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Franquin held creative responsibility of the series. For the next twenty years, Franquin largely reinvented the strip, creating longer, more elaborate storylines and a large gallery of burlesque characters.
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in 1974. Many books by
Franquin have been published, many of which are considered classics of the genre. They have been translated into many languages. Several books have been written about
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and has spawned cartoons, merchandise, and since 1989 a comic book series of its own. The cartoons have broadened their appeal to
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and a vigorous sense of movement. Hergé expressed on several occasions his admiration for
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2006:Le géant de la gaffe
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1498:Le monde de Franquin
1492:Les cahiers de la BD
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1300:Le trombone illustré
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617:Le Trombone Illustré
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83:Saint-Laurent-du-Var
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313:La bande des quatre
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2868:Marsupilami
2860:Video games
2832:2000 series
2827:1993 series
2783:Marsupilami
2741:(2006-2009)
2673:Marsupilami
2557:(1984-1998)
2518:(1983-1984)
2469:Tora Torapa
2440:(1970-1980)
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2279:(1948-1968)
2059:Marsupilami
1915:Tembo Tabou
1723:Marsupilami
1663:Marsupilami
1593:(in French)
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1459:BDoubliées
1319:Sketchbooks
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1175:, Greg and
1150:Marsupilami
717:chiaroscuro
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621:René Follet
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2916:Categories
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2729:(magazine)
2650:Characters
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1705:characters
1364:References
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