Willy Linthout
Encyclopedia
Willy Linthout is a Belgian comics
author, best known for the Urbanus
comics and his graphic novel Years of the Elephant.
in 1953. He was a comics collector when he met Flemish comedian Urbanus
. They decided to create a comic strip based on the character Urbanus. The first album appeared in 1983, and it soon became of the most popular Flemish comic strips. So far, 135 albums have appeared.
Linthout also collaborates on the popular Kiekeboe
comic strip of Merho
, and has created together with Luc Cromheecke
the series Roboboy.
In 2007, after the suicide of his son, he wrote and drew the graphic novel
Jaren van de Olifant (Years of the Elephant), which was nominated for a number of international awards and won the Bronzen Adhemar
, the most important Flemish comics award.
Belgian comics
Belgian comics are a distinct subgroup in the comics history, and played a major role in the development of European comics, alongside France with whom they share a long common history...
author, best known for the Urbanus
Urbanus
Urbain Servranckx , also known as Urbain and Urbanus van Anus, is a Belgian stand-up comedian, actor, singer and comic book writer.-Career:...
comics and his graphic novel Years of the Elephant.
Biography
Willy Linthout is born in Eksaarde near Lokeren, BelgiumBelgium
Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...
in 1953. He was a comics collector when he met Flemish comedian Urbanus
Urbanus
Urbain Servranckx , also known as Urbain and Urbanus van Anus, is a Belgian stand-up comedian, actor, singer and comic book writer.-Career:...
. They decided to create a comic strip based on the character Urbanus. The first album appeared in 1983, and it soon became of the most popular Flemish comic strips. So far, 135 albums have appeared.
Linthout also collaborates on the popular Kiekeboe
Kiekeboe
De 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...
comic strip of Merho
Merho
Merho , the pseudonym of Robert Merhottein, is a Belgian comic-book writer and artist, best known for creating the comic strip Kiekeboe.-Early life:...
, and has created together with Luc Cromheecke
Luc Cromheecke
Luc 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...
the series Roboboy.
In 2007, after the suicide of his son, he wrote and drew the graphic novel
Graphic novel
A graphic novel is a narrative work in which the story is conveyed to the reader using sequential art in either an experimental design or in a traditional comics format...
Jaren van de Olifant (Years of the Elephant), which was nominated for a number of international awards and won the Bronzen Adhemar
Bronzen Adhemar
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 most important Flemish comics award.
Awards
- 2007: nominated for the StripschapprijsStripschapprijsThe Dutch Stripschapprijs is a prize awarded to comic writers and cartoonists for their whole work. It is awarded annually by the Stripschap, the Dutch Society of comics fans. The prize is non-pecuniary.-Winners:...
Album of the Year (Dutch, literary) for The Year of the Elephant part 1 - 2008: nominated for the Prix Saint-MichelPrix Saint-MichelThe Prix Saint-Michel is a series of comic awards presented by the city of Brussels, with a focus on Franco-Belgian comics. They were first awarded in 1971, and are the second oldest comics award in Europe still presented, behind the Adamson Awards...
for best Dutch language comic - 2009: Bronzen AdhemarBronzen AdhemarThe 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...
for The Year of the Elephant - 2010: nominated for the Eisner AwardEisner AwardThe Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards, commonly shortened to the Eisner Awards, and sometimes referred to as the Oscar Awards of the Comics Industry, are prizes given for creative achievement in American comic books. The Eisner Awards were first conferred in 1988, created in response to the...
s for Best U.S. Edition of International Material and Best Writer/Artist-Nonfiction - 2010: nominated for the Award for Best Dutch Language Youth Comic at the Stripschapprizes for Roboboy 6
- 2010: nominated for the Award for Best Dutch Language Comic at the Prix Saint-MichelPrix Saint-MichelThe Prix Saint-Michel is a series of comic awards presented by the city of Brussels, with a focus on Franco-Belgian comics. They were first awarded in 1971, and are the second oldest comics award in Europe still presented, behind the Adamson Awards...
for The Year of the Elephant