The team he had assembled at the end of the war is often referred to as La bande des quatre (lit. Jijé was then producing many of the comics that were published in the Franco-Belgian comics magazine Spirou, including its flagship series Spirou et Fantasio. He also worked for Plein Jeu, a monthly scouting magazine.ĭuring this time, Morris and Franquin were coached by Joseph Gillain ( Jijé), who had transformed a section of his house into a work space for the two young comics artists and Will. Franquin started drawing covers and cartoons for Le Moustique, a weekly magazine about radio and culture. Peyo, still too young, would only follow them seven years later. Three of them (minus Peyo) were hired by Dupuis in 1945, following CBA's demise. It is there he met some of his future colleagues: Maurice de Bevere ( Morris, creator of Lucky Luke), Pierre Culliford ( Peyo, creator of the Smurfs), and Eddy Paape. A year later however, the school was forced to close down because of the war and Franquin was then hired by Compagnie belge d'actualités (CBA), a short-lived animation studio in Brussels. Although he started drawing at an early age, Franquin got his first actual drawing lessons at École Saint-Luc in 1943.
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