Keeper Humor

Once in four years I follow some soccer matches during the FIFA World Cup. Our national soccer team, the Belgian Red Devils is quite good and we have an excellent goalkeeper: Thibaut Courtois.

Especially for all goalkeepers and soccer lovers, I present this book: "Voetbalhumor", published in 1982 by Mondria (original edition by Glénat, France). The cartoons are by the French cartoonist DuBouillon (Alain Bouillon).

Learn more:
More football cartoons on our blog.

Wilhelm Busch

In Hannover,  the German Museum for Caricature and Drawing is called after Heinrich Christian Wilhelm Busch (15 April 1832–9 January 1908)who was a German humorist, poet, illustrator and painter.

When I saw this book, I couldn't resist buying it. It's from 1907 and the title is "Die fromme Helene" ("Helen who couldn't help it"). The text (in German)  is written in verses that rhyme. The text is printed in Fraktur and not easy to read, even is you understand German language.

 

Die fromme Helene is one of the most famous comics of Wilhelm Busch. The story mocks the hypocrisy of the Catholic Church and it's dubious morality.

The English Wikipedia page shows a translated fragment and some more information on this book.

Learn more:
Wilhelm Busch Museum

The Luck of The Draw by Fougasse

During the preparation of the WWI cartoon exhitition in the ECC I noticed some drawings of Fougasse. Recently I bought me one of his books entitled "The Luck of The Draw".
First published in 1936, this is a sixt edition from 1945. The book contains drawings of the British cartoonist Fougasse (1887-1965)  that were originally published in Punch magazine. Fougasse is the pseudonym
Cyril Kenneth Bird.

Fougasse sounds more as a French name, but it appears to be kind of a mine. Fougasse served in WWI and got seriously injured in Gallipoli. You can enjoy some of his typical drawings in the HeidICON database (Heidelberg Universitätsbibliothek).

Learn more:
Fougasse on Wikipedia
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Elections 2014 in Belgium and Europe

In Belgium voting is a duty we all have to fulfill.  Newt Sunday we have 3 elections: regional, federal and European. That's a lot of colouring to be done! I'll have to do it the old fashioned way with a red pencil. No vote computers yet in our town.

If you're tired of  watching  political debates or while choosing the right party to vote on... enjoy some nice voting cartoons.
It's from the 1994 (yes, 20 years old!) catalogue of the Van Raemdonck Kartoonale.

Olense Kartoenale 1997

And I received a second catalogue... (thanks again Koen).

The 1997 theme of the Olense Kartoenale was Tourism... 

Preparing your holidays? Enjoy some Tourism cartoons...

Olense Kartoenale 1996

I'm always happy when someone gives me a cartoon book or catalogue. Makes me happy. Thanks Koen!
The Olense Kartoenale is a Belgian cartoon contest that exists since 1989.
Enjoy cartoons about some famous personalities... this was the theme in 1996.