Author Archives: Wim Lockefeer

Blutch in Strasbourg

Posted on February 20, 2019 by Wim Lockefeer

French cartoonist and illustrator Blutch (Christian Hincker) will the guest of honor at next month’s Rencontres de l’Illustration in Strasbourg, and he provided the poster for the festival. Once more, through subtle colours and strange composition, he’s attained the tender … Continue reading →

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The anti-Valentine

Posted on February 19, 2019 by Wim Lockefeer

In order to give some counterbalance to the annual smooch fest that is Valentine’s Day, cartoonist Liana Finck presented this impression of Out of Africa writer Karen Blixen’s love life in the New York Times. Once more Finck proves herself … Continue reading →

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No, it’s your frame of reference.

Posted on February 18, 2019 by Wim Lockefeer

While thrawling through my feeds earlier today, I came across this visual from a campaign for Sanofi Pasteur about the dangers of whooping cough. It’s probably just how my mind works, and how decades of Tintin have shaped my thinking, … Continue reading →

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Original and clear signage? Call Joost Swarte

Posted on January 20, 2019 by Wim Lockefeer

What do you do when you visit a museum that’s full to the brim with artwork by your all time favorite artist? You admire the signage for toilets, wardrobes and the like. When the Musée Hergé in Louvain-La-Neuve opened its … Continue reading →

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Moebius for Maxwell House Coffee

Posted on January 16, 2019 by Wim Lockefeer

This illustration is one of a series created by French comics genius Moebius (né Jean Giraud) for Maxwell House coffee. Continue reading →

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Bianca Bagnarelli on the Havana Syndrome

Posted on November 12, 2018 by Wim Lockefeer

Italian cartoonist and illustrator Bianca Bagnarelli created this brilliant piece for an article in the November 18 issue of the New Yorker on the Havana Syndrome, the mysterious case when numerous people working in the American embassy in Cuba suddenly became … Continue reading →

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Sunday Evening Special – Júníus Meyvant

Posted on November 12, 2018 by Wim Lockefeer

Thank God for playlists, offering me (and the rest of us) some kind of brilliance at least every so often. This soul god hails from Iceland, and he makes me very happy. (this post goes out one day late, but … Continue reading →

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Sunday Evening Special – Whispering Sons

Posted on October 28, 2018 by Wim Lockefeer

There is a kind of music that has been with me for more than three decades and that I always turn to from whatever fad I’ve been into at any time. I’ve heard it in several regenerations, from The Stranglers, … Continue reading →

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Sunday Evening Special – Hiss Golden Messenger

Posted on October 21, 2018 by Wim Lockefeer

If you’ve been following this blog for longer, you’ll have noticed that I’ve been floundering for a couple of years now. I guess part of hitting middle age is you start questioning the things you’ve been investing time in, and … Continue reading →

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The 1918 Influenza pandemic remembered

Posted on September 29, 2018 by Wim Lockefeer

Ten years ago, David Lasky created a comic book about the great influenza pandemic of 1918 for the King County public health department. Now, on the occasion of the centennial of that disease that swept the world, Lasky rejoined collaborator Meredith … Continue reading →

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