In 1976 , Vandersteen 's wife Paula died . He remarried on 25 June 1977 with Anne-Marie Vankerkhoven . Vandersteen , now a celebrated artist with complete TV shows made about him , both in the Netherlands and in Belgium , continued to work on his comics . The same year 1977 gave him a coveted Alfred award from the Angoulême International Comics Festival for the best scenario , for the '' Robert en Bertrand '' story '' De stakingbreker '' ( '' The Strike Breaker '' ) , while in 1978 a '' Suske en Wiske '' statue was unveiled in the Antwerp Zoo
Angoulême International Comics Festival
Angoulême International Comics Festival
Willy Vandersteen