Sibylline
Sibylline is a Belgian comics series by Raymond Macherot and his second best known work after "Chlorophylle". Just like the latter it's a fantasy comic about anthropomorphic animals in a forest setting. However, here the protagonist is a female mouse named Sibylline. Concept. Sibylline is a female mouse who lives in the forest "Bosquet Jojeux", which is an anthropomorphic version of real city life. Much like "Chlorophylle" the stories appear to be a cartoon animal fantasy strip, but in fact have a darker, satirical edge. As the series progressed more fantastical elements started to occur, such as ghosts , wizards and vampires. History. In 1964 Raymond Macherot left "Tintin", where he had drawn "Chlorophylle" for many years. Contractually he was unable to take his characters with him, except for the antagonist Anthracite, whom he kept. In 1965 he created the series "Sybilline" for the rival magazine "Spirou". The tone and atmosphere were very similar to "Chlorophylle". Scripts were written by Macherot and Paul Deliège. After Macherot quit drawing Taymans took over. The series ran in "Spirou" until 1990. In 2006 the series was relaunched by André Taymans and François Corteggiani. In popular culture. In the Belgian Comic Strip Center  in Brussels the permanent exhibition brings homage to the pioneers of Belgian comics, among them Raymond Macherot. In the room dedicated to his work everything is designed to look like an Chlorophylle and Sybilline's underground home in the forest. Sibylline is among the many Belgian comics characters to jokingly have a Brussels street named after them. Since 2007 the Place Saint-Jean/ Sint-Jansplein has a commemorative plaque with the name "Place Sibylline" placed under the actual street sign.