Marcinelle school


The term "Marcinelle school" or "Charleroi school" refers to a group of Belgian cartoonists formed by Joseph Gillain following World War II. Marcinelle school cartoonists were all associated with the weekly magazine, Spirou, whose offices in the 1940s were located in the town of Marcinelle, near Charleroi in Belgium.
The style of these cartoonists soon became the preferred in-house style for artists working at the influential Spirou magazine, and thus had a huge impact on the Belgian comics and Franco-Belgian comics scene, inspiring generations of cartoonists.

Style

Stylistically, the Marcinelle school is a mix of cartoonish and realist, and is also sometimes called comic-dynamic. It is often cited in books in opposition to Hergé's ligne claire style. Though these two styles have much in common, Marcinelle school is all about conveying the impression of movement, while ligne claire tends to be more schematic.

List of artists

The artists most closely associated to the Marcinelle school are:
Other artists considered part of the School include: