Sinap

(Armand Panis)

(31/8/1907 - 1997, Belgium)


Kommandant Madeleine, by Armand Panis
Kommandant Madeleine (Kuifje, 1955)

Armand Panis began his career drawing for advertisements and doing glass paintings. From 1936, he drew hundreds of stop-comics with 'Klopstok' for among others Magazine Radio Antwerpen, Volk & Staat, Antwerpse Post and Kunst & Kultuur. He did political caricatures for newspapers like De Dag, De Schelde and Volk en Staat.

Klopstok, by Armand Panis
Klopstok

He also did illustrations in Libelle, Humo, Haardvriend and book illustrations for the publishers Piet Vink, Volk & Staat, J. Jansens, Die Keure and De Sikkel. Furthermore, he was present in Kuifje with illustrations and short stories.

Professor Kwit, by Sinap
Professor Kwit

In the monthlies De Volksmissionaris, Petit Missionnaire and Het Hart dat Heerst, Panis drew the comics 'Het Wezeke' and 'Te Paard voor Indië'. He drew two comic books with 'Professor Kwit' with scripts by L. De Groof. Pieter Jan Verstraete published a book about the work of Panis in 2007, called 'Armand Panis - Karikaturist en Tekenaar'.
Kuifje cover by Armand Panis