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Macherot</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Born</th><td class="infobox-data"><span style="display:none">(<span class="bday">1924-03-30</span>)</span>30 March 1924<br /><a href="/wiki/Verviers" title="Verviers">Verviers</a>, Belgium</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Died</th><td class="infobox-data">26 September 2008<span style="display:none">(2008-09-26)</span> (aged 84)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Nationality</th><td class="infobox-data category">Belgian</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><span class="nowrap">Area(s)</span></th><td class="infobox-data role">Artist, writer</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><span class="nowrap">Pseudonym(s)</span></th><td class="infobox-data nickname">Zara</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;">Notable works</div></th><td class="infobox-data"><i><a href="/wiki/Clifton_(comics)" title="Clifton (comics)">Clifton</a></i><br /><i><a href="/wiki/Chlorophylle" title="Chlorophylle">Chlorophylle</a></i><br /><i><a href="/wiki/Sibylline" title="Sibylline">Sibylline</a></i></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Raymond Macherot</b> (30 March 1924 – 26 September 2008) was a Belgian comics artist, most famous for his satirical <a href="/wiki/Funny_animal" class="mw-redirect" title="Funny animal">funny animal</a> series <i><a href="/wiki/Chlorophylle" title="Chlorophylle">Chlorophylle</a></i> and <i><a href="/wiki/Sibylline" title="Sibylline">Sibylline</a></i>. Although not nearly as famous as fellow Belgian cartoonists such as <a href="/wiki/Herg%C3%A9" title="Hergé">Hergé</a> or <a href="/wiki/Andr%C3%A9_Franquin" title="André Franquin">André Franquin</a>, Macherot's work, both as artist and writer, remains highly regarded among critics and collectors.<sup id="cite_ref-lambiek_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-lambiek-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Biography">Biography</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Raymond_Macherot&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Biography"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="The_Tintin_years">The <i>Tintin</i> years</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Raymond_Macherot&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: The Tintin years"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Raymond Macherot was born in <a href="/wiki/Verviers" title="Verviers">Verviers</a>, Belgium in 1924. He wanted to become a journalist or a painter but, for financial reasons, he became an illustrator and comics artist.<sup id="cite_ref-Weyer_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Weyer-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Following the end of <a href="/wiki/World_War_II" title="World War II">World War II</a>, Macherot began his career producing a few cartoons in the style of <a href="/wiki/Virgil_Partch" title="Virgil Partch">Virgil Partch</a> for the satirical weekly <i>Pan</i>, under the pseudonym "Zara".<sup id="cite_ref-lambiek_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-lambiek-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 1953, he joined the <a href="/wiki/Franco-Belgian_comics" class="mw-redirect" title="Franco-Belgian comics">Franco-Belgian comics</a> magazine <i><a href="/wiki/Tintin_(magazine)" title="Tintin (magazine)">Tintin</a></i>, where he wrote a scenario for <a href="/w/index.php?title=Fred_Funcken&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Fred Funcken (page does not exist)">Fred Funcken</a>'s <i>Le chevalier blanc</i> and made numerous illustrations and magazine covers.<sup id="cite_ref-Weyer_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Weyer-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 1954, Macherot created the series <i><a href="/wiki/Chlorophylle" title="Chlorophylle">Chlorophylle</a></i>, featuring <a href="/wiki/Anthropomorphic" class="mw-redirect" title="Anthropomorphic">anthropomorphic</a> animals. Macherot sets his first adventures in the countryside, where Chlorophylle, a <a href="/wiki/Dormouse" title="Dormouse">dormouse</a>, and his best friend Minimum, try to defeat animal villains often much bigger than themselves, typically led by the megalomaniac rat, Anthracite. </p><p>With <i>Les croquillards</i> (1957), Macherot placed his characters on the island of Croquefredouille, a fictitious country populated entirely with "civilized" animals, complete with technology, police, government, and so on. The action surrounds the introduction (by Anthracite, of course) of carnivorous animals to the island (the 'croquillards' of the title). The story is darkly comic, with many characters ending up as gourmet meals for the predators. Strangely, Macherot's publisher, <a href="/wiki/Le_Lombard" title="Le Lombard">Le Lombard</a>, refused to release the <i>Croquefredouille</i> stories in book form until 1980. </p><p>Alternatively, in 1959, Macherot created <i><a href="/wiki/Clifton_(comics)" title="Clifton (comics)">Colonel Clifton</a></i>, a series about a retired <a href="/wiki/MI5" title="MI5">MI5</a> detective. He did three books worth of material, all the while continuing <i>Chlorophylle</i>, before calling it quits and moving to <i><a href="/wiki/Spirou_(magazine)" title="Spirou (magazine)">Spirou</a></i> magazine, run by competitor-publisher <a href="/wiki/Dupuis" title="Dupuis">Dupuis</a>. </p><p><a href="/wiki/Le_Lombard" title="Le Lombard">Le Lombard</a> retained the rights to Macherot's abandoned series. <i>Chlorophylle</i> was taken up with mild success by successive teams of authors, notably <a href="/wiki/Dupa" title="Dupa">Dupa</a> & <a href="/wiki/Greg_(comics)" class="mw-redirect" title="Greg (comics)">Greg</a>, as well as <a href="/w/index.php?title=Andre_Vanderelst&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Andre Vanderelst (page does not exist)">Walli</a> and <a href="/wiki/Bob_de_Groot" title="Bob de Groot">Bob de Groot</a>. As for <i>Clifton</i>, <a href="/wiki/Philippe_Li%C3%A9geois" title="Philippe Liégeois">Turk</a> & <a href="/wiki/Bob_de_Groot" title="Bob de Groot">De Groot</a> turned the series into a relative hit. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="The_Spirou_years">The <i>Spirou</i> years</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Raymond_Macherot&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: The Spirou years"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Macherot began his stint at <i>Spirou</i> with a new series, <i>Chaminou</i>, featuring a cat secret agent to the King, living in the country Zoolande. However, Chaminou's first story, <i>Chaminou et le Khrompire</i> (1964), was unpopular and Macherot abandoned <i>Chaminou</i>.<sup id="cite_ref-lambiek_1-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-lambiek-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Closer to <i>Chlorophylle</i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Sibylline" title="Sibylline">Sibylline</a></i>, featured a female mouse and her fiancé Taboum. Many books have been published in this series, which enjoyed some success. From 1972 to 1976, <a href="/wiki/Paul_Deli%C3%A8ge" title="Paul Deliège">Paul Deliège</a> wrote the scenarios for <i>Sibylline</i>. Macherot ended the series upon his retirement in 1990. </p><p>Other series created by Macherot for <i>Spirou</i> include <i>Pantoufle</i> (with <a href="/wiki/Ren%C3%A9_Goscinny" title="René Goscinny">René Goscinny</a>), <i><a href="/w/index.php?title=Mirliton_(comics)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Mirliton (comics) (page does not exist)">Mirliton</a></i> (with <a href="/wiki/Raoul_Cauvin" title="Raoul Cauvin">Raoul Cauvin</a>), and as scenarist on <i>Mulligan</i> with <a href="/wiki/Yvan_Delporte" title="Yvan Delporte">Yvan Delporte</a> and <i><a href="/wiki/Isabelle_(comics)" title="Isabelle (comics)">Isabelle</a></i>, with Delporte and <a href="/wiki/Andr%C3%A9_Franquin" title="André Franquin">André Franquin</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-lambiek_1-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-lambiek-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In the 1990s, <i>Chaminou</i> was revived, first by the team of <a href="/w/index.php?title=Yann_Lepennetier&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Yann Lepennetier (page does not exist)">Yann Lepennetier</a> and <a href="/w/index.php?title=Denis_Bodart&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Denis Bodart (page does not exist)">Denis Bodart</a>, and later by <a href="/w/index.php?title=Olivier_Saive&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Olivier Saive (page does not exist)">Olivier Saive</a>, who completely redrew and augmented <i>Chaminou et le Khrompire</i> under Macherot's supervision, splitting it in two volumes. As for <i>Sibylline</i>, the series was revived in 2006 by <a href="/w/index.php?title=Andr%C3%A9_Taymans&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="André Taymans (page does not exist)">André Taymans</a> for new adventures, also under Macherot's supervision. </p><p>Raymond Macherot died on the night of 25 and 26 September 2008 in his sleep.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Themes">Themes</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Raymond_Macherot&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Themes"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Although superficially gentle and innocent looking, many of Macherot's strips are darker, and certainly more violent and <a href="/wiki/Ambiguous" class="mw-redirect" title="Ambiguous">ambiguous</a> than they may seem. The main theme in his work is the struggle for <a href="https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/survival" class="extiw" title="wiktionary:survival">survival</a>. In Macherot's world, animals live in a society of their own, and species must learn to coexist together peacefully. Macherot's typical way to achieve this is to make <a href="/wiki/Vegetarianism" title="Vegetarianism">vegetarianism</a> mandatory for all. As a result, his villains are often natural <a href="/wiki/Predator" class="mw-redirect" title="Predator">predators</a> who choose to ignore the law of the land. Additionally, Macherot's intrigues often veer into the political, particularly during the so-called "Croquefredouille cycle" as well as in <i>Chaminou et le Khrompire</i>, and the subject of <a href="/wiki/War" title="War">war</a> is alluded to in many of his stories. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Bibliography">Bibliography</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Raymond_Macherot&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Bibliography"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Not all of Macherot's stories have been published in book form. When they were, they were not necessarily published in chronological order. This is particularly true with <i>Chlorophylle</i>. This list shows the original magazine publication order. The years indicate the initial publication date for each book. </p><p>Also note that most of these books have recently been reissued in collected hardback editions, with extensive notes and biographical details. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Chlorophylle"><i>Chlorophylle</i></h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Raymond_Macherot&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Chlorophylle"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ol><li><i>Chlorophylle contre les rats noirs</i> (<a href="/wiki/Le_Lombard" title="Le Lombard">Le Lombard</a>, 1956)</li> <li><i>Chlorophylle et les conspirateurs</i> (Le Lombard, 1956)</li> <li><i>Pas de salami pour Célimène!</i> (Le Lombard, 1957)</li> <li><i>Le Bosquet hanté</i> (Le Lombard 1957)</li> <li><i>Les Croquillards</i> (<a href="/wiki/Gl%C3%A9nat_(publisher)" class="mw-redirect" title="Glénat (publisher)">Glénat</a>, 1977). This begins the so-called "Croquefredouille cycle".</li> <li><i>Zizanion le terrible</i> (Glénat, 1977)</li> <li><i>Le retour de Chlorophylle</i> (Le Lombard, 1961). This is a break in the cycle.</li> <li><i>La revanche d'Anthracite</i> (Le Lombard, 1964). This ends the "Croquefredouille cycle".</li> <li><i>Le furet gastronome</i> (Le Lombard, 1970)</li> <li><i>Chloro à la rescousse</i> (Le Lombard, 1971)</li></ol> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Clifton"><i>Clifton</i></h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Raymond_Macherot&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Clifton"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ol><li><i>Les enquêtes du colonel Clifton</i> (Le Lombard, 1959)</li> <li><i>Clifton à New-York</i> (Le Lombard, 1960)</li> <li><i>Clifton et les espions</i> (Le Lombard, 1963)</li></ol> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Chaminou"><i>Chaminou</i></h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Raymond_Macherot&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Chaminou"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><i>Chaminou et le Khrompire</i> (<a href="/wiki/Dupuis" title="Dupuis">Dupuis</a>, 1965)</li> <li><i>La peur du loup</i> (<a href="/wiki/Marsu_Productions" title="Marsu Productions">Marsu</a>, 1992), story by Macherot and Olivier Saive, art by Saive</li></ul> <p>In addition, Macherot is credited with the following Chaminou books but has not contributed to the story or art: </p> <ul><li><i>L'affaire Carotassis</i> (Marsu, 1991), story by <a href="/w/index.php?title=Yann_(comics)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Yann (comics) (page does not exist)">Yann</a>, art by Denis Bodart</li> <li><i>La main verte</i> (Marsu, 1993), by Olivier Saive</li> <li><i>L'opuscule sans scrupule</i> (Marsu, 1995), by Olivier Saive</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Sibylline"><i>Sibylline</i></h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Raymond_Macherot&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Sibylline"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ol><li><i>Sibylline et la betterave</i> (Dupuis, 1967)</li> <li><i>Sibylline en danger</i> (Dupuis, 1969)</li> <li><i>Sibylline et les abeilles</i> (Dupuis, 1971)</li> <li><i>Sibylline et le petit cirque</i> (Dupuis, 1974)</li> <li><i>Sibylline s'envole</i> (Dupuis, 1975), story by <a href="/wiki/Paul_Deli%C3%A8ge" title="Paul Deliège">Paul Deliège</a></li> <li><i>Sibylline et les cravates noires</i> (Dupuis, 1977), story by Paul Deliège</li> <li><i>Elixir le magnifique</i> (Dupuis, 1979)</li> <li><i>Burokratz le vampire</i> (Dupuis, 1982)</li> <li><i>Le chapeau magique</i> (Dupuis, 1983)</li> <li><i>Le violon de Zagabor</i> (Dupuis, 1984)</li> <li><i>Sibylline et le Kulgude</i> (Dupuis, 1985)</li></ol> <p>Later Sibylline stories have not seen publication in book form, though they were published in <i>Spirou</i> magazine. </p><p>New Sibylline stories are currently being produced by <a href="/w/index.php?title=Andr%C3%A9_Taymans&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="André Taymans (page does not exist)">André Taymans</a>. Macherot receives credit on the cover though his actual involvement is unclear. </p> <ul><li><i>Sibylline et la ligue des coupe-jarrets</i> (Flouzemaker, 2006), by André Taymans</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Mirliton"><i>Mirliton</i></h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Raymond_Macherot&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Mirliton"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><i>Mirliton</i> (Dupuis, 1980), story by <a href="/wiki/Raoul_Cauvin" title="Raoul Cauvin">Raoul Cauvin</a>. This is #4 in the series <i>Les meilleurs récits du Journal Spirou</i>.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Isabelle"><i>Isabelle</i></h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Raymond_Macherot&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Isabelle"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><i>Le tableau enchanté</i> (Dupuis, 1972), story by Macherot and <a href="/wiki/Yvan_Delporte" title="Yvan Delporte">Yvan Delporte</a>, art by <a href="/wiki/Will_(comics)" title="Will (comics)">Will</a></li> <li><i>Isabelle et le capitaine</i> (Dupuis, 1983), story by Macherot and Yvan Delporte, art by Will</li> <li><i>Les maléfices de l'oncle Hermès</i> (Dupuis, 1978), story by Macherot, <a href="/wiki/Franquin" class="mw-redirect" title="Franquin">Franquin</a> and Yvan Delporte, art by Will</li> <li><i>L'astragale de Cassiopée</i> (Dupuis, 1979), story by Macherot, Franquin and Yvan Delporte, art by Will</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Compilations">Compilations</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Raymond_Macherot&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Compilations"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><i>Spécial Clifton</i> (Le Lombard, 1981). Collects the three Clifton stories by Macherot.</li> <li><i>Chlorophylle à Croquefredouille</i> (Le Lombard, 1998). Collects the Chlorophylle stories from the "Croquefredouille cycle". This is #7 in the series <i>Les classiques du rire</i>.</li> <li><i>Clifton</i> (Niffle, 2004). A pocket-sized, black-and-white compilation of the three Clifton stories by Macherot.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Books_about_Macherot">Books about Macherot</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Raymond_Macherot&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Books about Macherot"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><i>Macherot: une monographie</i> (Mosquito, 1998). Features an interview, various critical texts, and many previously unreleased drawings.</li> <li><i>À propos de Macherot</i> (À propos, 2005)</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Raymond_Macherot&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-lambiek-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-lambiek_1-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-lambiek_1-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-lambiek_1-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-lambiek_1-3"><sup><i><b>d</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite id="CITEREFLambiek_Comiclopedia" class="citation web cs1">Lambiek Comiclopedia. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://lambiek.net/artists/m/macherot.htm">"Raymond Macherot"</a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Raymond+Macherot&rft.au=Lambiek+Comiclopedia&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Flambiek.net%2Fartists%2Fm%2Fmacherot.htm&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ARaymond+Macherot" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Weyer-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-Weyer_2-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Weyer_2-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text">De Weyer, Geert (2005). "Raymond Macherot". In België gestript, pp. 137–138. 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