Animation’s roots are in the late 19 th century, with cartoons hitting the screen in the early 20 th century. Although they may seem relatively simple, these old cartoons were responsible for ...

The International League Against Racism and Anti-Semitism then pressed charges against the 80-year-old cartoonist. On French television in November, Philippe Val, editor of the far left satirical ...

Worn out by the strain of producing a strip a week for more than 40 years, he decided, in 2000, to end the cartoon. In one of the final installments, he featured his old friend, the Dancer.