History ComicBook / SpirouAndFantasio

* In the 80s, publisher Dupuis found Fournier too slow and started looking into other creative teams, with three of them working at the same time. Nicolas Broca & Raoul Cauvin's contribution (three albums) were quickly abandoned], as well as Yves Chaland's retro take, in favor of Philippe "Tome" Vandevelde & Jean-Richard "Janry" Geurts. They reached a commercial and critical success by updating Franquin's tradition, often with a slightly DarkerAndEdgier mood. They also launched the [[SpinoffBabies spin-off series]] ''[[ComicBook/LePetitSpirou]]'' (about Spirou's youth), which took a lot of their time: after a failed "realistic" relaunch, they left the main series.

''Spirou et Fantasio'' (''Spirou and Fantasio'') is one of the most successful Belgian comic book adventure series, spawning various spin-off series and an AnimatedAdaptation.

** Spirou et Fantasio in NewYork has what is obviously {{Soda}} as one of the cops.

* Spirou et Fantasio in NewYork has what is obviously {{Soda}} as one of the cops.

'''''Spirou et Fantasio''''' ('''''Spirou and Fantasio''''') is one of the most successful Belgian comic book adventure series, spawning various spin-off series and an AnimatedAdaptation.

* In the 80s, publisher Dupuis found Fournier too slow and started looking into other creative teams, with three of them working at the same time. Nicolas Broca & Raoul Cauvin's contribution (three albums) were quickly abandoned], as well as Yves Chaland's retro take, in favor of Philippe "Tome" Vandevelde & Jean-Richard "Janry" Geurts. They reached a commercial and critical success by updating Franquin's tradition, often with a slightly DarkerAndEdgier mood. They also launched the [[SpinoffBabies spin-off series]] ''[[ComicStrip/LePetitSpirou]]'' (about Spirou's youth), which took a lot of their time: after a failed "realistic" relaunch, they left the main series.

The magazine this series was created for, now titled ''Spirou'', is [[PrintLongRunners still being published nowadays]]. It is now a [[AnthologyComic weekly anthology]] of various comedy series, as well as serializing various adventure series of Dupuis's catalogue. Throughout the '90s and 2000s, its eponymous series barely appeared in it (due to frequent ScheduleSlip), though ''ComicStrip/LePetitSpirou'' remained a regular presence. This changed with the one-shots, which have been published at thrice the rhythm of the main series so far.

** Spoofed in ''ComicStrip/LePetitSpirou'', where he wears it as a little kid and even his parents own the same outfit.

* EveryoneWentToSchoolTogether: Spoofed in ''La Jeunesse de Spirou'' (which has a drunk UnreliableNarrator), averted in ''ComicStrip/LePetitSpirou'' (which has none of the other regular characters).

** In the album ''Le Groom Vert-de-Gris'', a re-imagination of ''Spirou'' set during the Nazi occupation of 1942, several references are made to other BelgianComics from this time period, including ''ComicBook/{{Tintin}}'', ''Blondin et Cirage'', ''ComicBook/SuskeEnWiske'', ''ComicBook/LuckyLuke'', ''ComicStrip/QuickAndFlupke'' and ''ComicStrip/JoZetteEtJocko''.

** SpinoffBabies: ''ComicStrip/LePetitSpirou''

** There's also a ''Manga Spirou'' project stuck in DevelopmentHell.

** In the album ''Le Groom Vert-de-Gris'', a re-imagination of ''Spirou'' set during the Nazi occupation of 1942, several references are made to other BelgianComics from this time period, including ''ComicBook/Tintin'', ''Blondin et Cirage'', ''ComicBook/LuckyLuke'', ''ComicStrip/QuickAndFlupke'' and ''ComicStrip/JoZetteEtJocko''.

* ScheduleSlip: Nearly all the major runs at their end (hence the changes of creative team), but Tome & Janry's was particularly egregious (up to three years between their last two albums).

* CreatorBreakdown: Franquin in the middle of ''QRN sur Bretzelburg''. His "last" album, ''Panade à Champignac'', can either be seen as an affective goodbye to the series... or as a big "Fuck you, I'm going to work on ComicBook/GastonLagaffe instead".
* DaddysLittleVillain: Luna, Vito Cortizone's daughter. [[spoiler:She disapproves of some of her father's methods but still ends up on his side in the end.]]

* TheCameo: ''Le Groom vert-de-gris'' is full of them. From old Spirou characters to [[{{Tintin}} Tintin, Milou, Müller]], [[BlakeAndMortimer Captain Francis Blake]] and other early 20th century Franco-Belgian characters.

* In the 80s, publisher Dupuis found Fournier too slow and started looking into other creative teams, with three of them working at the same time. Nicolas Broca & Raoul Cauvin's contribution (three albums) were quickly abandoned], as well as Yves Chaland's retro take, in favor of Philippe "Tome" Vandevelde & Jean-Richard "Janry" Geurts. They reached a commercial and critical success by updating Franquin's tradition, often with a slightly DarkerAndEdgier mood. They also launched the spin-off series ''[[SpinoffBabies Le Petit Spirou]]'' (about Spirou's youth), which took a lot of their time: after a failed "realistic" relaunch, they left the main series.

The magazine this series was created for, now titled ''Spirou'', is [[PrintLongRunners still being published nowadays]]. It is now a [[AnthologyComic weekly anthology]] of various comedy series, as well as serializing various adventure series of Dupuis's catalogue. Throughout the '90s and 2000s, its eponymous series barely appeared in it (due to frequent ScheduleSlip), though ''Le Petit Spirou'' remained a regular presence. This changed with the one-shots, which have been published at thrice the rhythm of the main series so far.

** Spoofed in ''Le Petit Spirou'', where he wears it as a little kid and even his parents own the same outfit.

* EveryoneWentToSchoolTogether: Spoofed in ''La Jeunesse de Spirou'' (which has a drunk UnreliableNarrator), averted in ''Le Petit Spirou'' (which has none of the other regular characters).

* FountainOfYouth: L'homme qui ne voulait pas mourir.

* RippedFromTheHeadlines: Most of the more serious plots

** SpinoffBabies: ''Le Petit Spirou''

* SomewhereAPalaeontologistIsCrying: ''Le Voyageur du Mésozoique'' features a dinosaur with pink and yellow spots.

* VladimirLenin: his embalmed body plays a major role in ''Spirou à Moscou''

* PastRightNow: The theme park recreating Edo.

** In ''Le Tombeau des Champignac'', Spirou and Seccotine are freezing to death in a Tibetan mountain as their anti-cold drugs are wearing off. As they hold each other to warm themselves, Seccotine notice a mushroom that Spirou is holding just changed color. She correctly guess it's tied to emotions and tease him by asking if he ever kissed a girl, as she always thought he and Fantasio were gay. Cut to a scene outside the mountain with Seccotine saying: "But?! Spirou, what are you doing?" Later, Fantasio comes to the rescue and has very shocked expression on his face when he enters the cave.

* SmashTheSymbol: well, technically it's steal the symbol, but Tanaziof's stealing of Lenin's body is intended to be this.

** In ''QRN sur Bretzelburg'', Fantasio convinces the king to stop taking the "medicine" his advisors use to keep him docile. He pours it out on a plant, which immediately wilts.

* WeaponizedLandmark: In ''Spirou et Fantasio à Tokyo'', a live-sized statue of Hachikō (a famous japanese dog) is animated by telekynesis.

* {{Animesque}}: ''Spirou au Japon'', with [[LampshadeHanging lampshades]] aplenty.