Michetz/Kogaratsu. Original drawing (recreation) of the cover of the album T9 "La statégie des Phalènes". India ink and watercolor. Signed and dated 2021. TBE+. Pass included: 40 X 50cm Marc Degroide alias Marc Michetz begins his career in the early 80's as a collaborator in the Graton studio before publishing his drawings in the newspaper Tintin and then in Spirou. Fascinated by medieval Japan and Japanese culture, he creates in 1983 on a scenario of Bosse the character of Kogaratsu. Thanks to the success of his samurai without master (already 13 volumes), Michetz can devote himself fully to the development of Kogaratsu. Between two albums, he also draws the diptych Tako (scenario of Yann), and gives free rein to his drawing in portfolios where the erotic theme has a beautiful place.

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