Joseph Loeckx
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| Jo-El Azara | |
 Loeckx at a signing session, 2000 |
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| Birth name | Joseph Franz Hedwig Loeckx |
| Born | May 4, 1937 Drogenbos, Belgium |
| Nationality | Belgian |
| Area(s) | artist |
| Pseudonym(s) | Jo-El, Ernest |
| Notable works | Taka Takata |
Joseph Franz Hedwig Loeckx is a Belgian comic book artist. He works under the pseudonym of Jo-El Azara. Important works by him are Clifton and Taka Takata. He was born in Drogenbos, a vicinity of Brussels, Belgium, on 4 May 1937.
Loeckx is sometimes referred to as Joseph-R. Loeckx. This is an error. During his working live, first he used the penname of Jo-El, subsequently Ernest, and last and continuingly as Jo-El Azara, under which name he has drawn most of his comics.
A long career of working with the larger names in Belgian and French comics, including Hergé, Macherot, and Uderzo, he was active in publishing his own Taka-Takata albums under his Azéko label.
He lives in South of France close to the Pyrenees where he published his eleventh Taka-Takata album in 2005.
[edit] External links
- Clifton official site
- Taka Takata official site
- Jo-El Azara biography on Lambiek Comiclopedia
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