Geerts, Paul 

• 2012 
• Geerts, Paul 
• Comics authors 

Belgian cartoonist, born on May 16, 1937 in Turnhout. He is known as the successor to Willy Vandersteen for the comic series "Suske & Wiske". He already collaborated on the album "De charmate coffee pot", but his first, completely own album was entitled "The crazy gambler". Paul Geerts was chief draftsman of "Suske & Wiske" from 1972 until his retirement in 2002. He was also knighted that year as "Knight in the Order of the Dutch Lion" and in 2006 he received "de Stripvos". After his career he started painting again, which he did before he became a cartoonist.

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