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

, 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 ...

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

External links

Franka official site
1946 births Living people Dutch comics artists Artists from Haarlem Winners of the Stripschapsprijs {{Europe-comics-creator-stub