tobias paul geerts

paul geerts is a belgian comic artist, best-known as willy vandersteen's first successor on the popular comic series 'suske en wiske' (1971-2001). geerts' stories were often inspired by his own exotic travels abroad and notable for their sentimental themes and melodrama. after willy vandersteen's death, geerts was additionally in charge of studio vandersteen, training new artists and acting as spokesperson to the press. during his 30 year-run on 'suske en wiske', the series reached its commercial peak, and became particularly popular in the netherlands. as the series lost its folksy flemish elements and gained mainstream appeal, the more modern geerts albums have often been criticized when compared to the classic vandersteen era stories. however, in time, several of his installments have become classics in their own right, most notably 'de raap van rubens' (1976), 'angst op de amsterdam' (1984-1985) and 'de parel in de lotusbloem' (1987). since his retirement, geerts has been drawing the comic series 'mo, jade