Morris (Maurice de Bevere): Creator of Lucky Luke, Belgian Cartoonist
Morris (Maurice de Bevere, 1923–2001) was a Belgian cartoonist who created Lucky Luke, shaping Franco-Belgian comics with his humorous Western art and a long-running, widely reprinted series.
Maurice de Bevere, known professionally as Morris, was born on December 1, 1923 and died on July 16, 2001. He was a Belgian cartoonist best known as the creator of the comic series Lucky Luke.
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Early life
Morris grew up in Belgium and developed an interest in drawing at an early age. He trained informally in illustration and comics before beginning professional work after World War II.
Career
He launched his most famous creation, Lucky Luke, in the mid-1940s; the series mixed Western adventure with a playful, visual style that became his trademark. Over the following decades Morris both drew and shaped the series' stories and characters, often collaborating with writers and publishers to reach a wide European audience.
Later years and legacy
Morris continued to work on Lucky Luke and related projects for many years. He remained an influential figure in Franco-Belgian comics, and his work is credited with helping popularize humorous Western stories in comics. He passed away in 2001, leaving a substantial body of work that continues to be reprinted and admired.
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