Nadine Forster, illustrator of Maya the Bee and Tom and Jerry, has died

Belgian illustrator Nadine Forster, best known for her book adaptations of television heroes of the 1970s and 1980s, died Wednesday at the age of 92. Christian Legendre, mayor of Aschères-le-Marché (Loiret), city where she lived, told AFP that her funeral would be held on Monday.

Trained at the Beaux-Arts in Brussels, Nadine Forster settled in this small village located about twenty kilometers from Orléans, in the early 1980s.

In the 1960s, she notably illustrated the series of children’s books Le Journal de Véronique, then, later, cartoons like Arnie the Explorer. Over the next two decades, the Belgian had produced numerous covers for record books. Both for the Walt Disney universe but also for heroes of children’s television shows like Casimir and Children’s Island.

During her career, she had also designed the albums or books of Ulysse 31, Maya the Bee, Tom and Jerry, Astro Boy, Lady Oscar, Casper the Friendly Ghost, as well as many covers of the Library volumes. pink. More recently, she filmed Le Roman d’Émilie Jolie, an adaptation of Philippe Chatel’s famous musical tale.