Casterman is a publisher of Franco-Belgian comics, specializing in comic books and children's literature. Franco-Belgian comics are Comics that are created in Belgium and France. A comic book (often shortened to simply comic and sometimes called a comic paper or comic magazine) is a Magazine or Book of narrative Children's literature is an age category of literature written for published for or marketed to Children roughly through age 12 The company is based in Tournai, Belgium. Tournai (in Dutch Doornik, in Latin: Tornacum) is a Walloon City and municipality of Belgium The Kingdom of Belgium is a Country in northwest Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts its headquarters as well as those
Founded in 1780, Casterman was originally a printing company and publishing house. Year 1780 ( MDCCLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Publishing is the process of production and dissemination of Literature or Information &ndash the activity of making information available for public view In 1934, Casterman took over the Le Petit Vingtième editions for the publication of the albums of The Adventures of Tintin, from the 4th album of the series, Cigars of the Pharaoh. Year 1934 ( MCMXXXIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full 1934 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Le Petit Vingtième ("The Little Twentieth" was the weekly youth supplement to the Belgian newspaper Le Vingtième Siècle ("The Twentieth The Adventures of Tintin (Les Aventures de Tintin is a series of Comic strips created by Belgian artist Hergé, the pen name of Georges Remi Cigars of the Pharaoh ( Les Cigares du pharaon) is one of The Adventures of Tintin, a series of classic comic-strip albums written and illustrated From 1942, Casterman published reworked versions and colored versions of the previous Tintin albums. Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar.
Strengthened by the success of Hergé's comics, shortly after Casterman proposed new series with new authors such as Jacques Martin, François Craenhals and C. & V. Hansen. Georges Prosper Remi ( May 22, 1907 - March 3, 1983) better known by the Pen name Hergé, was a Belgian Jacques Martin (born September 25, 1921 in Strasbourg) is a French writer and artist of Comics. François Craenhals ( November 15, 1926 - August 2, 2004) was a Belgian Comics artist best known for the comic series C & V Hansen is the name used by the Danish couple Carla and Vilhelm Hansen to sign their Rasmus Klump comics (in English known as Bruin) From 1954 on, Casterman published children's books as well, including the successful Martine books by Marcel Marlier. Year 1954 ( MCMLIV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1954 Gregorian calendar) Marcel Marlier (born November 18, 1930) is a Belgian Artist and Illustrator.
Keen to appeal to a more mature market, Casterman decided in 1973 to publish the first albums of Corto Maltese by the Italian author Hugo Pratt. Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. Corto Maltese is a Comics series featuring an Eponymous character a complex sailor-adventurer Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest Hugo Eugenio Pratt ( June 15, 1927 – August 20, 1995) was an Italian Comic book creator who combined his strong storytelling Furthermore, in 1978 Casterman established its monthly magazine (A Suivre), which was to have an impact on the comics revival of the 1990s. Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) (À Suivre or (A SUIVRE (English translation To Be Continued) was a Franco-Belgian comics magazine published from February 1978 to December The 1990s collectively refers to the years between and including 1990 and 1999 Casterman ceased the publication of (A Suivre) in 1997. Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar
Casterman is now part of the Flammarion Publishing group, which in turn was bought by RCS MediaGroup (formerly Rizzoli-Corriere della Sera) of Italy.
External links
- Casterman official site (French)
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