Ric Hochet
| Ric Hochet | |
|---|---|
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| Publication information | |
| Publisher | Dargaud Le Lombard |
| Format | Bande Dessinée |
| Publication date | 1955 - Present |
| Main character(s) | Ric Hochet Commissaire Bourdon Nadine |
| Creative team | |
| Created by | André-Paul Duchâteau Tibet |
| Written by | André-Paul Duchâteau |
| Artist(s) | Tibet |
Ric Hochet is a Franco-Belgian comics series created by Tibet (drawings) and André-Paul Duchâteau (scripts). It first appeared on March 30, 1955 in the Franco-Belgian comics magazine Tintin.[1]
Synopsis[]
The series features the adventures of Ric Hochet, a reporter for the newspaper La Rafale in Paris.
Characters[]
- Ric Hochet
- Commissaire Bourdon
- Nadine
- Richard Hochet
- Inspector Ledru
- Bob Drumond
- Professor Hermelin
- "Le Bourreau"
- Lambert
Translations[]
The series' name deviated as translations were published across Europe, with the result that it is known as Rick Master in Germany, Rik Ringers in The Netherlands and Flanders, Riku Oksa in Finland and Allan Falk and Rick Hart in Scandinavia. Ric Hochet's stories were also published in South India in Tamil Language by Prakash Publishers. Ric Hochet is known as "Reporter Johnny" in Tamil.
| French | English | German | Italian | Finnish | Dutch | Swedish | Tamil |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ric Hochet | Ric Hochet | Rick Master | Ric Roland | Riku Oksa | Rik Ringers | Allan Falk / Rick Hart |
Reporter Johnny |
| Commissaire Bourdon | Kommissar Bourdon | Commissario Bourdon | Commissaris Baardemakers | Kommissarie Bourdon | Police Commissioner Boudon | ||
| Nadine | Nadine | Nadine | Nadine | Nadine | Nadine | ||
| Richard Hochet | Richard Hochet | Richard Ringers | Richard | ||||
| Inspecteur Ledru | Inspektor Ledru | Ispettore Ledru | Kempers | Inspector Ledru | |||
| Bob Drumond | Bob Drumond | Bob Dalberg | Bob Drumont | Bob | |||
| Professeur Hermelin | Professor Hermelin | professor Hermelijn | Professor Hermelin |
Albums[]
- (short stories)
- (Reprinted)
In popular culture[]
Ric Hochet is among the many Belgian comics characters to jokingly have a Brussels street named after them. The Galerie du Roi/ Koningsgalerij has a commemorative plaque with the name Rue Ric Hochet/ Rik Ringers Straat placed under the actual street sign.[2]
In 1994, as part of the Brussels' Comic Book Route, a wall was designed in the Rue du Bon Secours/ Bijstandsstraat in Brussels. The wall was designed by G. Oreopoulos and D. Vandegeerde.
Sources[]
- Ric Hochet publications in Belgian Tintin and French Tintin BDoubliées (in French)
- Ric Hochet albums Bedetheque (in French)
- Footnotes
- ^ BDoubliées. "Tintin année 1955" (in French).
- ^ "EBru | Bruxelles Capitale de la Bande Dessinée (BD) - Noms de rue".
External links[]
- Ric Hochet on Lombard website (in French)
- L'Integrale Ric Hochet (in French)
- A wall painting in Brussels (in French)
- Tribute to Tibet
- Franco-Belgian comics
- 1955 comics debuts
- Comics characters introduced in 1955
- Belgian comic strips
- Belgian comics titles
- Belgian comics characters
- Lombard Editions titles
- Fictional reporters
- Detective comics
- Crime comics
- Drama comics
- Fictional Belgian people
- Male characters in comics
- Comics set in Paris
- Comics set in France
- Comics set in Belgium