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Dutch cartoonist René Uilenbroek, known best for his superhero parody comic strip Soeperman, has passed away. He was 63. René was born in 1961. According to Lambiek Comiclopedia, his career started in the mid-1980’s at Pinpoint productions in Amsterdam before joining Studio Arnhem. In 1986, he created his most famous comic Soeperman with screenwriter Willem Ritstier. […]

Members of the Press and Print Foundation (Stichting Pers & Prent), a Dutch cartooning organization supporting political artists and free speech in the Netherlands, joined other media organizations to protest a proposed tax increase on newspapers and magazines. The VAT increase, from 9% to 21%, was proposed in May. It was immediately opposed by NDP […]