Eppo (comics)
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Eppo is a Dutch comic magazine
, that originated after the merging of the magazines Pep and Sjors. It originally ran from 1975 to 1988 on a weekly basis and was revived in 2009 as a fortnightly magazine.
, Roel Dijkstra
, Franka
(a character from the Pep-featured Het Misdaadmuseum
gone solo) and Sjors & Sjimmie. All of whom became staples of the magazine alongside the red-haired bespectacled title-character whose one-page encounters with his dog and bric-a-brac selling Dad livened up the back.
In 1985 after more than 500 issues, Eppo merged with Wordt Vervolgd, a television-programme devoted to comics, cartoons and related topics. This proved to be a less comfortable ride than expected and early 1988 the magazine became the two-weekly Sjors & Sjimmie. The first years were still successful but in 1994 the name was shortened to Sjosji in an attempt to reach the younger generation. By this time the market for comics took a landslide and after five years Sjosji ceased publication.
In 2009 the magazine was revived as Eppo and taken back to heart by its original readers. Classic names as Storm, Franka, Agent 327
and Eppo are featured, while new comics such as Elsje, Liberty Meadows
and Ronson Inc. are introduced on a regular basis.
Comic magazine
Comic magazine may refer to:*A periodical containing comic strips, in the UK referred to as comic.*In the U.S., more commonly referred to as a comic book.*In Japan comic magazines are called manga.*See also Franco-Belgian comics magazines....
, that originated after the merging of the magazines Pep and Sjors. It originally ran from 1975 to 1988 on a weekly basis and was revived in 2009 as a fortnightly magazine.
History
The first thirteen issues of Eppo appeared in the last three months of 1975 and introduced comics such as StormStorm (Don Lawrence)
Storm is a soft science fiction/fantasy comic book series originally drawn by Don Lawrence. The series is primarily available in Dutch, although all the books are translated in English and German, and some in French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Polish, Danish, Finnish, Greek, Croatian, Serbian,...
, Roel Dijkstra
Roel Dijkstra
Roel Dijkstra is a comic book series published from 1977 to 1995 by the Dutch publisher Oberon about a fictional football player. The series was created by Jan Steeman and Andrew Brandt....
, Franka
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....
(a character from the Pep-featured Het Misdaadmuseum
Het Misdaadmuseum
Het Misdaadmuseum is a Dutch comic by Henk Kuijpers. It was serialised in comic weekly Pep in late 1974/early 1975, before being published in its entirety in 1978. One of its characters, Franka, went on to have a successful solo-career.-Plot:The opening sequence chronicles a burglary and the...
gone solo) and Sjors & Sjimmie. All of whom became staples of the magazine alongside the red-haired bespectacled title-character whose one-page encounters with his dog and bric-a-brac selling Dad livened up the back.
In 1985 after more than 500 issues, Eppo merged with Wordt Vervolgd, a television-programme devoted to comics, cartoons and related topics. This proved to be a less comfortable ride than expected and early 1988 the magazine became the two-weekly Sjors & Sjimmie. The first years were still successful but in 1994 the name was shortened to Sjosji in an attempt to reach the younger generation. By this time the market for comics took a landslide and after five years Sjosji ceased publication.
In 2009 the magazine was revived as Eppo and taken back to heart by its original readers. Classic names as Storm, Franka, Agent 327
Agent 327
Agent 327 is a playful Dutch action/comedy comic series by artist Martin Lodewijk from 1966 onward, with a hiatus between 1983 and 2000. Featuring the eponymous Agent 327 as a James Bond/Maxwell Smart-like Dutch secret agent who fights for "Righteousness and World Peace", his looks are based on the...
and Eppo are featured, while new comics such as Elsje, Liberty Meadows
Liberty Meadows
Liberty Meadows is a comic strip and comic book created, written and illustrated by Frank Cho. It relates the comedic activities of the staff and denizens of the titular animal sanctuary/rehabilitation clinic.-Publication history:...
and Ronson Inc. are introduced on a regular basis.
External links
- Eppo Stripblad (official website)
- Eppo - Description 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...
's Comiclopedia - De Eppo-index