Wednesday, August 26, 2020

RIP André-Paul Duchâteau


L’Echo
By Laurent Fabri
August 26, 2020

The comic strip author, creator of "Ric Hochet", pillar of the Tintin newspaper, died at the age of 95.

He's a hallowed monster from classic comics who passed away on August 26th. André-Paul Duchâteau, the creator of "Ric Hochet" in particular, died at the age of 95.

Novelist, journalist, writer numerous series of comics, creator of several iconic heroes of 9 e Art, he was one of the major organizers of the Tintin magazine, which he had also been the editor.

Born in Tournai in 1925, Duchâteau, fascinated by thrillers, began to write his first stories at the age of 16 and was spotted by Stanislas-André Steeman, master of the genre. When his path crosses that of Tibet , cartoonist, he is interested in the 9 th Art. He created with him Ric Hochet in Tintin and, later, Chick Bill.

André-Paul Duchâteau works with William Vance, Rosinski, Christian Denayer ... He has several hundred albums to his credit.


Born: 5/8/1925, Tournai, Belgium
Died: 8/26/2020, Uccle, Belgium

André-Paul Duchâteau – westerns – comic book writer:
Chic Bill – 1965-2010

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