On October 23, 2008 the Smurfs celebrate their 50th year. Something to write about.As a kid when I was first presented to the Smurfs, I was hooked. I followed the Smurfs in animation movies on the TV and I read all the Smurf comics album I could get hold of. And to my joy my…
There are so many illustrators, artists, comic artists out there, that have inspired me from early age, and here is one more I like to mention: Barry Windsor-Smith. His fame rapidly increased especially when drawing Conan the Barbarian comics in the 70´s versions. He really inspired me as a young kid. There was something he…
Its funny that a great comic like Asterix & Obelix, by René Goscinny (stories) and Albert Uderzo (illustrations), hugely popular in Europe and almost known all over the world, is said to be so unknown basically in the USA. Why one may ask, why isn’t Asterix & Obelix more known in the USA? Maybe someone…
