Henk Kuijpers (born 10 December 1946 in
Haarlem
Haarlem (; predecessor of ''Harlem'' in English language, English) is a List of cities in the Netherlands by province, city and Municipalities of the Netherlands, municipality in the Netherlands. It is the capital of the Provinces of the Nether ...
, Netherlands) is a
comics artist
A cartoonist is a visual artist who specializes in both drawing and writing cartoons (individual images) or comics (sequential images). Cartoonists differ from comics writers or comics illustrators/artists in that they produce both the literar ...
most famous for his ''
Franka'' series.
Comics
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Franka, 23 comic albums
*Bars, 2 albums
Kuijpers' ''Franka'' comics work features a strong model-like female sleuth solving mysteries, often in exotic locales. The series' images are drawn in strong lines with balanced weight, a style often classified as
ligne claire
''Ligne claire'' (; ; both meaning "clear line") is a style of drawing created and pioneered by Hergé, the Belgian cartoonist and creator of ''The Adventures of Tintin''. It uses clear strong lines sometimes of varied width and no hatching, w ...
.
Awards
Kuijpers received the
Stripschapprijs
The Stripschapprijs is a Dutch prize awarded to List of comic creators, comic creators for their entire body of work. It is awarded annually by the ''Stripschap'', the Dutch Society of comics fans, since 1974. The prize is non-pecuniary, but is con ...
prize in 1990.
Henk Kuijpers
(portfolio on comichouse.nl website)
References
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External links
Franka official site
1946 births
Living people
Dutch comics artists
Artists from Haarlem
Winners of the Stripschapsprijs
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