6 External links Biography Blondin, Cirage, Prof. Labarbousse and guest star “ Marsupilami Africanis” in Les soucoupes volantes (1954) Born Joseph Gillain in Gedinne , Namur , he completed various art studies (woodcraft, goldsmithing, drawing and painting) at the abbey of Maredsous . [1] In 1936, he created his first comics