Eric Schreurs Harry

Eric Schreurs , ( Leiden , 1958) is a Dutch cartoonist who is best known for his comic Joop Klepzeiker who for years appeared in Nieuwe Revu .

Schreurs debuts in de vrije Balloen , a satirical magazine full of ' indecent ' work. With the character of the eternal loser Joop Klepzeiker he breaks through to the general public . Also thanks to the publication in the New Revue albums Klepzeiker such a success that Schreurs more than one million copies sold .

Other strips are Retep Schreurs , Geharrebar , Adrianus and reissued in 2006 satirical '1984 ' . In the scenario of kindred spirit Hein de Kort he makes the strip Dick Bill . He also makes Theo van Gogh recreation, a collection of poems and illustrations horrible .

In 1985/86 and 1986/87 there appear two school calendars on A4 size . The calendars are due to some obscene fragments especially Christian schools prohibited. Contain the agendas alongside the work of Schreurs also work by Erwin Olaf , Hein de Kort , Vuillemin and Theo van Gogh . Hein de Kort is a third calendar in the following year at a reduced size .

In the early nineties is the now arrived comics artist in crisis . For three years he put no more line on paper , partly because of a back injury . He regains himself and plunges - work side Klepzeiker - on painting . This results in the exhibition " Strange Flesh ' in Leiden Cloth Hall in 1997 , followed by ' Fresh Strange Flesh ' at Galerie Lambiek in 2000 .

In 2002 Eric Schreurs receives the prestigious Stripschapprijs for his entire oeuvre . During the presentation he reveals that he got it. " Kutbeeldje ' too late

The strip Kleppie ( the early years of Joop Klepzeiker ) stop is put by Nieuwe Revu early 2004 . Currently (2007 ) he contributes to the blog Frontal Nude .

Eric bedankt, voor de Harry.. en sorry van de google translate.