![]() Walthéry was only 15 years old when he presented his work, a comic strip called 'Les Garnements', to comic artist Jean Mariette, better known as Mittéï, who lived nearby. Later influences were Maurice Tillieux and Mad Magazine artists like Wallace Wood and Jack Davis. Among his influences were the classic Franco-Belgian artists Hergé and André Franquin, whose 'Spirou' episode 'La Corne de Rhinocéros' he largely copied when he was a child. His ambition to become a comic artist was supported by his parents. ![]() While growing up in post-war poverty, the young Walthéry developed a keen passion for comics. Cauvin's peaceful childhood in the small town has served as an inspiration for Walthéry's later nostalgic comic series 'Le P'tit Bout d'Chique' and 'Le Vieux Bleu'. His father was a craftsman who worked for the Belgian army. His other work either showcase the artist's talent for drawing sensual female characters, or his nostalgic side and roots in the Liège region.įrançois Gilles Émile Walthéry was born in 1946 in Argenteau, and raised in Cheratte. He is however best-known as co-creator of the sexy air hostess 'Natacha' (1970- ), one of the first heroines in the popular children's magazine of Éditions Dupuis. He first made his mark as a loyal assistant and pupil of Peyo, for whom he drew episodes of 'Jacky et Célestin' and 'Benoît Brisefer'. ![]() The Belgian comic artist François Walthéry was one of the most prominent contributors to Spirou magazine in the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s. The villain in the final panel is a caricature of Maurice Tillieux. ![]()
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