Batem
Luc Collin, best known by the pen name Batem (born 6 April 1960 in Kamina, Belgian Congo) is a Belgian comics artist best known as the artist successor of André Franquin of the series Marsupilami.
Batem
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- Birth Name
- Luc Collin
- Birthplace
- Kamina, former Belgian Congo
- Nationality
- Belgian
- Born
- 6 April 1960
- Full name
- Luc Collin.
- Occupation
- comics artist, illustrator, draftsperson, cartoonist, comics writer, caricaturist, designer and screenwriter.
- Known for
- Marsupilami.
- Languages
- French.
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Luc Collin, best known by the pen name Batem (born 6 April 1960 in Kamina, Belgian Congo) is a Belgian comics artist best known as the artist successor of André Franquin of the series Marsupilami.
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• Birth Name — Luc Collin • Birthplace — Kamina, former Belgian Congo • Nationality — Belgian • Art — y • Notable Works — Marsupilami • Born — 6 April 1960
Biography
Biography
Collin started his career in the studio of colorist Vittorio Leonardo, and at S.E.P.P. (Société d'Edition, de Presse et de Publicité), a subsidiary company of Dupuis that specialised on audiovisual adaptations of the characters that are the property of Spirou magazine. Collin worked on several merchandising projects involving Shoe, the Snorky and the Marsupilami. In 1987 Franquin asked him to do the artwork of Marsupilami. He has illustrated stories of the series since, starting with La Queue du Marsupilami (1987), initially working with Franquin himself and several writers, such as Greg, Yann, Fauche, Éric Adam and Dugomier. The most recent album, Red monster was published in 2008.
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Identity
Batem is recorded as comics artist, illustrator, draftsperson, cartoonist and comics writer. Recorded at birth as Luc Collin.
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BD Comic Strip Festival stand 53 Circus Spirou with Batem, September 8, 2024
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1960
Batem was born in 1960 at Kamina.
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- Gemeinsame Normdatei 1074168801, Batem.
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- Wikidata, structured authority record Q2891182: Batem
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Gemeinsame Normdatei 1074168801, Batem.Deutsche Nationalbibliothek
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