- Casterman
Casterman is a publisher of
Franco-Belgian comics , specializing incomic books andchildren's literature . The company is based inTournai ,Belgium .Founded in 1780, Casterman was originally a printing company and
publishing house . In 1934, Casterman took over theLe Petit Vingtième editions for the publication of the albums of "The Adventures of Tintin ", from the 4th album of the series, "Cigars of the Pharaoh ". From 1942, Casterman published reworked versions and colored versions of the previous Tintin albums.Strengthened by the success of
Hergé 's comics, shortly after Casterman proposed new series with new authors such as Jacques Martin,François Craenhals andC. & V. Hansen . From 1954 on, Casterman published children's books as well, including the successful "Martine " books byMarcel Marlier .Keen to appeal to a more mature market, Casterman decided in 1973 to publish the first albums of "
Corto Maltese " by the Italian authorHugo Pratt . Furthermore, in 1978 Casterman established its monthly magazine "(A Suivre)", which was to have an impact on the comics revival of the 1990s. Casterman ceased the publication of "(A Suivre)" in 1997.Casterman is now part of the
Flammarion Publishing group, which in turn was bought by RCS MediaGroup (formerly Rizzoli-Corriere della Sera) of Italy.Casterman's manga series are published as by Sakka.
External links
* [http://www.casterman.com/ Casterman official site] fr_icon
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