tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12870345074328587152024-03-13T23:21:28.582-07:00Erik de Graaf ComicsErik de Graaf Comicshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08748394673391471915noreply@blogger.comBlogger153125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1287034507432858715.post-61480096400101723702015-03-17T12:35:00.001-07:002015-03-17T12:35:47.884-07:00KUNSTSTRIPBEURS 2015<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I'm participating in this year's Kunststripbeurs this saturday (21st of march) in the Nicolaikerk, Utrecht.</div>
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Doors open at 10 o'clock. Apart from my other work I will bring a special leporello of my short story 'Eindelijk bevrijd'. A numbered (25 copies) and signed edition with some extras. And a signed print for those who will buy 'Scherven'. Hope to see you there!</div>
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Erik de Graaf Comicshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08748394673391471915noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1287034507432858715.post-1894340136735883782015-03-01T05:39:00.001-08:002015-03-01T05:39:56.656-08:00Littekens<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I've started coloring the sequel on 'Scherven', it will be called 'Littekens'. First I've done a prologue, here are some images.</div>
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Erik de Graaf Comicshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08748394673391471915noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1287034507432858715.post-56178265761985593382015-03-01T05:35:00.003-08:002015-03-06T06:05:43.589-08:00Uit het Laagland<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Besides 'Scherven' I'm also working on a smaller project called 'Uit het Laagland'. You could call it a Graphic Letter (instead of a Graphic Novel). The beautiful script is written by Oliver Kerkdijk.</div>
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It's a letter from a young man from France, called Vincent, to his grandfather. He is following the track of is grandpa by bicycle from France to the Netherlands. On that journey he discovers the places where is granddad has lived.</div>
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The story will be drawn in warm grey with red and blue accents.</div>
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Erik de Graaf Comicshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08748394673391471915noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1287034507432858715.post-55688347102163493212015-02-28T12:49:00.003-08:002015-03-01T05:27:58.175-08:00Op Missie<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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October 2014 'Op Missie' was published by Strip 2000. The book contains 10 stories made by 10 authors about War-veterans on a mission. I was one of the participants and made a story about Ton Herbrink. A 96 year old veteran who fought together with the Allied Forces against the Germans and helped to liberate Holland as a commander of the Prinses Irene Brigade.</div>
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He never spoke about his war experiences until he visited Nromandy, 40 years later. So my story starts there and is called 'Eindelijk Bevrijd' ("Liberated at last').</div>
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Every artist also has drawn his own cover, so 10 stories about 10 war-veterans made by 10 authors in a book with 10 different covers: <a href="http://www.strip2000.nl/stripalbums/Op-Missie/#series">'Op Missie'.</a></div>
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Currently I'm working on a special limited edition, a Leporello, with my story, extra drawings and signed and numbered. More about it soon.</div>
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Coming sunday, 27th of april a series of portraits of graphic novels authors starts on Dutch TV in the art-program Avro's Kunstuur: </div>
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I will be the first guest and talk about 'Scherven' and the sequel I'm currently working on.</div>
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So sunday 27-4, Ned. 2, 18.45 hours. Don't miss it!</div>
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Erik de Graaf Comicshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08748394673391471915noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1287034507432858715.post-85329593898821954002014-04-25T13:29:00.001-07:002014-04-25T13:29:24.741-07:00Reviews of 'Eclats'<div style="text-align: justify;">
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Beginnig of March 'Eclats' ('Scherven' in Dutch) appeared in French comics-stores. Since then I've received quite some beautiful reviews and done an interview with Klare Lijn International:</div>
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Erik de Graaf Comicshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08748394673391471915noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1287034507432858715.post-37501013025536358892013-11-11T12:03:00.003-08:002013-11-11T12:09:07.458-08:00Pictured by Gert Jan Pos<div style="text-align: center;">
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Comicspromotor Gert Jan Pos portrays one artist every week. Recently he made a series of pictures of me, in the typical Dutch landscape you find in my stories. This one was our favorite, because of the landscape, the rhytm and the light. I think it's beautiful.</div>
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Next september La Pasteque will publish the French version -Éclats- of <span style="color: #cc0000;">'Scherven'</span> in Canada. In november you can find in France. I proudly present you the cover.</div>
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Currently I'm also working on the sequel and end of 'Scherven 2'. Here are some pages.</div>
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Two magazines published interviews about my <span style="color: #38761d;">Marten Toonder</span> drawings. First it was <span style="color: #cc0000;">Stripschrift</span> with a two page article and a cover illustration.</div>
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Last week '<span style="color: #3d85c6;">Goede Papieren'</span>, the magazine of 'Letterkundig Museum' came out with a 4 page-interview.</div>
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Erik de Graaf Comicshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08748394673391471915noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1287034507432858715.post-68949807093519538122012-11-11T07:22:00.002-08:002012-11-11T07:22:52.654-08:00Interested in Toonder illustrations?<div style="text-align: justify;">
Are you interested in the illustrations I've made about <span style="color: #cc0000;">Marten Toonder</span>? There's a nice booklet in which they are collected and each of the illustrations are available as a Piezography, signed and numbered.<br />
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<b>The booklet</b>, containing all 6 illustrations with real cut out windows.<br />
Price: Euro 7,50 (without shipping costs)</div>
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<b>Piezography The Bommelstories</b>, 70x50 cm, 35 copies, signed and numbered,</div>
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Erik de Graaf Comicshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08748394673391471915noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1287034507432858715.post-47920038640824191102012-10-14T05:36:00.005-07:002012-10-14T06:54:32.616-07:00Marten Toonder, Een Dubbel Denkraam.<div style="text-align: justify;">
100 years ago the famous <span style="color: #b45f06;">Marten Toonder</span>, creator of f.i. 'the Bommel-stories' was born. At 'the Letterkundig Museum' The Hague an exhibition about his life and works runs till the 31th of january 2013.</div>
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<span style="color: #b45f06;">Marten Toonder</span> was a man with 2 sides: artist and writer, loner and actor, realist and magician... I was asked to catch those characteristics in 6 illustrations on the most important themes of his life:</div>
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his childhood in Rotterdam, Toonderstudio's in WW2, his characteristic use of language, care for the environment, his Bommel-stories and his life in Ireland.</div>
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In every illustration I created an inside and outside world, which contain a kind of contrast.</div>
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The illustrations are printed on 100 x 70 cm's in the lenticular technique, which gives a magical effect, because details change when walking by.</div>
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If you like you can order the illustrations as Piezographies (that's not a Lenticular, but a beautiful Full Color print) , signed and numbered, on 70 x 50 cm's. The museum also published a booklet, in which the window of each illustration is cut out.</div>
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Interested in a piezography or the booklet? Please send me an email: erikdegraafcomics@gmail.com</div>
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Care for the environment<br />
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the Bommel-stories<br />
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the Booklet</div>
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Erik de Graaf Comicshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08748394673391471915noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1287034507432858715.post-6556423054547961122012-09-09T06:46:00.001-07:002012-09-09T06:46:12.683-07:00Last two strips<div style="text-align: center;">
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Here are my last two strips for the 'Bovenbazen' story in NRC. All strips will be published as a collection by 'de Bezige Bij'. Presented at the opening of the 'Toonder-expo' at 'Letterkundig museum' on the 11th of october and in store half of october. I really liked working on it!</div>
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Erik de Graaf Comicshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08748394673391471915noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1287034507432858715.post-67664248231390410862012-07-02T13:27:00.002-07:002012-07-02T13:27:58.867-07:003d Strip in NRC<div style="text-align: center;">
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Today in NRC: my 3d strip of Marten Toonders' 'Bovenbazen'.</div>Erik de Graaf Comicshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08748394673391471915noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1287034507432858715.post-30242293563041574752012-06-25T12:38:00.001-07:002012-06-25T12:38:49.050-07:00Exhibition Marten Toonder<div style="text-align: center;">
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Currently I'm working on some imagery that will be integrated in a large exhibition about the life of <i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #bf9000;">Marten Toonder</span></i>. The expo will be at the <a href="http://www.letterkundigmuseum.nl/Tentoonstellingen/Verwacht/MartenToonder.aspx">'Letterkundig Museum'</a> The Hague and is designed by <a href="http://www.vormvijf.nl/nieuwsblog/63">Vorm Vijf</a>. It will open at the 11th of october. Here are some first sketches. More coming up soon!</div>Erik de Graaf Comicshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08748394673391471915noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1287034507432858715.post-67205631901268588252012-06-25T12:31:00.001-07:002012-06-25T12:33:08.390-07:00On Why I Love This Book!<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">You can find my one-minute-story about <i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cc0000;">'Scherven'</span></i> on the nice website</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.whyilovethisbook.com/2012/06/erik-de-graaf-over-zijn-boek-scherven/">Why I Love This Book</a>.</span></div>Erik de Graaf Comicshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08748394673391471915noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1287034507432858715.post-22087711557679514862012-06-07T13:38:00.001-07:002012-06-25T12:32:12.022-07:00Today in NRC<div style="text-align: justify;">
Today my second contribution to Marten Toonders' 'Bovenbazen' was published in NRC newspaper.</div>
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Tomorrow and sunday Haarlem will be celebrating <a href="http://www.stripdagenhaarlem.nl/">'de Stripdagen'</a> again. The city will be a place for comic artists, their work and fans. Very special this year: more than 70 shops have given artists the opportunity to expose their work. A beautiful initiative from Stijn Schenk <a href="http://www.stichtingbeeldverhaal.nl/806/stripdagen-haarlem-op-en-juni.htm">(Stichting Beeldverhaal)</a>.</div>
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The Society Shop Haarlem (Zijlstraat 87) has given me the possibility to show my work. You can find it in the windows and inside. On sunday I will be there to sign my books (between 14 and 17 hrs.). And tomorrow I will attend the Oog & Blik booth between 15 and 17 hrs. (at the Philharmonie) to do the same.</div>
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Today my first strip of Marten Toonders' is published in NRC.<img alt="" class="media" galleryimg="no" id="fullSizedImage" src="http://i490.photobucket.com/albums/rr261/erikdegraaf/Bovenbazen1.jpg?t=1337019053" style="height: 138px; width: 400px;" /></div>Erik de Graaf Comicshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08748394673391471915noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1287034507432858715.post-89870813833974330202012-05-06T07:03:00.002-07:002012-05-06T07:04:36.567-07:00Beautiful wordsSometimes I get very kind reactions on my stories and books. Mostly on comic-festivals, sometimes by email. Yesterday I received one from a French fan that I'd like to share with you, because it fills me pride:<br />
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<tr><td style="font: inherit;" valign="top"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #351c75; font-size: x-small;"><i>"I've just finished to read 'Jeux de mémoire' and want you to know how I loved it...</i><i>The drawings fits perfectly the characters, </i><i>the stories are very true (all very personnal but, in fact, everyone could recognize something he knows..)</i><i>Your very film style which, with its close-up and its tight plans, strengthens the impression of intimacy with your characters.</i><i>For all this, thank you...</i><i>I've seen that your next book (Scherven?) is about to be published and I'm very waiting for it </i><i>As I think that I'll not meet you one day, is it possible to have a drawing to put in your book, it'll be a wonderful gift...</i><i>Thank you for this and, once again, congratulations..."</i></span></td></tr>
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This year it's 100 years ago that <i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #b45f06;">Marten Toonder</span></i> was born. There will be a lot of events all around the year. Last wednesday his Bommel story 'Bovenbazen' started again in NRC newspaper. 100 strips, but now drawn by 20 different artists like Dick Matena, Thé Tjong Khing, Henk Kuijpers, Erik Kriek etc... I was also asked to make 5 strips, following the story, but drawn in my own style. On the 14th of may you can see my first strip.</div>
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On the Forbidden Planets' blog a very nice review on <i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e69138;">'Soldaat van Oranje'</span></i>, that I made for the 'Filmfanfare' project. You can read it <a href="http://forbiddenplanet.co.uk/blog/2012/from-our-continental-correspondent-erik-de-graaf-cartoons-soldaat-van-oranje/">here</a>.</div>Erik de Graaf Comicshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08748394673391471915noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1287034507432858715.post-65477480516611057662012-04-15T12:04:00.002-07:002012-04-15T12:06:39.556-07:00Nomination for Jeux de mémoire<div style="text-align: center;">
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<i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #3d85c6;">'Jeux de mémoire'</span></i> is nominated for the 'Prix BD 2012. The prize is initiated by <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cc0000;">'L'Institut Français'</span> in Spain and meant to promote French comics in Spain. 'Jeux de mémoire' is nominated together with comics like 'Blacksad' (Guarnido/Diaz Canales), 'Ralph Azham' (Trondheim) and 'Incognito' (Brubaker/Phillips). Really something to be proud of! Of course you can vote: <a href="http://www.institutfrancais.es/valencia/actividades/premio-bd-2012">Prix BD 2012</a>Erik de Graaf Comicshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08748394673391471915noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1287034507432858715.post-90467846246267882922012-04-09T10:45:00.000-07:002012-04-15T11:50:47.207-07:00For sale: 'Memory of Holland' Piezography<div style="text-align: center;">
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Now available as a Piezography: 'Memory of Holland', my visual translation of the famous Dutch poem by Hendrik Marsman. A limited edition of 35 signed copies, size: 40 x 50 cm. The price is 50,- euros.</div>
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A piezography is high qualitative print with more than 100 years color-guarantee.</div>
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Are you interested? Please send me an email: erikdegraafcomics@gmail.com</div>Erik de Graaf Comicshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08748394673391471915noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1287034507432858715.post-28146771976170357292012-04-01T05:20:00.003-07:002012-04-01T05:20:34.366-07:00Soldaat van Oranje for Filmfanfare<br />
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Finally <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: magenta;">Filmfanfare</span> was presented yesterday. The first copy was presented to the famous Dutch actress Willeke van Ammelrooy. Now I can show you my contribution to the book. I have made a movie poster and a comic page on <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #b45f06;">'Soldaat van Oranje',</span> directed by Paul Verhoeven. On the poster I've used the famous scene of main character Erik (Rutger Hauer): in black tie on a motorbike.<br />
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To put a movie in one comic page is not an easy job. I have chosen to draw a combination of scenes. In the centre you can see the well known scene of the six student-friends. Around it a key-scene of every main character. All in grayish full color. In the background: 'Scheveningen' beach by night -in warm grey- when Erik lands to get in contact with a resistance group.</div>
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Filfanfare is published by <a href="http://www.bol.com/nl/s/boeken/zoekresultaten/Ntt/filfanfare/Nty/1/N/8299+8293/Ne/8299+8293/search/true/searchType/qck/sc/books_nl/index.html?_requestid=116165">Oog & Blik / de Bezige Bij.</a></div>Erik de Graaf Comicshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08748394673391471915noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1287034507432858715.post-12664102605301466422012-03-14T13:12:00.002-07:002012-03-14T13:15:44.780-07:00Presentation Filmfanfare<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; line-height: 14px;">As I mentioned before, on the 31th of march, during the </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; line-height: 14px;"><a href="http://kunststripbeurs.blogspot.com/">Comic Art Fair</a></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; line-height: 14px;"> in Utrecht, Filmfanfare will be presented. The book contains tributes to 50 Dutch movies by f.i. Joost Swarte, Hank Kolk, Guido van Driel and Erik Kriek. You will find movies like 'Turks Fruit', 'de Aanslag', 'de Vierde Man' and 'Soldaat van Oranje', which is my contribution. The first copy of the book will be handed to somebody well known from the movies. Who? That's still unknown. The presentation starts at 14.00 hrs. Within a few days I will show you some sketches of my work.</span></div>Erik de Graaf Comicshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08748394673391471915noreply@blogger.com0