WILL (COMICS)

'Willy Maltaite' (October 30, 1927, Anthée Belgium - February 18, 2000) known by the pseudonym 'Will', was a comics creator and comics artist in the Franco-Belgian tradition. In the genre known in francophone countries as bande dessinée, Will is considered one of ''the Gang of 4'' (which also included André Franquin, Morris, and Jijé), and a founding member of the Marcinelle school.^[1]
Over a long association with the comics magazine ''Le Journal de Spirou'' starting in 1947, Will created, illustrated and wrote for several series, while for many years being chief artist of the series ''Tif et Tondu'' which he had inherited from Fernand Dineur, and ''Isabelle''. Among the series he wrote scenario for were ''Spirou et Fantasio'' and ''Benoît Brisefer''. During the period 1958-60, Will also acted as artistic director of ''Spirou's rival publication ''Tintin''.

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Partial bibliography

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Partial bibliography

★ ''Tif et Tondu'', 39 albums with various collaborators.

★ ''Isabelle'', 12 albums with Yvan Delporte, André Franquin and Raymond Macherot (story), Dupuis, 1972-1995.

★ ''L'Île d'outre-monde'', ''Natacha'' n°10 (art), with François Walthéry (art) and Marc Wasterlain (story), Dupuis, 1980.

★ Contribution to collective ''Il était une fois les belges'' (''Once Upon a Time There Were Belgians''), Le Lombard, 1980.

★ ''L'ogresse des carpartes'', with Yann (story), in ''Les Histoires merveilleuses des oncles Paul'', Vents d'Ouest, 1986.

★ ''Le jardin des désirs'' (''The Garden of Desires''), with Stephen Desberg (story), Dupuis, coll. « Aire Libre », 1988.

★ ''La 27e lettre'' (''The 27th Letter''), with Stephen Desberg (story), Dupuis, coll. « Aire Libre », 1990.

★ ''L'appel de l'enfer'' (''Appeal in Hell''), with Stephen Desberg, P&T Productions, 1993.

★ ''Isabelle'' in the collective ''Brel'' n°2, Vents d'Ouests, 1997.

★ ''L'arbre des deux printemps'' (''The Tree of the Two Springs''), with Rudi Miel (story), Le Lombard, collective «Signé», 2000. Will could not finish the last 4 pages prior to his death.

References

★ Will publications in ''Le journal de Spirou'', French ''Tintin'' and Belgian ''Tintin'' BDoubliées

★ Will albums Bedetheque
'Footnotes'
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External links

★ Will biography on Lambiek Comiclopedia

★ Will site on euroBD

★ Biograpy of Will on Éditions Dupuis

★ Malaite family official site