From his first drawings to the most recent works, the Belgian author Midam cultivates the art of laughter and puts his talent at the service of gag. The albums of Kid Paddle, known and translated all over the world, symbolize this humorous universe that has become a must in European comics.
Although he had always drawn, Midam joined the profession by joining the Spirou team, for which he created numerous drawings to animate the newspaper’s columns. From 1993, he directed the character of Kid Paddle whose adventures in video game mode are becoming increasingly popular with the public. In 2003, the universe continued with the Game Over series, presenting the adventures of the «Petit Barbare», the virtual avatar of Kid.
Tracing more than twenty years of creation, the exhibition looks back on the major stages of Midam’s career and gives him the floor. Through “the itinerary of a Brussels Kid”, visitors are invited to (re)discover the universe of a creative author, who keeps reinventing his artistic approach to surprise us and make us laugh, again and again…
Mélanie Andrieu - Commissioner
An exhibition produced by the Belgian Comic Strip Centre With the support of the Brussels-Capital Region, the Wallonia-Brussels Federation and the VGC