Tom bouden
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Tom Bouden is a comic artist from Belgium
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He was born in Ostend in 1971, Belgium
. When 9 years old he decides to become a famous comic artist and started making comics with his schoolfriends. Later he studied animation in Ghent. His work became more and more gay-related, especially when a gay youth group asked him to draw a promotion poster for them. He started working for several gay-magazines. In 1993 the comics from these magazines are collected in 'Flikkerzicht' the first Tom Bouden book, soon followed with 'Max en Sven', a pseudo autobiography about a boy who falls in love with his best friend.
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1994: The gags from these magazines are collected in the first album of Tom Bouden - "Flikkerzicht".
1997: Publication in the Dutch Gay-Krant, scripts for Disney-Comics and various texts for TV and theatre.
1998: Tom Bouden begins to work as assistant for Hec Leemans, author of the famous Flemish newspapercomic ‘FC De Kampioenen’.
2000: Publication in the German magazine 'Queer' and 'Freshmen', the Dutch Gay & Night and the English DNA-magazine.
The 12th album is published in German and English.
He's also busy writing stories for The Smurfs
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2002: The first Kid City-book, based on the site www.kidcity.be is published in French and Dutch by Editions Dupuis
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2004: A second English publication:the book 'Max and Sven' (Green Candy Press), and a French publication: 'Max et Sven' (H&O).
2007: The German publisher Bruno Gmünder starts publishing books by Bouden in English
Many of Bouden's comics are translated in other languages, including French, German, English, Spanish and Italian.
Next to his gay comics, Bouden also works on adaptations of novels and children comics based on Flemish TV-shows. He even worked very briefly as a writer for The Smurfs and Donald Duck
for best Dutch comicbook with 'Het belang van Ernst' ( translated as 'The Importance of being Earnest' )
Belgium
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He was born in Ostend in 1971, Belgium
Belgium
Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...
. When 9 years old he decides to become a famous comic artist and started making comics with his schoolfriends. Later he studied animation in Ghent. His work became more and more gay-related, especially when a gay youth group asked him to draw a promotion poster for them. He started working for several gay-magazines. In 1993 the comics from these magazines are collected in 'Flikkerzicht' the first Tom Bouden book, soon followed with 'Max en Sven', a pseudo autobiography about a boy who falls in love with his best friend.
Career timeline
1990: a gay youth club asks Tom Bouden to make some illustrations for a new campaign. Soon, the figures on the poster (Max and Sven) have leading parts in their own comic. Based on these stories, Tom Bouden is asked to draw a comic on a regular base for the monthly Belgian gay-magazine 'ZiZo'. A year later, the Dutch magazine 'ExpreszoExpreszo
Expreszo is the only magazine for lesbian, gay and bisexual youth in the Netherlands and Flanders.-The philosophy:The name Expreszo does not refer to espresso. It is a combination of two Dutch words, Expres and Zo which would roughly be translated into English as On Purpose Like This...
' follows.
1994: The gags from these magazines are collected in the first album of Tom Bouden - "Flikkerzicht".
1997: Publication in the Dutch Gay-Krant, scripts for Disney-Comics and various texts for TV and theatre.
1998: Tom Bouden begins to work as assistant for Hec Leemans, author of the famous Flemish newspapercomic ‘FC De Kampioenen’.
2000: Publication in the German magazine 'Queer' and 'Freshmen', the Dutch Gay & Night and the English DNA-magazine.
The 12th album is published in German and English.
He's also busy writing stories for The Smurfs
The Smurfs (comics)
The Smurfs are a Belgian comic series, created by cartoonist Peyo . The fictional characters of the Smurfs first appeared in Johan and Peewit in 1958, and the first independent Smurf comics appeared in 1959. Twenty-nine Smurf comic albums have been created, 16 of them by Peyo...
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2002: The first Kid City-book, based on the site www.kidcity.be is published in French and Dutch by Editions Dupuis
Dupuis
Éditions Dupuis S.A. is a Belgian publisher of comic books and magazines.Based in Marcinelle near Charleroi, Dupuis was founded in 1922 by Jean Dupuis, and is mostly famous for its comic albums and magazines. It is originally a French language publisher, but publishes many editions both in French...
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2004: A second English publication:the book 'Max and Sven' (Green Candy Press), and a French publication: 'Max et Sven' (H&O).
2007: The German publisher Bruno Gmünder starts publishing books by Bouden in English
Many of Bouden's comics are translated in other languages, including French, German, English, Spanish and Italian.
Next to his gay comics, Bouden also works on adaptations of novels and children comics based on Flemish TV-shows. He even worked very briefly as a writer for The Smurfs and Donald Duck
Donald Duck
Donald Fauntleroy Duck is a cartoon character created in 1934 at Walt Disney Productions and licensed by The Walt Disney Company. Donald is an anthropomorphic white duck with a yellow-orange bill, legs, and feet. He typically wears a sailor suit with a cap and a black or red bow tie. Donald is most...
Publications in English
- The Importance of Being EarnestThe Importance of Being EarnestThe Importance of Being Earnest, A Trivial Comedy for Serious People is a play by Oscar Wilde. First performed on 14 February 1895 at St. James's Theatre in London, it is a farcical comedy in which the protagonists maintain fictitious personae in order to escape burdensome social obligations...
- Max and Sven
- In bed with David & Jonathan
- Stripped, the illustrated male
- Queerville
Magazines he's worked for
- Zizo (Belgium)
- ExpreszoExpreszoExpreszo is the only magazine for lesbian, gay and bisexual youth in the Netherlands and Flanders.-The philosophy:The name Expreszo does not refer to espresso. It is a combination of two Dutch words, Expres and Zo which would roughly be translated into English as On Purpose Like This...
(Netherlands) - Gay Krant
- Gay & Night
Other publications
- Flikkerzicht 1
- Flikkerzicht 2 'Ook Voor Hetero's'
- Flikkerzicht 3 'Jongens Onder Elkaar'
- Flikkerzicht 4 'Max En Karel'
- Flikkerzicht 5 'Het Mysterie Van De Gouden Cockring'
- Flikkerzicht 6 'Uit De Kast'
- Flikkerzicht 7 'Een spook, een fuif en een eigen huis'
- Flikkerzicht presenteert: Vieze Prentjes
- Boudewijn De Grom, Graaf Van Vlaanderen
- QuasimodoQuasimodoQuasimodo is a fictional character in the novel The Hunchback of Notre-Dame by Victor Hugo. Quasimodo was born with a hunchback and feared by the townspeople as a sort of monster but he finds sanctuary in an unlikely love that is fulfilled only in death. The role of Quasimodo has been played by...
- De Mémoires Van Madame de Coeur-Brisé
- Extra Smal
- Rond de wereld in 80 dagen
- Romeo en Julia
- Suster en Wiebke
- De lichtrode Ridder
- Paniek in stripland
- W817 nrs 14 & 15
- En Daarmee Basta! ( 12 books )
Awards
2006: Prix Saint-MichelPrix Saint-Michel
The Prix Saint-Michel is a series of comic awards presented by the city of Brussels, with a focus on Franco-Belgian comics. They were first awarded in 1971, and are the second oldest comics award in Europe still presented, behind the Adamson Awards...
for best Dutch comicbook with 'Het belang van Ernst' ( translated as 'The Importance of being Earnest' )