Galerie Lambiek is a Dutch comic book store and art gallery in Amsterdam, founded on November 8, 1968[2] by Kees Kousemaker (Steenbergen [nl], (1942-01-25)January 25, 1942 – Bussum, April 27, 2010(2010-04-27) (aged 68)). His son Boris Kousemaker has been the owner since 2007. From 1968 to 2015, it was located in the Kerkstraat, but in November 2015, the store moved to Koningsstraat 27.[3] As of 2018, Lambiek is the oldest comics store in Europe,[4] and the oldest worldwide still in existence.[5][6]
Kees Kousemaker and Evelien Willems Klaas Knol Bas Van der Zee Boris Kousemaker
Products
Comic books
Website
lambiek.net
The name "Lambiek" originated as a misspelling of the name of the comics' character Lambik, from the popular Suske & Wiske comic book series created by Belgian artist Willy Vandersteen.[7] The logo of the shop is an image from the Suske en Wiske album Prinses Zagemeel (Princess Sawdust).[8]
Founding owner Kousemaker in January 1968, his gallery/store in September 1973, and a December 1980 album signing by Sjef van Oekel and Theo van den Boogaard on the right.
Only two earlier comic bookstores are known to have opened their doors on the North-American continent (or anywhere else on the world for that matter) prior to the one founded by Kousemaker; George Henderson's Canadian, Toronto-based Memory Lane Books opened in May 1967,[9] (itself a continuation of the Viking Bookshop he had already opened on another city location in the spring of 1966[10]), followed by Gary Arlington's San Francisco Comic Book Company, which was established in April 1968 in the US namesake city,[11] Making Lambiek the worldwide third-oldest comic book store in history. What the three stores had in common was that they all started out with a strong focus on underground comics. Memory Lane Books closed its doors in the 1980s, however, whereas Arlington's store went defunct in 2002,[12] leaving Lambiek as of 2023 the worldwide oldest surviving comic book store.[7][1]
Kees Kousemaker and his wife Evelien also published two encyclopedic books about comics, titled Strip voor Strip (1970) and Wordt Vervolgd (1979).[1] He and Margreet de Heer also wrote the book De Nederlandse Stripgeschiedenis (2001) and De Wereld van de Nederlandse Strip (2005) about Dutch comics and their history.[13] From 1986 on, the store gained fame by holding art exhibitions and book signings by numerous comic authors, including Robert Crumb, Will Eisner, André Franquin, Joost Swarte, Charles Burns, Chris Ware, Daniel Clowes, François Avril and Art Spiegelman.[7][1]
In 2010, Lambiek's founder, Kees Kousemaker, died.[7]
Comiclopediaedit
Since 1 November 1999, Lambiek has also hosted the Comiclopedia, a digital encyclopaedia featuring biographies of more than 14,000 international comics authors.[7][14][1]
Awardsedit
In 1979, Kees Kousemaker won the Zilveren Dolfijn Award.[13]
Kousemaker received the Will Eisner Spirit of Comics Retailer Award in 1995.[15]
On 9–10 October 1999, Kousemaker won the annual P. Hans Frankfurther Prize.[16]
In 2006, Kousemaker was the recipient of the Order of Orange-Nassau medal from the Netherlands for his special dedication to the history of comic books.[17][13]
In 2010, Lambiek employee Klaas Knol won the Hal Foster Award for his client friendly and knowledgeable presence.[18]
On 8 February 2020, Bas Schuddeboom and Kjell Knudde, editors of the comics encyclopaedia website Comiclopedia, connected to Lambiek, won the annual P. Hans Frankfurther Prize, which they received on 13 November of that year.[14][19]
^ abcde"Stripwinkels verdwijnen, maar Lambiek gaat moedig voort". 8 November 2018.
^"Willy Vandersteen". lambiek.net. 1 January 1970.
^VanderPloeg, Scott (14 September 2011). "Canada's 1st Comic Shop?". comicbookdaily.com.
^Bradburn, Jamie (2 September 2015). "Vintage Toronto Ads: Memory Lane – The story of "Captain George" Henderson, Toronto's first retailer to specialize in comic books". torontoist.com.
^"Comics History: Underground comix and the underground press". lambiek.net. from the original on 2017-09-20. Retrieved 2017-09-18.
^Dorn, Lori (6 February 2014). "Gary Arlington (1938-2014), Owner of the First Comic Book Store in the United States". laughingsquid.com. from the original on 18 September 2017. Retrieved 18 September 2017.
^ ab"Comiclopedia krijgt P. Hans Frankfurtherprijs". 8 February 2020.
^. Archived from the original on September 11, 2007. Retrieved May 18, 2020.
^verslaggever, Van onze (Oct 11, 1999). "Stripfestijn te klein voor Brabanthallen". de Volkskrant. Retrieved May 18, 2020.
^Koninginnedag 2006: Opnieuw zijn striphelden koninklijk onderscheiden 2007-11-10 at the Wayback Machine
^"Klaas Knol (1954-2019): Ambassadeur van de strip". 14 July 2019.
^"Uitreiking van de P Hans Frankfurtherprijs 2020". 13 November 2020.
External linksedit
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Lambiek (Stripwinkel).
Official website
History of the comics store Lambiek.
Comiclopedia
History of the Comiclopedia.
History of Dutch comics
February 15, 2024
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Not to be confused with Lambic Galerie Lambiek is a Dutch comic book store and art gallery in Amsterdam founded on November 8 1968 2 by Kees Kousemaker Steenbergen nl 1942 01 25 January 25 1942 Bussum April 27 2010 2010 04 27 aged 68 His son Boris Kousemaker has been the owner since 2007 From 1968 to 2015 it was located in the Kerkstraat but in November 2015 the store moved to Koningsstraat 27 3 As of 2018 Lambiek is the oldest comics store in Europe 4 and the oldest worldwide still in existence 5 6 LambiekCompany typeComic book store art galleryIndustryComic books artFoundedNovember 8 1968 55 years ago 1968 11 08 1 FounderKees KousemakerHeadquartersAmsterdam NetherlandsKey peopleKees Kousemaker and Evelien Willems Klaas Knol Bas Van der Zee Boris KousemakerProductsComic booksWebsitelambiek wbr netThe name Lambiek originated as a misspelling of the name of the comics character Lambik from the popular Suske amp Wiske comic book series created by Belgian artist Willy Vandersteen 7 The logo of the shop is an image from the Suske en Wiske album Prinses Zagemeel Princess Sawdust 8 Contents 1 History 2 Comiclopedia 3 Awards 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksHistory edit nbsp nbsp nbsp Founding owner Kousemaker in January 1968 his gallery store in September 1973 and a December 1980 album signing by Sjef van Oekel and Theo van den Boogaard on the right Only two earlier comic bookstores are known to have opened their doors on the North American continent or anywhere else on the world for that matter prior to the one founded by Kousemaker George Henderson s Canadian Toronto based Memory Lane Books opened in May 1967 9 itself a continuation of the Viking Bookshop he had already opened on another city location in the spring of 1966 10 followed by Gary Arlington s San Francisco Comic Book Company which was established in April 1968 in the US namesake city 11 Making Lambiek the worldwide third oldest comic book store in history What the three stores had in common was that they all started out with a strong focus on underground comics Memory Lane Books closed its doors in the 1980s however whereas Arlington s store went defunct in 2002 12 leaving Lambiek as of 2023 the worldwide oldest surviving comic book store 7 1 Kees Kousemaker and his wife Evelien also published two encyclopedic books about comics titled Strip voor Strip 1970 and Wordt Vervolgd 1979 1 He and Margreet de Heer also wrote the book De Nederlandse Stripgeschiedenis 2001 and De Wereld van de Nederlandse Strip 2005 about Dutch comics and their history 13 From 1986 on the store gained fame by holding art exhibitions and book signings by numerous comic authors including Robert Crumb Will Eisner Andre Franquin Joost Swarte Charles Burns Chris Ware Daniel Clowes Francois Avril and Art Spiegelman 7 1 In 2010 Lambiek s founder Kees Kousemaker died 7 Comiclopedia editSince 1 November 1999 Lambiek has also hosted the Comiclopedia a digital encyclopaedia featuring biographies of more than 14 000 international comics authors 7 14 1 Awards editIn 1979 Kees Kousemaker won the Zilveren Dolfijn Award 13 Kousemaker received the Will Eisner Spirit of Comics Retailer Award in 1995 15 On 9 10 October 1999 Kousemaker won the annual P Hans Frankfurther Prize 16 In 2006 Kousemaker was the recipient of the Order of Orange Nassau medal from the Netherlands for his special dedication to the history of comic books 17 13 In 2010 Lambiek employee Klaas Knol won the Hal Foster Award for his client friendly and knowledgeable presence 18 On 8 February 2020 Bas Schuddeboom and Kjell Knudde editors of the comics encyclopaedia website Comiclopedia connected to Lambiek won the annual P Hans Frankfurther Prize which they received on 13 November of that year 14 19 See also edit nbsp Comics portal nbsp Netherlands portalList of online encyclopediasReferences edit a b c d e Stripwinkel Lambiek bestaat 50 jaar 15 November 2018 Dutch Comics 1968 1979 Comicshop Lambiek moves from Kerkstraat 132 to Koningsstraat 27 Lambiek Comic Shop MacNamee Oliver 11 October 2018 Happy 50th To Europe s Oldest Comic Shop Lambiek In Amsterdam Lambiek The World s Oldest Comics Shop Valise et Parapluie Memories Are Made of These 8 January 2012 a b c d e Stripwinkels verdwijnen maar Lambiek gaat moedig voort 8 November 2018 Willy Vandersteen lambiek net 1 January 1970 VanderPloeg Scott 14 September 2011 Canada s 1st Comic Shop comicbookdaily com Bradburn Jamie 2 September 2015 Vintage Toronto Ads Memory Lane The story of Captain George Henderson Toronto s first retailer to specialize in comic books torontoist com Comics History Underground comix and the underground press lambiek net Archived from the original on 2017 09 20 Retrieved 2017 09 18 Dorn Lori 6 February 2014 Gary Arlington 1938 2014 Owner of the First Comic Book Store in the United States laughingsquid com Archived from the original on 18 September 2017 Retrieved 18 September 2017 a b c De Geus Lambiek 15 May 2010 a b Comiclopedia krijgt P Hans Frankfurtherprijs 8 February 2020 Comic con org Awards Archived from the original on September 11 2007 Retrieved May 18 2020 verslaggever Van onze Oct 11 1999 Stripfestijn te klein voor Brabanthallen de Volkskrant Retrieved May 18 2020 Koninginnedag 2006 Opnieuw zijn striphelden koninklijk onderscheiden Archived 2007 11 10 at the Wayback Machine Klaas Knol 1954 2019 Ambassadeur van de strip 14 July 2019 Uitreiking van de P Hans Frankfurtherprijs 2020 13 November 2020 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Lambiek Stripwinkel Official website History of the comics store Lambiek Comiclopedia History of the Comiclopedia History of Dutch comics Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Lambiek amp oldid 1199962789, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
