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Belgian Comic Strip Centre
Newest Review: ... is French). This sorry state of affairs has been lightly resolved with the Belgian Comic Strip Centre/Centre Belge de la Bande Dessinee. It is located in a fine Art Nouveau building in the East of the old town; several minutes walk from the Place de Martyrs and the Grand Place. It is also stop number 2 on the Comic Strip walk around Brussels. Your are welcomed by a statue of Tintin et Milou (Snowy) and a huge replica of the rocket that took them on their most famous adventure to the Moon. It was great to be photographed alongside Tintin (my great friend from when I was a little!). The centre is dedicated to all the characters of the... more |
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Belgian Comic Strip Centre: Brussels: World Capital of the Comic Strip. (702 words)
by Catmantes - written on 19.02.02 (Very useful, 488 readings)
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Although the art originated in America, it was Georges Remy who created probably the most famous cartoon strip character: Tintin and his loyal companion, Snowy the Dog. Belgium has adopted this art form for itself. Just look in any bookshop or the specialist comic strip bookstores along the Boulevard Anspach (near the Bourse) and you?ll find group of adults, mostly, reading the latest adventures not just of Tintin, but a whole treasure chest of characters. Gaston Legaffe, Spirou Blake & Mortimer (English detectives in hot pursuits of the mysterious and anonymous Yellow M (they still have yet to find the illusive criminal), Luck Luke and his Far West ...
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