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André Geerts

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André Geerts
André Geerts at a comics festival in 2008.
Born(1955-12-18)18 December 1955
Brussels, Belgium
Died27 July 2010(2010-07-27) (aged 54)
NationalityBelgian
Area(s)Writer, Artist
Notable works
Jojo
Awardsfull list

André Geerts (18 December 1955 – 27 July 2010) was a Belgian comics creator best known for his series Jojo.

Biography

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André Geerts was born in Brussels in 1955. He studied at the Institut Saint-Luc art school in Brussels.[1] He started working for Le Soir Jeunesse (the youth supplement of newspaper Le Soir) in 1974, when he was only 18 years old, before joining the Franco-Belgian comics magazine Spirou. His success series Jojo, about the small scale, real life but humoristic adventures of a boy of seven years old, started in 1983, with on average one new album a year. Jojo was adapted to the animated television special Jojo: The Violet Mystery in 2000, and a series was under development.[2][3] He also created later on Mademoiselle Louise, about a girl of about the same age as Jojo, but who is extremely rich and lonely.[4][5]

Geerts died in 2010 from cancer.

Bibliography

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  • Jojo, 17 volumes, 1983–2010, Dupuis (volume 18 appears in October 2010)
  • Monde cruel, 2 volumes, 1985–1997, Dupuis
  • Jabert contre l'adversité, 1 volume, 1990, written by Pierre Le Gall, Delcourt
  • Le Commissaire Martin, 1995, 1 volume, Editions Point Image – JVDH
  • Mademoiselle Louise, 4 volumes, written by Sergio Salma, Casterman, later Dupuis

Awards

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  • 1980: Prix Saint-Michel for best comical artist
  • 1994: Oecumenic Jury Award at the Angoulême International Comics Festival for the first volume of Mademoiselle Louise
  • 1997: Grand Prix of the city of Durbuy for Monde Cruel
  • 1998: Crayon d'or (Golden Pencil) of the city of Brussels, awarded by the Belgian Chamber of Comic Experts
  • 2003: Grand prix of the city of Brussels, awarded at the festival of Ganshoren
  • 2003: Prix Saint-Michel for best French language youth comic for Jojo
  • 2007: Prize of the Young Readers at the Festival of Vaison-la-Romaine for Jojo 16: Jojo vétérinaire
  • 2007: nominated for the Prix Saint-Michel for best youth comic for Jojo 16: Jojo vétérinaire
  • 2008: nominated for the Prix Saint-Michel for best youth comic for Jojo 17: Confisqué

Notes

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  1. ^ "Décès d'André Geerts, créateur de la série "Jojo"". Le Vif l'Express (in French). Belga. 27 July 2010. Archived from the original on 30 July 2010. Retrieved 28 July 2010.
  2. ^ "Jojo veut percer le mystère Violaine". La Libre Belgique (in French). 21 December 2000. Retrieved 30 January 2019.
  3. ^ "Scandi deals for Dupuis' JoJo special" (in French). C21Media. 13 December 2002. Retrieved 30 January 2019.
  4. ^ Mettout, Eric (27 July 2010). "Jojo pleure André Geerts". L'Express (in French). Retrieved 28 July 2010.
  5. ^ "Disparition soudaine de l'auteur de BD André Geerts, créateur de "Jojo"" (in French). AFP. 27 July 2010. Archived from the original on 30 July 2010. Retrieved 28 July 2010.
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