The Visionary Art of Franco-Belgian Comics, 1930s to 1960s

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The Visionary Art of Franco-Belgian Comics, 1930s to 1960s is written by Hugo Frey and published by Leuven University Press. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 9462704805 (ISBN 10) and 9789462704800 (ISBN 13).

Hidden within the millions of panels and magazine pages collected by Alain Van Passen, a devoted Belgian comics collector active from the earliest days of the comics clubs, lies a long-forgotten history of vibrant, surrealist, and even ‘visionary’ images. His pristine collection, built over decades of searching and exchanging comics, offers unprecedented insight into the diverse trajectories of twentieth-century popular publishing. Focusing on comics magazines published between 1935 and 1965, this catalogue reveals a ‘lost world’ of French and Belgian comics, as well as the translations and reworkings of American, British and Italian strips. Ten concise and colourful chapters introduce readers to the zany and fascinating pages and panels across genres such as humour, science fiction, history and adventure. Shedding light on often-forgotten or little-known artists, this volume traces a counter-history of French-language comics. Richly illustrated with largely unseen material, it offers the reader an introduction to the visionary art of French-language comics. Foreword by Dan Nadel and afterword by Tine Anthoni.