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8 unusual facts about Dupuis


Alcante

Alcante has studied economic sciences and worked in academic research, when he won a comics writing contest of publisher Dupuis in 1995.

Batem

Collin started his career in the studio of colorist Vittorio Leonardo, and at S.E.P.P. (Société d'Edition, de Presse et de Publicité), a subsidiary company of Dupuis that specialised on audiovisual adaptations of the characters that are the property of Spirou magazine.

Bernard Hislaire

He was then supported by the best known scenarists of Dupuis, such as Raoul Cauvin and Jean-Marie Brouyère, with whom he realised various series including Coursensac et Baladin.

Dupuis

In June 2004, Dupuis was bought by Média-Participations, which now owns almost all major European comic book publishers, including Dargaud and Le Lombard.

François Gilson

Mélusine: 1992 - : 16 albums, artwork by Clarke, published by Dupuis (two translated in English by Cinebook Ltd)

Marcinelle

Home of the comics publisher Dupuis, as many popular creators of Franco-Belgian comics were based in Marcinelle the town has given name to the famous drawing style known as the Marcinelle school.

Maryse Dubuc

With Delaf, she created the comic series The Bellybuttons (French title: Les Nombrils) for Safarir, a Québécois humor magazine, and Spirou, the weekly Franco-Belgian comics magazine published by Dupuis that later picked up the comic series.

Yoann

It had by then for a while been clear that Dupuis had plans to replace Morvan and Munuera, the duo that had then for some years had the main responsibility for Spirou et Fantasio.


Albert Dupuis

Noticed by the French composer and teacher Vincent d'Indy in 1897, Dupuis was invited to work with him at the Schola Cantorum in Paris.He was for aA time the coach of the choir of Saint-Eustache, but in 1900 he returned to Verviers to marry.

Lambil

He studied at the Académie Royale des Beaux-Arts in Brussels and first presented his drawings at the publisher Dupuis, known for Spirou magazine, when he was 16.

Saverdun

Saverdun gave its name to the former city of Verdun, Quebec, Canada, now a borough of Montreal, which was founded in 1671 by Zacharie Dupuis, a native of Saverdun.

SECAT S-5

By 1964, it was owned by M. Rene Dupuis, and it was hangared at Arras Roclincourt Airport.

Simon Dupuis

Dupuis has competed in many World Curling Tour events in his career, mostly events in his home province of Quebec or in Eastern Ontario.

Speedy Ortiz

The band originated in 2011 as Sadie Dupuis's solo project while she was teaching songwriting at a summer camp, during which time she began recording her own material using her laptop.


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