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'''Robert de Groot<ref | '''Robert de Groot'''<ref name="lambiek"/> (26 October 1941 – 17 November 2023) was a Belgian comic books artist and writer. | ||
==Career== | ==Career== | ||
While still a young art student de Groot got his first comics experience as an assistant to [[Maurice Tillieux]] on ''Félix''.<ref name="lambiek">{{Cite web|last=Lambiek Comiclopedia|title=Bob de Groot|url=http://lambiek.net/artists/d/de-groot_bob.htm}}</ref> He began creating shorter work for the [[Franco-Belgian comics]] magazine ''[[Pilote]]'', with creators such as [[Hubuc]], [[Jean-Marc Reiser|Reiser]]. With [[Fred (comics)|Fred]] as scenarist he drew the strip ''4 × 8 = 32 L'Agent Caméléon'' in the late 1960s. When the artist [[Philippe Liegeois|Turk]] joined to assist on the series, de Groot gradually took on increasing amounts of work as [[scenarist]] and went on to collaborate with Turk on several series, including ''Archimède'', ''Robin Dubois'' and eventually [[Raymond Macherot]]'s ''[[Clifton (comics)|Clifton]]''.<ref name="lambiek"/> They also created the character [[Léonard (comics)|Léonard]] for ''[[Achille Talon magazine]]'' in 1974,<ref>[https://bdoubliees.com/achilletalonmagazine/annees/1974.htm "Achille Talon Magazine en 1974" – bdoubliees.com]</ref> before de Groot began a prolific production of comics scenarios for many comics artists, including [[Tibet (comics)|Tibet]], [[Dupa]], [[Philippe Francq]], [[Greg (comics)|Greg]] and [[Dany (comics)|Dany]]. With [[Michel Rodrigue|Rodrigue]] he created ''Doggyguard'' and continued the ''Clifton'' series, and with [[Maurice de Bevere|Morris]] he collaborated on stories for ''[[Lucky Luke]]'' and ''[[Rantanplan]]''. | While still a young art student de Groot got his first comics experience as an assistant to [[Maurice Tillieux]] on ''Félix''.<ref name="lambiek">{{Cite web|last=Lambiek Comiclopedia|title=Bob de Groot|url=http://lambiek.net/artists/d/de-groot_bob.htm}}</ref> He began creating shorter work for the [[Franco-Belgian comics]] magazine ''[[Pilote]]'', with creators such as [[Hubuc]], [[Jean-Marc Reiser|Reiser]]. With [[Fred (comics)|Fred]] as scenarist he drew the strip ''4 × 8 = 32 L'Agent Caméléon'' in the late 1960s. When the artist [[Philippe Liegeois|Turk]] joined to assist on the series, de Groot gradually took on increasing amounts of work as [[Comics scenarist|scenarist]] and went on to collaborate with Turk on several series, including ''Archimède'', ''Robin Dubois'' and eventually [[Raymond Macherot]]'s ''[[Clifton (comics)|Clifton]]''.<ref name="lambiek"/> They also created the character [[Léonard (comics)|Léonard]] for ''[[Achille Talon magazine]]'' in 1974,<ref>[https://bdoubliees.com/achilletalonmagazine/annees/1974.htm "Achille Talon Magazine en 1974" – bdoubliees.com]</ref> before de Groot began a prolific production of comics scenarios for many comics artists, including [[Tibet (comics)|Tibet]], [[Dupa]], [[Philippe Francq]], [[Greg (comics)|Greg]] and [[Dany (comics)|Dany]]. With [[Michel Rodrigue|Rodrigue]] he created ''Doggyguard'' and continued the ''Clifton'' series, and with [[Maurice de Bevere|Morris]] he collaborated on stories for ''[[Lucky Luke]]'' and ''[[Rantanplan]]''. | ||
==Death== | ==Death== | ||
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* Matla, Hans: "Stripkatalogus 9: De negende dimensie". Panda, [[The Hague|Den Haag]], 1998. {{ISBN|90-6438-111-9}} | * Matla, Hans: "Stripkatalogus 9: De negende dimensie". Panda, [[The Hague|Den Haag]], 1998. {{ISBN|90-6438-111-9}} | ||
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== External links == | == External links == | ||
Latest revision as of 19:13, 29 December 2024
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Robert de Groot[1] (26 October 1941 – 17 November 2023) was a Belgian comic books artist and writer.
Career
While still a young art student de Groot got his first comics experience as an assistant to Maurice Tillieux on Félix.[1] He began creating shorter work for the Franco-Belgian comics magazine Pilote, with creators such as Hubuc, Reiser. With Fred as scenarist he drew the strip 4 × 8 = 32 L'Agent Caméléon in the late 1960s. When the artist Turk joined to assist on the series, de Groot gradually took on increasing amounts of work as scenarist and went on to collaborate with Turk on several series, including Archimède, Robin Dubois and eventually Raymond Macherot's Clifton.[1] They also created the character Léonard for Achille Talon magazine in 1974,[2] before de Groot began a prolific production of comics scenarios for many comics artists, including Tibet, Dupa, Philippe Francq, Greg and Dany. With Rodrigue he created Doggyguard and continued the Clifton series, and with Morris he collaborated on stories for Lucky Luke and Rantanplan.
Death
Bob de Groot died at Ottignies on 17 November 2023, at the age of 82.[3]
Bibliography
| Series | Years | Volumes | Scenarist or Artist | Editor | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alice au pays des merveilles | 1973 | 1 | Greg (writer) | Le Lombard and Dargaud | Artwork in collaboration with Dany, Dupa and Turk |
| Ça vous intéresse | 1990 | 1 | Dany (artist) | P & T Productions | This volume written by De Groot, rest of series by different writers |
| Chlorophylle | 1977–1986 | 3 | Dupa and Walli (artists) | Le Lombard | Series started by Raymond Macherot |
| Clifton | 1973–1984 | 9 | Turk (artist) | Le Lombard and Dargaud | Series started by Raymond Macherot |
| Des villes et des femmes | 1987–1988 | 2 | Philippe Francq (artist) | Dargaud | |
| Digitaline | 1989 | 1 | J. Landrain (artist) | Le Lombard | First bande dessinée completely made by computer |
| Doggyguard | 1999–2000 | 3 | M. Rodrigue (artist) | Le Lombard |
Footnotes
Sources
- Bob de Groot publications in Spirou Template:Webarchive, Pilote Template:Webarchive, Vaillant and Pif Template:Webarchive, Belgian Tintin Template:Webarchive and French Tintin Template:Webarchive, BDoubliées Template:In lang
- Béra, Michel; Denni, Michel; and Mellot, Philippe (2002): "Trésors de la Bande Dessinée 2003–2004". Paris, Les éditions de l'amateur.
- Matla, Hans: "Stripkatalogus 9: De negende dimensie". Panda, Den Haag, 1998.
External links
- Bob de Groot biography on Lambiek Comiclopedia
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