Philippe Vandevelde

Philippe Vandevelde, working under the pseudonym Tome (24 February 1957 – 5 October 2019 ), was a Belgian comics writer. He was known for collaborations with Janry on Spirou et Fantasio and Le Petit Spirou, and with Luc Warnant and later Bruno Gazzotti on Soda. He also collaborated with Ralph Meyer on Berceuse assassine, and with Marc Hardy on Feux. Earlier in his career he was an assistant-artist for Dupa.

Biography Vandevelde was born in Brussels. An operation left him blind for a short while at the age of eight. His first experiences of comics were the Adventures of Tintin story King Ottokar's Sceptre and Corentin read aloud to him. 2000: nominated for Best German-language Comic for Children and Young People at the Max & Moritz Prizes, Germany - nominated for the Best Scenario Award and the Youth Award (9–12 years) at the Angoulême International Comics Festival 2002: nominated for Best International Writer at the Max & Moritz Prizes