Keyword European Comic

Documentary on Astérix's illustrator Uderzo, led by Antoine de Caunes with interviews from various French celebrities.

The documentary tells why Donald Duck hit Europe like a bomb after the Second World War, creates a loving psychogram of the drake who’d love to be successful and eventually examines the question how our on self-optimization focused society deals with failure.

Rascar Capac, the sinister creature featured on Hergé's album The Seven Crystal Balls (1948), has left its mark on many generations of readers. To draw it, the Belgian cartoonist was probably inspired by a mummy exhibited in the first pre-Columbian exhibition organized by the Brussels Cinquantenaire Museum in 1923. Two intrepid archaeologists embark on a fascinating journey to reconstruct the story of the mysterious mummy.

The Smurfs were created in 1958 by the Belgian comic author Peyo (Pierre Culliford, 1928-1992) and they are one of Belgium's most recognized exports. From Brussels to Los Angeles, via Dubai, a journey into the tiny world of the famous little blue people, from the story of the creation of the original comic to the account of their huge global commercial exploitation.

The life and work of the legendary Francisco Ibáñez, brilliant cartoonist, creator of Clever & Smart and many other characters through whom he has portrayed Spanish society for over seven decades, with wild humor, subtle cruelty and much tenderness.

From the beginning, Hergé's work, Tintin's creator, was conditioned by the ideology of his publisher, the weekly child supplement of a Belgian Catholic newspaper. An exciting analysis of the political meaning of the adventures of Tintin.

A portrait of Spanish comic book author Paco Plaza.

Between dystopian visions and far-sighted social analysis, comic writer Alan Moore explains how his works are a swan song to our era. A journey through occultism, mysticism and anarchy.

Okay, Ducobu is a dunce, but he admits it! That’s just because school bores him. He prefers having fun! If however, cheating were part of the school’s syllabus, he’d get an A+! He’s got a challenge on his hands though, since his desk neighbor and classmate, Leonie, is the eternal head of the class and the teacher’s pet! Speaking of teachers, the challenge is even more ambitious when your teacher is Latouche, with his 19th century educational methods! Ducobu however, is undaunted. With his boundless imagination and crazy schemes, he’ll do anything, and that means ANYTHING, to transform the classroom into a recess session! He may not shine in class, but he knows how to enjoy life! A funny and feel good series designed to laugh at and thus ease the stress of confronting the school system.