| Jo-El Azara | |
|---|---|
| Born | Joseph Franz Hedwig Loeckx 4 May 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 series he has worked on include Clifton and Taka Takata.
Loeckx was born in Drogenbos, Flemish Brabant, near Brussels, Belgium, on 4 May 1937.
Loeckx is sometimes referred to as Joseph-R. Loeckx but this is an error. During his working life, first he used the penname of Jo-El, subsequently Ernest, and thereafter worked as Jo-El Azara, under which name he has drawn most of his comics.
A long career of working with the great 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. His lifelong partner, Josette Baujot, died on 13 August 2009.[1]