Jacques Van Melkebeke
Belgian painter, comic strip writer and journalist / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Jacques Van Melkebeke (12 December 1904 – 8 June 1983) was a Belgian painter, journalist, writer, and comic strip writer. He was the first chief editor of Tintin magazine and wrote scripts and articles anonymously for many of their publications.[1]
Jacques Van Melkebeke | |
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Born | (1904-12-12)12 December 1904 Brussels, Belgium |
Died | 8 June 1983(1983-06-08) (aged 78) |
Pen name | George Jacquet |
Occupation | painter, journalist, writer |
Nationality | Belgian |
A friend of Hergé, Van Melkebeke took part in a semi-official way in the development of some of the storylines of The Adventures of Tintin, adding a number of cultural references. He is also supposed to have contributed to certain elements of the Blake and Mortimer series, although Edgar P. Jacobs disputed this fact.[1] Van Melkebeke's personality was one of the main sources of inspiration for the Blake and Mortimer character Philip Angus Mortimer.[1]