Tag Archives: Pieter De Poortere

A late look back on 2012

Posted on January 27, 2013 by Wim Lockefeer

I’m currently taking advantage of the weekend to weed out my ever-growing stack of magazines, and I came across this illustration by our very own Pieter de Poortere in Flemish entertainment and media magazine Focus, looking back at the year … Continue reading →

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Bangarang with Brecht and Pieter

Posted on January 22, 2013 by Wim Lockefeer

On the occasion of the exhibition La Boîte A Gand, which will present the visitors of the he Angoulême Festival to new Flemish creative comic talent, a special magazine was produced by The Flemish Literary Fund (Vlaams Fonds voor de … Continue reading →

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Zone 30

Posted on March 13, 2011 by Wim Lockefeer

The city of Leuven, where I work, has recently introduced a new regulation, which limits the maximum speed to 30 km/h within city limits.  I am not going to open up a discussion here on whether this will have any … Continue reading →

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Flemish Comics In the World

Posted on May 5, 2009 by Wim Lockefeer

When Flanders was one of the featured regions at the most recent festival in Angoulème, Pieter De Poortere created this illustration for the Flemish media weekly, Focus Knack. If you recognize 7 out of these 14 comics characters (as impersonated … Continue reading →

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Boerke for Life

Posted on December 20, 2008 by Wim Lockefeer

Every year around Christmas Studio Brussel, Belgium’s biggest rock station, organises Music For Life, an awareness campaign to raise money for an urgent issue that the Red Cross is working on.  This year the money that is collected via the … Continue reading →

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Sous les paves, les illo’s!

Posted on November 28, 2008 by Wim Lockefeer

For an article on the 40th anniversary of Mai ’68 in Focus Knack in April of this year, Pieter De Poortere came up with thes magnificent illustrations.  They could easily pass for contemporary stencils, and completely capture the spirit of … Continue reading →

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Snailman !

Posted on March 24, 2008 by Wim Lockefeer

When Pieter De Poortere’s Boerke finds himself in dire straits, a less than adequate super hero comes to the rescue ! (from Focus Knack, Boerke © Pieter De Poortere)

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