Mélusine (comics)

Melusine
Some of the main characters of the Melusine comic series. From left to right: aunt Adrazelle on her broomstick; Mélisande the fairy; Count Gonzaga Hernyvanz the vampire; Mélusine the teenage witch; Winston the manservant; Professor Haaselblatt the teacher; and Duchess Aymee Döperzonn the ghost.
Publication information
Publisher	Dupuis (French) Cinebook (English)
Format	Ongoing series
Genre	Graphic novel
Number of issues	23 (in French) 4 (in English)
Creative team
Writer(s)	François Gilson
Artist(s)	Clarke (Frédéric Seron)
Creator(s)	Gilson & Clarke

Mélusine is a Belgian comic strip created by artist Clarke and writer Gilson and features short, humorous stories that centre on the life of a young witch who lives as an au pair in a castle and studies at a witches’ school. The strip first appeared in Spirou magazine in 1992. Since 1995, her adventures have been published in book form by Dupuis — the 23rd album came out in 2015. Five albums have been published in English by Cinebook.

Melusine attends a school for magic which was originally based a small house in the woods. The premises got blown up as a result of Crancrelune's mishandling of dangerous mixtures. They thus moved to a castle which included a large library and more staff. To give even the hopeless Crancrelune the incentive to pass the exams, Haaselblatt the teacher announced that they would be held in the torture chamber.

'Mister Purulóvskovar teaches the class about demonic forces. Muscular but with an exceptionally ugly face, he looks particularly menacing even when he doesn't try to be and, when speaking, insects fall from his mouth. When he gets a cold, slimy creatures (slug, octopus) are expelled instead.

The series have been translated into English by Cinebook Ltd, a British publisher specializing in Franco-Belgian comics. So far, five books have been translated.