DAAN JIPPES (comic book artist and writer; Netherlands)
Guest appearance: both days
Daan Jippes is a Dutch writer and artist. He is widely considered as one of the Netherlands' most accomplished comic book artists, and one of the few who has gained international fame. He is mainly noted for his work on DISNEY COMICS, especially for his ability to work in a near-mint copy of Carl Barks' style.
Daan Jippes started his comics career in the Netherlands, where his work was published in the comics magazine PEP in the late 1960s and early 1970s. 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 drew the attention of the Disney Studios in Burbank, California. In the 1980s and 1990s, he drew many covers for Gladstone Publishing's Disney magazines.
Subsequently, he was hired and worked for the Disney company; initially for the comic strip and merchandising department, later for the animation department as a designer and storyboarder, contributing to films, such as BEAUTY AND THE BEAST, ALLADIN, POCAHONTAS II: JOURNEY TO A NEW WORLD, THE LION KING II: SIMBA’S PRIDE and MULAN II.
Aside from his work at Disney, he also worked as a storyboard supervisor/storyboard artist on BALTO, QUEST FOR CAMELOT and FLUSHED AWAY.
A true comics chameleon, Jippes can easily adopt the drawing style of other artists, including such giants as André Franquin, Floyd Gottfredson, Morris and Albert Uderzo.
