Maurice Rosy

Maurice Rosy ( born November 17, 1927 in Fontaine- l'Évêque, † February 23, 2013 in Paris) was a Belgian comic book writer.

Life and work

In 1954 he started his career as a comic book writer and " ideas " for the publishing house Dupuis, where he rose within two years as the artistic director of the magazine Spirou. Together with the chief editor Yvan Delporte, he was largely responsible for the success of the magazine in the 1950s and 1960s. Beginning of the 1970s, he decided to hand over responsibility for Spirou in younger hands and left Dupuis to pursue a new career as a copywriter and illustrator in Paris. While Rosys line activities were "mini- stories " established, among other things, to which he contributed in 1959 to the first scenario by Jean Roba Boule et Bill. Previously, Rosy was already co-author of the book co-authored with André Franquin Spirou and Fantasio - adventure mushrooms for the dictator and deep sleep for the whole city. In addition, he was the author of an adventure of Jerry Spring for Jijé. In collaboration with the artist Paul Deliège the eternal prisoners Bobo was born. In addition, Rosy created in 1967 the talking dog Attila, which was drawn by Derib. For drawn by Will Tif et Tondu series Rosy wrote numerous scenarios and also invented the duration opponent Choc ( German: shock). He also wrote several episodes of shares subscribed by Bara comic short stories the series Max l' Explorateur ( German Max, among other things, appeared in Zack ). He died at his home in Paris in February 2013; his autobiography, which he prepared for the 75th birthday of Spirou, was published posthumously by Dupuis.

In German, among other various Attila adventure and among the titles Gin & Fizz and Harry and plate number of adventures of Tif et Tondu have been published by Rosy.