Bob de Groot
{{Short description|Belgian comics artist and writer (1941–2023)}}
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{{Infobox comics creator
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| birth_date = {{birth date|df=yes|1941|10|26}}
| birth_place = Brussels, German-occupied Belgium
| death_date = {{death date and age|df=yes|2023|11|17|1941|10|26}}
| death_place = Ottignies, Belgium
| nationality = Belgian
| area = Artist, writer
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Robert de Groot (26 October 1941 – 17 November 2023) was a Belgian comic books artist and writer.
Career
While still a young art student de Groot got his first comics experience as an assistant to Maurice Tillieux on Félix.{{Cite web|last=Lambiek Comiclopedia|title=Bob de Groot|url=http://lambiek.net/artists/d/de-groot_bob.htm}} He began creating shorter work for the Franco-Belgian comics magazine Pilote, with creators such as Hubuc, Reiser. With Fred as scenarist he drew the strip 4 × 8 = 32 L'Agent Caméléon in the late 1960s. When the artist Turk joined to assist on the series, de Groot gradually took on increasing amounts of work as scenarist and went on to collaborate with Turk on several series, including Archimède, Robin Dubois and eventually Raymond Macherot's Clifton. They also created the character Léonard for Achille Talon magazine in 1974,[https://bdoubliees.com/achilletalonmagazine/annees/1974.htm "Achille Talon Magazine en 1974" – bdoubliees.com] before de Groot began a prolific production of comics scenarios for many comics artists, including Tibet, Dupa, Philippe Francq, Greg and Dany. With Rodrigue he created Doggyguard and continued the Clifton series, and with Morris he collaborated on stories for Lucky Luke and Rantanplan.
Death
Bob de Groot died at Ottignies on 17 November 2023, at the age of 82.[https://www.rtbf.be/article/leonard-est-orphelin-bob-de-groot-est-decede-11288263 Léonard est orphelin : l'auteur de BD belge Bob De Groot est décédé] {{in lang|fr}}
Bibliography
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!Series !Years !Volumes !Scenarist or Artist !Editor !Remarks |
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|Alice au pays des merveilles |1973 |1 |Greg (writer) |Le Lombard and Dargaud |
| Ça vous intéresse
|1990 |1 |Dany (artist) |P & T Productions |This volume written by De Groot, rest of series by different writers |
| Chlorophylle
|1977–1986 |3 |Dupa and Walli (artists) |Le Lombard |Series started by Raymond Macherot |
| Clifton
|1973–1984 |9 |Turk (artist) |Le Lombard and Dargaud |Series started by Raymond Macherot |
| Des villes et des femmes
|1987–1988 |2 |Philippe Francq (artist) |Dargaud | |
| Digitaline
|1989 |1 |J. Landrain (artist) |Le Lombard |First bande dessinée completely made by computer |
| Doggyguard
|1999–2000 |3 |M. Rodrigue (artist) |Le Lombard | |
Footnotes
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Sources
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- [http://bdoubliees.com/journalpilote/auteurs1/degroot.htm Bob de Groot publications in Spirou] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070710133122/http://bdoubliees.com/journalpilote/auteurs1/degroot.htm |date=10 July 2007 }}, [http://bdoubliees.com/journalpilote/auteurs1/degroot.htm Pilote] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070710133122/http://bdoubliees.com/journalpilote/auteurs1/degroot.htm |date=10 July 2007 }}, [http://bdoubliees.com/vaillantpif/auteurs2/degroot.htm Vaillant and Pif] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070607205019/http://www.bdoubliees.com/vaillantpif/auteurs2/degroot.htm |date=7 June 2007 }}, [http://bdoubliees.com/tintinbelge/auteurs2/degroot.htm Belgian Tintin] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070930163712/http://bdoubliees.com/tintinbelge/auteurs2/degroot.htm |date=30 September 2007 }} and [http://bdoubliees.com/journaltintin/auteurs2/degroot.htm French Tintin] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070908083006/http://www.bdoubliees.com/journaltintin/auteurs2/degroot.htm |date=8 September 2007 }}, BDoubliées {{in lang|fr}}
- Béra, Michel; Denni, Michel; and Mellot, Philippe (2002): "Trésors de la Bande Dessinée 2003–2004". Paris, Les éditions de l'amateur. {{ISBN|2-85917-357-9}}
- Matla, Hans: "Stripkatalogus 9: De negende dimensie". Panda, Den Haag, 1998. {{ISBN|90-6438-111-9}}
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External links
{{Commons category|Bob de Groot}}
- [http://lambiek.net/artists/d/de-groot_bob.htm Bob de Groot biography] on Lambiek Comiclopedia
- {{imdb name|10240623}}
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Category:Artists from Brussels
Category:Belgian comics artists
Category:Belgian comics writers
Category:Belgian people of Dutch descent
Category:Belgian people of French descent
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