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Frey, Hugo and Maaheen Ahmed, eds. The Visionary Art of Franco-Belgian Comics, 1930s to 1960s. Studies in European Comics and Graphic Novels. Leuven: Leuven Univ. Press, 2025. Added by: joachim (15/08/2025, 20:09) Last edited by: joachim (15/08/2025, 20:09) |
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| Resource type: Book Language: en: English DOI: 10.11116/9789461666871 ID no. (ISBN etc.): 9789462704800 BibTeX citation key: Frey2025 Email resource to friend View all bibliographic details  |
Categories: General Keywords: Belgium, Collection of essays, Exhibition catalogue, French. Renée, Illustrated text Creators: Ahmed, Frey Publisher: Leuven Univ. Press (Leuven) |
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Hidden within the millions of panels and magazine pages collected by Alain Van Passen, a devoted Belgian comics collector active from the earliest days of the comics clubs, lies a long-forgotten history of vibrant, surrealist, and even ‘visionary’ images. His pristine collection, built over decades of searching and exchanging comics, offers unprecedented insight into the diverse trajectories of twentieth-century popular publishing. Focusing on comics magazines published between 1935 and 1965, this catalogue reveals a ‘lost world’ of French and Belgian comics, as well as the translations and reworkings of American, British and Italian strips. Ten concise and colourful chapters introduce readers to the zany and fascinating pages and panels across genres such as humour, science fiction, history and adventure. Shedding light on often-forgotten or little-known artists, this volume traces a counter-history of French-language comics. Richly illustrated with largely unseen material, it offers the reader an introduction to the visionary art of French-language comics.
Table of Contents Foreword Acknowledgements Introduction. The Visionary Art of Franco-Belgian Comics, 1930s to 1960s Chapter One. Enter the European Superhero Chapter Two. The War Comics Chapter Three. Wacky Inventions, Extraordinary Science, and Eccentric Professors Chapter Four. Slapstick: Crazy Fights, Memorable Accidents Chapter Five. Topsy-Turvy Worlds: Carnivalesque Children and Talking Animals Chapter Six. The Earth Trembles: Dino Comics and Palaeo-Utopias Chapter Seven. “Overcrowded” Comics Skies: The Mesmerising Aviation Comics Chapter Eight. Fantastical Landscapes and Disturbing Places: The Surreal Geographies of Adventure Chapter Nine. A Graphic Kaleidoscope: Experiments in Form Chapter Ten. Literary Adaptations, or Something Else? Alain Van Passen “In His Own Words” A Unique Collection: An Interview with Philippe Capart Afterword Contributors |