and the long-running Hanna-Barbera series of The Smurfs became a worldwide success with massive merchandising, and the success continues as evidenced by the ratings animated cartoons based on the adventures of Tintin and Lucky Luke had in Germany and Canada in 2005 and 2006. But also more mature graphic novels like The Wedding Party by Hermann Huppen and Jean Van Hamme have been turned into movies. Most major European comic artists worked for a while, often early in their career, in Belgium: French authors like Albert Uderzo and René Goscinny, Jacques Tardi, Jean Graton and Claire Bretécher, a German like Andreas, the Polish author Grzegorz Rosiński, the Portuguese Carlos Roque, Swiss authors Zep and Cosey... Even the major Italian author Hugo Pratt created many of his best known later works for Casterman. See also Brussels' Comic Book Route Belgian Comic Strip Center Notes References External links The Belgian Comics Center Belgium portal page on comic strips Comic Strip Murals of Brussels Virtual Tours