Le Chat
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Le Chat is a comic strip
by the Belgian
cartoonist
Philippe Geluck
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The title character, Le Chat, first appeared in November 22nd 1983 and is one of the bestselling Franco-Belgian comics
series. Le Chat is an adult, human-sized, anthropomorphic
cat which often comes up with elaborate reasonings which lead to hilariously absurd conclusions e.g. by taking metaphors literally or by adding increasingly unlikely what-ifs to ordinary situations.
One page in length, it appears weekly in the "Victor" supplement of Belgian newspaper Le Soir
. For Le Chat's 20th anniversary in 2004, Le Soir allowed Geluck to illustrate that day's entire newspaper.
An exhibition of Le Chat's history (and that of his creator), "Le Chat s'expose", was first held at the Autoworld Motor Museum in Brussels in Spring 2004, and has since toured Europe. It was most recently (March-October 2006) at Les Champs Libres in Rennes
.
Comic strip
A comic strip is a sequence of drawings arranged in interrelated panels to display brief humor or form a narrative, often serialized, with text in balloons and captions....
by the Belgian
Belgium
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cartoonist
Cartoonist
A cartoonist is a person who specializes in drawing cartoons. This work is usually humorous, mainly created for entertainment, political commentary or advertising...
Philippe Geluck
Philippe Geluck
Philippe Geluck is a comedian, humorist and cartoonist. He studied at the INSAS...
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The title character, Le Chat, first appeared in November 22nd 1983 and is one of the bestselling Franco-Belgian comics
Franco-Belgian comics
Franco-Belgian comics are comics that are created in Belgium and France. These countries have a long tradition in comics and comic books, where they are known as BDs, an abbreviation of bande dessinée in French and stripverhalen in Dutch...
series. Le Chat is an adult, human-sized, anthropomorphic
Anthropomorphism
Anthropomorphism is any attribution of human characteristics to animals, non-living things, phenomena, material states, objects or abstract concepts, such as organizations, governments, spirits or deities. The term was coined in the mid 1700s...
cat which often comes up with elaborate reasonings which lead to hilariously absurd conclusions e.g. by taking metaphors literally or by adding increasingly unlikely what-ifs to ordinary situations.
One page in length, it appears weekly in the "Victor" supplement of Belgian newspaper Le Soir
Le Soir
Le Soir is a Berliner Format Belgian newspaper. Le Soir was founded in 1887 by Emile Rossel. It is the most popular Francophone newspaper in Belgium, and considered a newspaper of record.-Editorial stance:...
. For Le Chat's 20th anniversary in 2004, Le Soir allowed Geluck to illustrate that day's entire newspaper.
An exhibition of Le Chat's history (and that of his creator), "Le Chat s'expose", was first held at the Autoworld Motor Museum in Brussels in Spring 2004, and has since toured Europe. It was most recently (March-October 2006) at Les Champs Libres in Rennes
Rennes
Rennes is a city in the east of Brittany in northwestern France. Rennes is the capital of the region of Brittany, as well as the Ille-et-Vilaine department.-History:...
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