The Ephemerist

Glamtoonist Maarten Van De Wiele presents the first page of his new comic, I heart Paris. Looks quite intruiging.

(translation for those who are not up to speed with Vondel’s language : “I was born on the first day of the new year, and I immediately made the front pages of the newspapers. Moreover, I was a beautiful baby. That’s why my mom enrolled me in beauty contests. I won ‘Little Miss Spoiled’, the ‘Jet Set Cover Girl’, the ‘I Love Smoking’, the ‘Miss Merry Christmas and the ‘Miss Funeral Home’ contests.” )

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[youtube width="500" height="418"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WCdVdWlLnZo[/youtube]At last year’s Turnhout comics festival, Dutch singer-songwriter Spinvis performed on stage with a real pantheon of Dutch and Belgian comics artists. On the video, you hear Nagemaakte Gek (Counterfeit Crazy), with artistic support by Hanco Kolk. It wasn’t the first time the two met up on stage : during the Strips In Stereo event in Amsterdam in 2006 Kolk illustrated a rendition of Spinvis’ song Voor ik vergeet (Before I forget).

More videos after the break. Even if you don’t understand Dutch, the music is amazing.

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