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Freddy Lombard #1-5
Freddy Lombard
Mit "Freddy Lombard" ist dem Zeichner Yves Chaland, der leider viel zu jung verstarb, eine außerordentliche Serie gelungen. Stilistisch bezieht er sich auf deutlich auf Hergés Ligne Claire, modernisiert sie jedoch sehr elegant. Sein Held Freddy Lombard hat durchaus eine gewisse Ähnlichkeit mit Tim, aus "Tim & Struppi", aber er ist erwachsen.
Die Abenteuer von "Freddy Lombard" wurden in den Achtzigerjahren als Einzelbände bei Carlsen veröffentlicht und erscheinen anläßlich des 50-jährigen Bestehens von Carlsen Comics in dieser Gesamtausgabe im Hardcover.
Die Abenteuer von "Freddy Lombard" wurden in den Achtzigerjahren als Einzelbände bei Carlsen veröffentlicht und erscheinen anläßlich des 50-jährigen Bestehens von Carlsen Comics in dieser Gesamtausgabe im Hardcover.
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240 pages, Hardcover
First published November 11, 2015
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About the author
Yves Chaland
50 books11 followersYves Chaland (French: [iv ʃalɑ̃] was a French cartoonist. He was a master of the ligne-clair style
During the 1980s, together with Luc Cornillon, Serge Clerc and Floc'h, he launched the Atomic style, a stylish remake of the Marcinelle School in Franco-Belgian comics.
Chaland published his first strips in the fanzine Biblipop when he was 17. During his studies at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts, Saint-Etienne, he created his own fanzine, L'Unité de Valeur, in 1976, with Luc Cornillon.
In 1978, they met writer/editor Jean-Pierre Dionnet who hired them for his comics magazines Métal Hurlant and Ah Nana. These pastiches of 50s comics have been collected in the album Captivant. In September 1979 he married designer Isabelle Beaumenay-Joannet.
He then created the characters of Bob Fish, Adolphus Claar, Freddy Lombard, and Le Jeune Albert, a scamp character living in the Marolles, a working-class area of Brussels.
Yves Chaland, was approached to draw an adventure of Spirou et Fantasio, appearinging in half-page installments of the weekly Spirou magazine. Done in a retro 50s style similar to his influences Jijé and André Franquin, both former artists on the Spirou feature. The unfinished story has been collected in the album Spirou et Fantasio – Hors Série, No. 4 (Dupuis, 2003).
He also did many advertising illustration commissions in his crisp, clean, "retro-modern" cartoon style.
Chaland died on 18 July 1990, following a car wreck, at the age of 33.
During the 1980s, together with Luc Cornillon, Serge Clerc and Floc'h, he launched the Atomic style, a stylish remake of the Marcinelle School in Franco-Belgian comics.
Chaland published his first strips in the fanzine Biblipop when he was 17. During his studies at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts, Saint-Etienne, he created his own fanzine, L'Unité de Valeur, in 1976, with Luc Cornillon.
In 1978, they met writer/editor Jean-Pierre Dionnet who hired them for his comics magazines Métal Hurlant and Ah Nana. These pastiches of 50s comics have been collected in the album Captivant. In September 1979 he married designer Isabelle Beaumenay-Joannet.
He then created the characters of Bob Fish, Adolphus Claar, Freddy Lombard, and Le Jeune Albert, a scamp character living in the Marolles, a working-class area of Brussels.
Yves Chaland, was approached to draw an adventure of Spirou et Fantasio, appearinging in half-page installments of the weekly Spirou magazine. Done in a retro 50s style similar to his influences Jijé and André Franquin, both former artists on the Spirou feature. The unfinished story has been collected in the album Spirou et Fantasio – Hors Série, No. 4 (Dupuis, 2003).
He also did many advertising illustration commissions in his crisp, clean, "retro-modern" cartoon style.
Chaland died on 18 July 1990, following a car wreck, at the age of 33.
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February 12, 2026
When I first heard of the Freddy Lombard series, I initially saw it as a spoof of The Adventures of Tintin, due to the titular character baring a physical resemblance to Tintin. I decided to read the series myself to see what it was like. This is why I read this book, which contains all five Freddy Lombard albums (the second album in this collection is divided into two stories). Overall, I loved the artwork but found some of the stories confusing. The Freddy Lombard series is, in my opinion, Tintin for older readers. Fans of Tintin would like this series.
July 27, 2016
Absolutely perfect Belgian art, and a couple of the stories stood out as well. I really like "the Will of Godfrey Bouillon" and "the Elephant Graveyard". There was one story, that although the illustration was perfect, made no real sense, "the Comet of Carthage". This stinker is proof that sometimes great artists need an assist by great writers. In fact, Chaland had a writer assisting him and still he failed. A couple of the other stories just kind of stumbled along. Another thing kind of bothered me, but should not have: the main characters don't seem to have a motivation. What were they doing? They were just vagabonds, that got into trouble and made poor decisions. Again, this should not bother me, just a matter of taste...
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