I am reminded of Maurice Tillieux (1921-1978), the Belgian comic-book author/artist who did not let his talent as a “big-foot” cartoonist stop him from creating one of the best hard-boiled “crime noir” cartoon series ever in comics history, with Gil Jourdan, his lawyer/private-detective hero. Tillieux reportedly worshipped the tough-guy heroes who fought crime outside the law, and he reportedly died in their style, in a car crash driving at high-speed while drunken. His comics are still in print today.
I am reminded of Maurice Tillieux (1921-1978), the Belgian comic-book author/artist who did not let his talent as a “big-foot” cartoonist stop him from creating one of the best hard-boiled “crime noir” cartoon series ever in comics history, with Gil Jourdan, his lawyer/private-detective hero. Tillieux reportedly worshipped the tough-guy heroes who fought crime outside the law, and he reportedly died in their style, in a car crash driving at high-speed while drunken. His comics are still in print today.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maurice_Tillieux
http://www.fantagraphics.com/browse-shop/maurice-tillieux.html?vmcchk=1
http://www.amazon.com/Murder-High-Tide-Private-Detective/dp/1606994514/ref=sr_1_...
Fred Patten