Legendary Belgian comics writer Jean Van Hamme is retiring. Who will write the great future comics in Belgium? WSJ has the story.
A wonderful peek into the country's comic culture:
"Belgium is so comic-crazy that the books are published in hardcover, printed in rich colors on glossy paper and sell for about $15 apiece. Publishers churned out more than 4,000 new titles last year. Museums and art-school curricula are devoted to comics. Around Brussels, murals of comic-book characters adorn 37 buildings. A towering picture of Tintin, Belgium's most famous cartoon, greets train travelers arriving from Paris and London. Brussels officials Thursday unveiled what they said is the world's largest comic, a 69-by-105-feet reproduction of one page from a Tintin adventure, amid celebrations marking 2009 as the city's 'year of the comic strip.'"
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