Will (comics)
Willy Maltaite, better known by the pseudonym Will, was a Belgian comics creator and comics artist in the Franco-Belgian tradition. In the genre known in Francophone countries as bande dessinée, Will is one of the young cartoonists trained by Jijé, who made them live and work with him in his studio in Waterloo. He is considered one of la Bande des Quatre, and a founding member of the Marcinelle school.
Work
Over a long association with the Franco-Belgian comics magazine Le journal de Spirou starting in 1947, Will created, illustrated and wrote several series, including Tif [et Tondu], and Isabelle. He wrote scripts for, among others, Spirou et Fantasio and Benoît Brisefer. During the period of 1958–60, Will also acted as artistic director of Spirou's rival publication Tintin magazine.Awards
- 2008: Hommage to Comics Award at the Festival of Solliès-Ville
Partial bibliography
- Tif et Tondu, 39 albums with various collaborators, Dupuis.
- Isabelle, 12 albums with Yvan Delporte, André Franquin and Raymond Macherot, Dupuis, 1972-1995.
- L'Île d'outre-monde, Natacha n°10, with François Walthéry and Marc Wasterlain, Dupuis, 1980.
- Contribution to collective Il était une fois les belges, Le Lombard, 1980.
- L'ogresse des carpartes, with Yann, in Les Histoires merveilleuses des oncles Paul, Vents d'Ouest, 1986.
- Le jardin des désirs, with Stephen Desberg, Dupuis, coll. " Aire Libre ", 1988.
- La 27e lettre, with Stephen Desberg, Dupuis, coll. " Aire Libre ", 1990.
- L'appel de l'enfer, with Stephen Desberg, P&T Productions, 1993.
- Isabelle in the collective Brel n°2, Vents d'Ouests, 1997.
- L'arbre des deux printemps, with Rudi Miel, Le Lombard, collective "Signé", 2000. Will could not finish the last 4 pages prior to his death.