tOOns MaG

Bernhard Willem Holtrop (Willem) was born in the Netherlands in 1941. His cartoons, strips and comics are directly inspired by world news and his chronicles depict the current cultural life (both emphasizing graphic expression): “Revue de Presse” and “Chez les Esthètes” for “l’Hebdo Hara-Kiri” then “Charlie-Hebdo”, “Chez les Esthètes” for “Charlie Mensuel”.His strips and drawings for the press were published in, amongst others, Phosphore, Bijster , Cocktail Comix, Provo , Métal Hurlant, La Grosse Bertha, 50 millions de consommateurs, Zéro, Anathème, Vrij Nederland, l’Echo des Savanes (deuxième période), Hara-Kiri , Lard-Frit , Rouge, Réciproquement, Aloha, l’Horreur est Humaine, Zoulou, Rigolo (la famille “Surprise”d’un jeu des 7 familles), BD-l’Hebdo de la BD, Passages , Politis, HP/De Tijd , Le Fou Parle, Siné Massacre, Les Cahiers du Cinéma, Télérama, Mords-y-l’oeil , Lui, Strapazin, (Le Petit) Psykopat (Illustré) ,…. then gathered into albums.

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