Aug 31, 2025
“Valhardi II” Jijé a.k.a. Joseph Gillain 1951
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“Valhardi II” Jijé a.k.a. Joseph Gillain 1951
Jerry Spring
by Jije
Original art by Jijé, a page from Barbe Rouge.
My Thoughts on BD Artists
Andre Franquin: Influential AF. He is extremely good at making cute/hot characters! Gaston, for example is cute and hot, making him..."hute"?
Marcel Gotlib: Basically Shadbase before Shadbase (Shad's content is worse tho.)
Tome & Janry: I STILL don't forgive them after they made Le Petit Spirou a thing. Like, the concept is fine, but PLEASE DON'T TURN MY BOI SPIROU INTO MINETA MINORU FFS!!!
Jije: One of the pioneers of the Spirou franchise. (He was also the influence to Franquin's early S&F content.)
Herge: Another influential artist. His artstyle is so smooth, I can't believe it's not butter!
Yoann: Before he officially made it to the Spirou bandwagon, he was also responsible for making an adaptation to Franquin's Idees Noires. I like his artstyle because it attempts to stay true to the originals.
Pierre Seron: The Wal-Mart version of Andre Franquin. Unlike Franquin's magical techniques of making EVERYBODY attractive, 91% of his female characters look ugly AF. Plus, his comics also have racist motifs, which make me very uncomfortable. (That aside, Regis Renaud is hot...ONLY because he's a Gaston lookalike.)
Peyo: Or as I like to call him, "The Smurf God". He has a very catchy artstyle! I don't have a problem with him, but he has been rumored to be sexist, so yeah...sexism is a no no, sir!
Marc Hardy: His style is unique. I like his portrayal of dark humor tho.
Jidehem: His style is identical to Franquin's, but his series are unforgettable, and his character designs are cute AF!
Blondin et Cirage au Mexique
Jijé
Spirou n° 665
11 janvier 1951
I think that, for me, this is the most satisfying Ink Study out of this series I did over the last couple months. Here it is alongside its inspiration (from Tanguy et Laverdure by Jijé, you may recall). This lets you see where and how much I succeeded and failed in my attempts to work without preliminary pencils. I like this one because I feel like I captured a strong sense of form and the linework was very educational/instructive.
Jerry Spring
by Jije
Source: Lsu38 (2dgalleries)
Jerry Spring
by Jije