Yvan Delporte

Yvan Delporte (24 June 1928 – 5 March 2007[1]) was a Belgian comics writer, and was editor-in-chief of Spirou magazine between 1955 and 1968 during a period considered by many the golden age of Franco-Belgian comics. He is credited with several creative contributions, among these his collaborations with Peyo on The Smurfs, with René Follet on Steve Severin (1/2) and André Franquin with the creation of Gaston Lagaffe and the co-authorship of Idées noires.

Yvan Delporte
Born(1928-06-24)24 June 1928
Brussels, Belgium
Died5 March 2007(2007-03-05) (aged 78)
Brussels, Belgium
NationalityBelgian
Area(s)writer, editor
Notable works
Gaston Lagaffe
Idées noires
The Smurfs
Isabelle

Biography

Delporte started at Spirou at the age of 17. Where his first job was to retouch the cleavage in American comics which at the time were considered excessively lewd. He handled other odd jobs, and over time touched upon a great deal of different occupations within the comics industry. In 1955, upon becoming editor-in-chief of Spirou in place of Charles Dupuis, a long-lasting collaboration with Franquin began, which would spawn many creations.[2][3]

References
Footnotes
  1. LaLibre.be (5 March 2007). "Décès du scénariste Yvan Delporte".(in French)
  2. Carlsen Comics. "Belgisk albumkonge død". Archived from the original on 29 September 2007.(in Danish)
  3. franquin.com. "Les amis-Delporte".(in French)

Further reading
  • Yvan Delporte, Réacteur en chef, by Christelle & Bertrand Pissavy-Yvernault, Dupuis, September 2009


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