Jansson wrote the Moomin novel series for children, starting with the 1945 The Moomins and the Great Flood. The following two books, Comet in Moominland and Finn Family Moomintroll, published in 1946 and 1948 respectively, were highly successful. For her work as a children's author she received the Hans Christian Andersen Medal in 1966; among her many later awards was the Selma Lagerlöf Prize in 1992.
Disney celebrates 100 years! Its world-famous characters have enchanted generations, making them laugh and sing. In its anniversary year, Disney is paying tribute to fans and creative artists who have made this dream possible over the past century. Mickey and Minnie are among the most famous cartoon characters ever.
In 1958, during shooting of “Third Man on the Mountain”, Walt Disney travelled to the town of Zermatt, where he had the idea for the “Matterhorn Bobsleds” rollercoasters, which are now at Disneyland in California. 
Bédéciné International Festival of Comics (BD - Bandes dessinées) Illzach Cultural Centre, is the must-attend event for comic book fans. More than meetings with many authors, numerous activities are also organized: exhibitions, drawing workshops, animations, stories, shows.
Illzach is a commune in the Haut-Rhin department in Alsace in north-eastern France.
Comic book artist Andy Genen designed Luxembourg’s 0.70 stamp issued May 15 to mark the 25th anniversary of the Comic Book Festival in Contern. Genen fell in love with American comics when he received his first Batman comic book at age 6.
Thomas Kostron, also known as "TomTom," breaks rules on principle. The man who created the cartoon character of the same name has two official origin myths. On the one hand, he claims to have been born in 1512 as the son of Zeus and Aurora, abandoned in Arizona, and raised by Native Americans. On the other hand, he claims to be from the planet "Yoozq" and to subjugate humanity with his paintings, which he says contain subliminal messages.
As a student, Kostron had illustrated for magazines like "Ping Pong" ("completely absurd"), then for the youth section of the "Krone" and the "Kleine Zeitung." "That was frustrating because they always wanted something new after a year. But only then are you really familiar with your characters." So he looked for a motif for greeting cards. His unusual idea: black and white figures. In 1990, "TomTom," the little man with a bulbous nose and a hat, was created. TomTom quickly became the best-selling greeting card in Austria.
Suske en Wiske (Dutch) also known as Willy and Wanda (American) Spike and Suzy (UK) Luke and Lucy (2009 film and video game) Bob et Bobette (French) is a Belgian comics series created by the comics author Willy Vandersteen. It was first published in De Nieuwe Standaard in 1945 and soon became popular.
The books revolve around the adventures of the eponymous Suske en Wiske, two children, along with their friends and family. The stories combine elements of comedy, fantasy, and science fiction, such as talking animals, time travel and ghosts.
Wiske! Wiske!... Come quickly with Pen's laundry basket! There was a whole pile of it in front of the door!
He initially appeared in a cartoon strip called Der Globi, and later appeared in a cartoon picture-book form called Globi's World Voyage in 1935. By 1944, the character gained so much popularity that Globus created a separate company for their mascot, and in 1948 Globi had sold over one million picture books.
