Gomer Goof Vol. 8: A Giant Among Goofs
By (Author) Andre Franquin
Cinebook Ltd
Cinebook Ltd
20th May 2021
20th May 2021
United Kingdom
Children
Fiction
741.5
Paperback
48
Width 220mm, Height 288mm
There's no denying Gomer's genius. Mechanics, botany, chemistry, zoology, musicology His brain is capable of sudden brilliance in everything at which he tries his hand. The problem is that, brilliant or not, his inventions are never quite right for either the time, or the place. Which leads to disaster after disaster, fuelling his colleagues' aggravation. Fortunately, he still has the loyalty of his cat and gull and the unfailing affection of Miss Jeanne
A Belgian cartoonist from the Golden Age of comics, Andr Franquin was as important and influential throughout his career as Herg, moulding and training dozens of artists through his long years at Spiroumagazine. In his 20 years at the helm of Spirou and Fantasio, creator of their fantastical friend the Marsupilami, he was also the father of one of the most beloved anti-heroes of European comics, Gaston Lagaffe, as well as the delightfully dark and sarcastic Ides Noires. As a sign of his popularity, he received the very first Grand Prix de la ville d'Angoulme in 1974.