À Suivre
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or (A SUIVRE) (English translation "To Be Continued") was a Franco-Belgian comics magazine
published from February 1978 to December 1997 by the Casterman
publishing house.
À Suivre presented the work of major European
comic book artist
s including Hugo Pratt
, Jean-Claude Forest
, Alexandro Jodorowsky, Milo Manara
, Jean (Mœbius) Giraud
, Jacques Tardi
, François Bourgeon
, F'Murr
, Ted Benoît
, Guido Crepax
, Vittorio Giardino
, François Schuiten
, Benoît Sokal
and François Boucq
.
Along with the comic book magazines Spirou
, Tintin
, Pilote
and Metal Hurlant
, À Suivre is considered to have been one of the major vehicles for the development of Franco-Belgian comics
during the 20th century.
Franco-Belgian comics magazines
Belgium and France have a long tradition in comics. They have a common history for comics and magazines.In the early years of its history, magazines had a large place on the comics market and were often the only place where comics were published. Most of them were kids-targeted.In the 1970s,...
published from February 1978 to December 1997 by the Casterman
Casterman
Casterman is a publisher of Franco-Belgian comics, specializing in comic books and children's literature. The company is based in Tournai, Belgium.Founded in 1780, Casterman was originally a printing company and publishing house...
publishing house.
À Suivre presented the work of major European
European comics
European comics is a generalized terms for comics produced in Continental Europe. Though technically European, British comics are for historical and cultural reasons considered separate from European comics due to the existence of a well-established domestic market and traditions which more closely...
comic book artist
Comic Book Artist
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s including Hugo Pratt
Hugo Pratt
Hugo Eugenio Pratt was an Italian comic book creator who was known for combining strong storytelling with extensive historical research on works such as Corto Maltese...
, Jean-Claude Forest
Jean-Claude Forest
Jean-Claude Forest was a writer and illustrator of comics and the creator of character Barbarella.-Biography:...
, Alexandro Jodorowsky, Milo Manara
Milo Manara
Maurilio Manara – known professionally as Milo Manara – is an Italian comic book writer and artist, best known for his erotic approach to the medium.-Career:...
, Jean (Mœbius) Giraud
Jean Giraud
Jean Henri Gaston Giraud is a French comics artist. Giraud has earned worldwide fame, not only under his own name but also under the pseudonym Moebius, and to a lesser extent Gir, the latter appearing mostly in the form of a boxed signature at the bottom of the artist's paintings, for instance the...
, Jacques Tardi
Jacques Tardi
Jacques Tardi is a French comics artist, born 30 August 1946 in Valence, Drôme. He is often credited solely as Tardi.-Biography:After graduating from the École nationale des Beaux-Arts de Lyon and the École nationale supérieure des arts décoratifs in Paris, he started writing comics in 1969, at the...
, François Bourgeon
François Bourgeon
François Bourgeon is a French comics artist, author of several noted European comic books.-Biography:Bourgeon was originally educated as a master stained glass artist, but difficulties in finding employment and a passion for drawing altered his course onto a different career...
, F'Murr
F'Murr
F'Murr or F'Murrr whose real name is Richard Peyzaret, is a French comics creator. He is most famous for the long running series Le Génie des alpages .-Biography:...
, Ted Benoît
Ted Benoît
Ted Benoît is a prominent figure in the stylish Franco-Belgian ligne claire comics scene in the 1980s. Among his works are Bingo Bongo et son Combo Congolais, a series about aspiring novelist Bingo B. Bongo and his travails, and Ray Banana, a film noir pastiche...
, Guido Crepax
Guido Crepax
Guido Crepax was an Italian comics artist. He is most famous for his character Valentina, created in 1965 and very representative of the spirit of the sixties. The Valentina series of books and strips became noted for Crepax's sophisticated drawing, and for the psychedelic, dreamlike storylines,...
, Vittorio Giardino
Vittorio Giardino
Vittorio Giardino is an Italian comic artist.Giardino was born in Bologna, where he graduated in electrical engineering in 1969.At the age of 30, he decided to leave his job and devote himself to comics...
, François Schuiten
François Schuiten
Baron François Schuiten is a Belgian comic book artist. He is best known for drawing the series Les Cités Obscures.-Biography:François Schuiten was born in Brussels, Belgium in 1956....
, Benoît Sokal
Benoît Sokal
Benoît Sokal is a Belgian comic artist and video game developer, best known for his comics series Inspector Canardo.-Biography:...
and François Boucq
François Boucq
François Boucq , is a French comic book artist. He is most famous for his surreal comics revolving around the main character Jérôme Moucherot.-Biography:...
.
Along with the comic book magazines Spirou
Spirou (magazine)
Spirou magazine is a weekly Belgian comics magazine published by the Dupuis company...
, Tintin
Tintin (magazine)
Le journal de Tintin or Kuifje , was a weekly Belgian comics magazine of the second half of the 20th century...
, Pilote
Pilote
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and Metal Hurlant
Métal Hurlant
Métal Hurlant is a French comics anthology of science fiction and horror comics stories, created in December 1974 by comics artists Jean Giraud and Philippe Druillet together with journalist-writer Jean-Pierre Dionnet and financial director Bernard Farkas.The four were collectively known as "Les...
, À Suivre is considered to have been one of the major vehicles for the development of 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...
during the 20th century.