Henk Kuijpers (born 10 December 1946 in
Haarlem, Netherlands) is a
comics artist
A cartoonist is a visual artist who specializes in both drawing and writing cartoons (individual images) or comics (sequential images). Cartoonists differ from comics writers or comic book illustrators in that they produce both the literary a ...
most famous for his ''
Franka
''Franka'' is a popular Dutch comic book series drawn and written since the mid-1970s by the graphic artist Henk Kuijpers. The principal character is a strong female Dutch sleuth who solves mysteries in exotic locales.
''Franka'' has been transl ...
'' series.
Comics
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Franka
''Franka'' is a popular Dutch comic book series drawn and written since the mid-1970s by the graphic artist Henk Kuijpers. The principal character is a strong female Dutch sleuth who solves mysteries in exotic locales.
''Franka'' has been transl ...
, 23 comic albums
*Bars, 2 albums
Kuijpers' ''Franka'' comics work features a strong model-like female sleuth solving mysteries, often in exotic locales. The series' images are drawn in strong lines with balanced weight, a style often classified as
ligne claire
''Ligne claire'' (French for "clear line", ; nl, klare lijn) is a style of drawing created and pioneered by Hergé, the Belgian cartoonist and creator of ''The Adventures of Tintin''. It uses clear strong lines sometimes of varied width and n ...
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Awards
Kuijpers received the
Stripschapprijs
The Stripschapprijs is a Dutch prize awarded to comic creators for their entire body of work. It is awarded annually by the ''Stripschap'', the Dutch Society of comics fans, since 1974. The prize is non-pecuniary, but is considered the most import ...
prize in 1990.
Henk Kuijpers
(portfolio on comichouse.nl website)
References
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External links
Franka official site
1946 births
Living people
Dutch comics artists
Artists from Haarlem
Winners of the Stripschapsprijs
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