Daan Jippes
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Daan Jippes is a cartoonist
, who has worked with Disney
and other comics. He is admired by his fans for his lively emulation of Carl Barks
' drawing style, and was therefore chosen by Egmont to redraw some old Junior Woodchucks
stories from the 1970s, originally written by Carl Barks and drawn by John Carey, Kay Wright and Tony Strobl
, for a new audience in the 1990s. He also drew many covers for Gladstone Publishing's Disney magazines in the 1980s and 1990s in a great variety of styles.
Daan Jippes started his comics career in the Netherlands, where his work was published in the comics magazine Pep in the late sixties and early seventies. He rose to national recognition with his comics album Bernard Voorzichtig: Twee Voor Thee. In the mid seventies he started working for the Dutch Donald Duck magazine, where his interpretation of the ducks and Mickey Mouse also drew the attention of the Disney Studios in Burbank, California. He was subsequently hired and worked for the Disney company: initially for the merchandizing department, later for the animation department as a designer and storyboarder, contributing to films as Rescuers Down Under, The Prince and the Pauper, Beauty and the Beast and Aladdin. Apart from his work at Disney's, he also worked as a storyboard supervisor on Amblimation's Balto.
In 2006, Jippes started out on a new album series, based on the detective stories by Havank
. The series is drawn in a Marcinelle
style similar to Franquin. As of 2010, 2 albums have been published.
Daan Jippes is currently working as a comics artist in the Netherlands.
Cartoonist
A cartoonist is a person who specializes in drawing cartoons. This work is usually humorous, mainly created for entertainment, political commentary or advertising...
, who has worked with Disney
Disney comics
Disney comics are comic books and comic strips featuring Walt Disney characters.The first Disney comics were newspaper strips appearing from 1930 on . In 1940, Western Publishing began producing Disney comic books in the United States...
and other comics. He is admired by his fans for his lively emulation of Carl Barks
Carl Barks
Carl Barks was an American Disney Studio illustrator and comic book creator, who invented Duckburg and many of its inhabitants, such as Scrooge McDuck , Gladstone Gander , the Beagle Boys , The Junior Woodchucks , Gyro Gearloose , Cornelius Coot , Flintheart Glomgold , John D...
' drawing style, and was therefore chosen by Egmont to redraw some old Junior Woodchucks
Junior Woodchucks
Junior Woodchucks are the Scouting organization to which Huey, Dewey, and Louie belong. They have a uniform with a coonskin cap. The Junior Woodchucks were created by Carl Barks in 1951, in the story "Operation St. Bernhard"...
stories from the 1970s, originally written by Carl Barks and drawn by John Carey, Kay Wright and Tony Strobl
Tony Strobl
Anthony Joseph Strobl was an American comics artist and animator. He was born in Cleveland, Ohio and attended Cleveland School of Art from 1933–37, with Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster, who actually got some help from Strobl creating Superman...
, for a new audience in the 1990s. He also drew many covers for Gladstone Publishing's Disney magazines in the 1980s and 1990s in a great variety of styles.
Daan Jippes started his comics career in the Netherlands, where his work was published in the comics magazine Pep in the late sixties and early seventies. He rose to national recognition with his comics album Bernard Voorzichtig: Twee Voor Thee. In the mid seventies he started working for the Dutch Donald Duck magazine, where his interpretation of the ducks and Mickey Mouse also drew the attention of the Disney Studios in Burbank, California. He was subsequently hired and worked for the Disney company: initially for the merchandizing department, later for the animation department as a designer and storyboarder, contributing to films as Rescuers Down Under, The Prince and the Pauper, Beauty and the Beast and Aladdin. Apart from his work at Disney's, he also worked as a storyboard supervisor on Amblimation's Balto.
In 2006, Jippes started out on a new album series, based on the detective stories by Havank
Havank
Havank, was a Dutch writer, journalist and translator.Born in Leeuwarden as Hendrikus Frederikus van der Kallen, he took the pen-name of Havank and published over 30 crime-novels and stories, with as principal characters French police officers Bruno Silvère and Charles C.M...
. The series is drawn in a Marcinelle
Marcinelle school
The term "Marcinelle school" refers to a group of Belgian cartoonists formed by Joseph Gillain following World War II...
style similar to Franquin. As of 2010, 2 albums have been published.
Daan Jippes is currently working as a comics artist in the Netherlands.
External links
- Comic House portfolio of Daan Jippes
- Daan Jippes presented at LambiekLambiekLambiek is a comic book store and art gallery in Amsterdam, founded in 1968 by Kees Kousemaker .It has held exhibitions of art by comic creators, including Robert Crumb, Daniel Clowes, Erik Kriek, André Franquin, Tanino Liberatore and Chris Ware...
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