Roel Dijkstra is a Dutch comic book series about a fictional football player. The series was created in 1975 [1] by Jan Steeman (1933-2018; winner of the 2005 Dutch Stripschapprijs[2]) and Andrew Brandt.[3][4] The first 21 volumes, drawn by Steeman and his successors, were published between 1977 and 1995 by Dutch publisher Oberon. Steeman and Brandt produced the first ten.[5]

Background

The eponymous Roel Dijkstra is a Dutch football player inspired by Johan Cruijff.[6] He started out as a player with the local football club "FC Leidrecht", then moved on to "FC Hadfort" in the United Kingdom, "FC Union" in Corsica, and then "FC Rapiditas" in Spain before returning to "FC LeIdrecht". The story revolves around Dijkstra and his difficulties adjusting to life in a foreign country, shifty club bosses, friendship with fellow players, and football championships.[7]

In 2017 and 2018 two more volumes were released, Thuisfront (Homefront) and Pamplona,.[8] Both were serialised in the revived Eppo-magazine.[9]

Titles

No. Title Year Writers
1. Buitenspel & Doorbraak 1977 Jan Steeman/Andrew Brandt
2. Hattrick 1977 Jan Steeman/Andrew Brandt
3. Obstructie 1978 Jan Steeman/Andrew Brandt
4. Gevaarlijk spel 1978 Jan Steeman/Andrew Brandt
5. Op vreemd terrein 1979 Jan Steeman/Andrew Brandt
6. Hard tegen hard 1980 Jan Steeman/Andrew Brandt
7. De superspits 1981 Jan Steeman/Andrew Brandt
8. Het magische veld 1981 Jan Steeman/Andrew Brandt
9. Thuiswedstrijd 1982 Jan Steeman/Andrew Brandt
10. Venijn op Corsica 1982 Jan Steeman/Andrew Brandt
11. De maarschalk 1983 Keith Watson/Dave Hunt
12. Amerikaans avontuur 1983 Keith Watson/Dave Hunt
13. Uitgeschakeld 1984 Keith Watson/Jaap Bubenik
14. De invaller 1985 Keith Watson/Jaap Bubenik
15. De miljoenentransfer 1985 Keith Watson/Jaap Bubenik
16. De schijnbeweging 1987 Keith Watson/Jaap Bubenik
17. De sponsor 1987 Keith Watson/Jaap Bubenik
18. De zwarte toto 1992 Keith Watson/Jaap Bubenik
19. Het contract 1992 Lebovic Marinko/Jaap Bubenik
20. Ebony 1994 Lebovic Marinko/Roy Robson
21. Het mijnenveld 1995 Lebovic Marinko/Roy Robson
22. Thuisfront 2017 Roelof Wijtsma/Willem Ritstier
23. Pamplona 2018 Roelof Wijtsma/Willem Ritstier

References

  1. ^ "Jan Steeman". lambiek.net.
  2. ^ "38 jaar de Stripschapprijs - 1974–2011". Het Stripschap. Retrieved 28 December 2011.
  3. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-04-02. Retrieved 2009-04-05.((cite web)): CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. ^ "Keith Watson". lambiek.net.
  5. ^ "GCD :: Series :: Roel Dijkstra". www.comics.org.
  6. ^ "Welkom - Online stripwinkel Pemanah Books & Comics". www.pemanah.com.
  7. ^ "Zilveren Dolfijn -". www.zilverendolfijn.nl.
  8. ^ "Voetballegende maakt flitsende comeback | ANP Pers Support | De kortste weg naar publiciteit". ANP Perssupport.
  9. ^ "De Eppo-index: Roel Dijkstra". www.floriswiesman.nl.


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