, he is considered an early master of the Ligne claire style. He wrote and drew several comics series on his own, but also collaborated with Hergé on several volumes of The Adventures of...
- 1977: Hec Leemans and Daniel JanssenDaniel JanssenDaniel Janssen is a Belgian businessman. He is a son of Charles-Emmanuel Janssen, liberal deputy of Walloon Brabant, and Maya Boël, daughter of the Vice-president of the Senate Pol Boël...
for Bakelandt - 1978: KamagurkaKamagurkaKamagurka, aka Luc Zeebroek, is a Belgian cartoonist, playwright and television producer, known for the absurd nature of his work. He has a big variety of comic figures, but "Bert en Bobje" are the most well-known...
for Bert - 1979: Karel Biddeloo for De Rode RidderDe Rode RidderDe Rode Ridder is a Belgian Flemish comic book series set in medieval Europe. It stars the titular character Johan, the Red Knight, easily recognizable by his red tunic. It appeared six days a week in the newspaper De Standaard and a few other ones.-Summary of the story:The series are...
1980s
- 1981: Jean-Pol for Kramikske
- 1983: MerhoMerhoMerho , the pseudonym of Robert Merhottein, is a Belgian comic-book writer and artist, best known for creating the comic strip Kiekeboe.-Early life:...
for KiekeboeKiekeboeDe Kiekeboes is a comic strip series created by Belgian artist Merho in 1977. The series appears in Dutch. It is first published in the newspapers Gazet van Antwerpen and Het Belang van Limburg and then published as comic books by Standaard Uitgeverij... - 1985: BerckArthur BerckmansArthur Berckmans , better known as Berck, is a Belgian comics author, best known for Sammy.-Biography:Arthur Berckmans was born in Leuven in 1929. He studied drawing at the Art academy of Leuven and at the Saint Lucas Institute in Brussels. His first job as an illustrator was in 1948 for the...
for SammySammy (comics)Sammy is a popular humour Belgian comics series. It first started in 1970 in the weekly comic Spirou magazine, has been published in book form and even been the subject of several omnibus editions by Dupuis...
and Lowietje - 1987: Erika Raven for Thomas Rindt
- 1989: Johan De Moor for Kasper
1990s
- 1991: Jan BosschaertJan BosschaertJan Bosschaert is a Belgian comics artist, painter and illustrator, best known for the comic series Sam and Jaguar, and his illustrations for the books of Marc De Bel.-Biography:...
for Sam and Omni - 1993: Eric Joris for Chelsey
- Gouden Adhemar: Marc SleenMarc SleenMarcel Honoree Nestor, Knight Neels , known with his pseudonym Marc Sleen, is a Flemish/Belgian comics artist and cartoonist. He is mostly known for his comic The adventures of Nero and co.-Biography:...
- Gouden Adhemar: Marc Sleen
- 1995: Dirk Stallaert for Nino and Nero
- 1997: Ferry for De kronieken van Panchrysia (The chronicles of Panchrysia)
- 1999: Eric Meynen for De jaren van Dehaene (The years of Dehaene)
2000s
- 2001: MarvanoMarvano-Biography:Born in 1953 in Belgium, he studied interior architecture before working as an illustrator and starting to draw graphic novels. Probably his best known work is the collaboration with Joe Haldeman on the Forever War graphic novel, an adaptation of the award-winning The Forever War novel...
for The Forever WarThe Forever WarThe Forever War is a science fiction novel by American author Joe Haldeman, telling the contemplative story of soldiers fighting an interstellar war between humanity and the enigmatic Tauran species...
and Dallas BarrDallas BarrDallas Barr is a comic book series by Belgian artist Marvano adapted from American science fiction author Joe Haldeman's 1989 novel Buying Time. The protagonist, Dallas Barr, is 132 years old... - 2003: Dick MatenaDick MatenaDick Matena is a Dutch comics writer and cartoonist. He has also publishing under the pseudonyms A. den Dooier, John Kelly and Dick Richards.-Toonder studio's:...
for De Avonden (The evenings). Matena is Dutch but lives in Belgium since the mid 1980s. - 2005: William VanceWilliam VanceWilliam Vance, the pen name of William van Cutsem, born 8 September 1935, is a Belgian comics artist widely known throughout a long career for his distinctive style and work in Franco-Belgian comics.- Biography :...
for XIII and Bob MoraneBob MoraneBob Morane, a creation of French-speaking Belgian novelist Henri Vernes, the pseudonym of Charles-Henri Dewisme, is a series of adventure books in French, featuring an eponymous protagonist...
- Gouden Adhemar: Jef NysJef NysJozef "Jef" Nys was a Belgian comic book creator. He was best known for his comic strip Jommeke.-Biography:...
- Gouden Adhemar: Jef Nys
- 2007: Kim Duchâteau
- also nominated: Luc CromheeckeLuc CromheeckeLuc Cromheecke , is a Belgian comics artist best known for the comic series Tom Carbon, Taco Zip, Roboboy and Plunk.-Biography:Luc Cromheecke was born in Antwerp in 1961...
, and Simon Spruyt and Fritz Van den Heuvel
- also nominated: Luc Cromheecke
- 2009: Willy LinthoutWilly LinthoutWilly Linthout is a Belgian comics author, best known for the Urbanus comics and his graphic novel Years of the Elephant.-Biography:...
for Het Jaar van de Olifant