Casterman

Casterman is a publisher of the Franco-Belgian comics market. It is specialized in comic books and children's literature. It is based in Tournai, Belgium.

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Franco-Belgian comics - Comic books - Children's literature - Tournai - Belgium

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Founded in 1780, Casterman is, at its origin, a printing company and publishing house.

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1780 - Publishing house

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In 1934, Casterman takes over the Le Petit Vingtième editions for the publication of the albums of The Adventures of Tintin, from its 4th number, Cigars of the Pharaoh. From 1942, Casterman publishes reworked versions and colored versions of the Tintin's albums.

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1934 - Le Petit Vingtième - The Adventures of Tintin - Cigars of the Pharaoh - 1942

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Strengthened by the success of Hergé's comics, Casterman proposes, shortly after, new series with new authors such as Jacques Martin, François Craenhals and Hansen.

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Hergé - Jacques Martin - François Craenhals - Hansen

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From 1954 on, Casterman published children's books as well, including the highly successful Martine books by Marcel Marlier.

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Martine - Marcel Marlier

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Willing to address a more mature public, Casterman decided in 1973 to publish the first albums of Corto Maltese of the italian author Hugo Pratt. As a next step, it creates in 1978 its monthly magazine A suivre, which will have an enormous impact on the comics renewal of the 90s. Casterman stopped the publication of A Suivre in 1997.

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1973 - Corto Maltese - Italian - Hugo Pratt - 1978 - A suivre - 90s - 1997

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Casterman has published works of some of the most famous authors of the 2nd half of 20th century. It is now part of the group Flammarion.

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20th century - Flammarion

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