{"id":13360,"title":"De Verhalen van Jan","dimensions":"","date_begin":"1970-01-01","material":"Oost-Indische inkt, calqueerpapier","art_status_id":13,"legal_status_id":47,"category_id":20,"platform_id":1,"deleted":false,"asset_count":3,"stream_count":0,"collection":"Courtesy of the Estate George Smits, Antwerp","cached_tag_list":"INBOX George Smits","publishing_process_id":1,"annotation":"","date_end":"1978-01-01","reference":"","stream_count_app":16,"permalink":"de-verhalen-van-jan","description_ca":null,"short_description_ca":null,"description_it":null,"short_description_it":null,"cached_primary_asset_url":null,"cached_actor_names":null,"hide_from_json":false,"prev_platform_id":null,"description_uk":null,"short_description_uk":null,"description_tr":null,"short_description_tr":null,"mhka_works":false,"category":{"en":"Drawing","nl":"Tekening","fr":"Dessin"},"poster_image":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/mhka_ensembles_production/assets/public/000/030/014/large/IMG_1110.JPG?1448557693","poster_credits":"Courtesy of the Estate George Smits, Antwerp","translations":[{"locale":"en","short_description":"","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eUnderground comics: \u003cem\u003eDe Verhalen van Jan\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 1971 members of ERCOLA started an underground comic, a \u0026quot;monthly guy\u0026#39;s magazine\u0026quot; called \u003cem\u003eSpruit\u003c/em\u003e. De \u003cem\u003eVerhalen van Jan\u003c/em\u003e (The Tales of Jan), totally in-line with MAFprint\u0026#39;s bent for absurdist humour.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHere \u0026#39;Jan\u0026#39; is a dog, as well as being the alter ego of George Smits. Jan roams through a psychedelic \u0026#39;underground\u0026#39;, peopled by beings right out of Bosch. Both brash and gullible, he winds up time after time amidst the most hallucinating adventures. If it\u0026#39;s not petty predators trying to lead him astray, then it\u0026#39;s the catty \u003cem\u003efemme fatale\u003c/em\u003e attempting to inveigle him. But have no fear... a \u0026quot;happy ending\u0026quot; is inevitably assured.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u0026quot;We\u0026#39;ll draw a few more people. They might be the last.\u0026quot;\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThese comics were published in the following magazines:\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAloha, Amsterdam, No. 21, 25 to 37, 1970\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSpruit, Antwerpen, No. 0-4, 1970-1972\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDing, Mechelen, 1970-1972\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGimmick\u003cem\u003e,\u0026nbsp;\u003c/em\u003e1970-1972\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSuperstar,\u003cem\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/em\u003e1970-1972\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eImpacts International\u003cem\u003e,\u0026nbsp;\u003c/em\u003e1970-1972\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSpuit (Gekkenkrant), No. 1-4\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStripgids,\u003cem\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/em\u003enr. 17-18, Year 5, No. 2-3, 1978\u003c/p\u003e"},{"locale":"nl","short_description":"","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eUnderground comics: \u003cem\u003eDe Verhalen van Jan\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 1971 starten de ERCOLA-leden met de underground comic \u0026ldquo;maandelijks mannekensblad\u0026rdquo; \u003cem\u003eSpruit\u003c/em\u003e. De \u003cem\u003eVerhalen van Jan\u003c/em\u003e door MAFprint drijven op absurde humor.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJan is een hond \u0026eacute;n het maffe alter ego van George Smits. Jan dwaalt door een psychedelische \u0026lsquo;underground\u0026rsquo;, bevolkt met Boschiaanse wezentjes. Onbezonnen en onnozel belandt hij keer op keer in de meest hallucinante avonturen. Zijn het geen bekrompen belagers die hem bij zijn lange neus nemen, dan heeft de kattige \u003cem\u003efemme fatale\u003c/em\u003e hem wel bij zijn pietje. Maar niet gevreesd: een \u0026lsquo;happy end\u0026rsquo; is steeds verzekerd.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u0026ldquo;We zullen nog maar wat mensen tekenen. Het zijn misschien de laatsten.\u0026rdquo;\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDe comics werden gepubliceerd in :\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAloha, Amsterdam, nr 21, 25 tot 37, 1970\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSpruit, Antwerpen, nrs. 0-4, 1970-1972\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDing, Mechelen, 1970-1972\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGimmick\u003cem\u003e, \u003c/em\u003e1970-1972\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSuperstar,\u003cem\u003e \u003c/em\u003e1970-1972\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eImpacts International\u003cem\u003e, \u003c/em\u003e1970-1972\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSpuit (Gekkenkrant), nrs 1-4\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStripgids,\u003cem\u003e \u003c/em\u003enr. 17-18, Jaargang 5, nr. 2-3, 1978\u003c/p\u003e"},{"locale":"fr","short_description":"","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBande dessin\u0026eacute;e d\u0026rsquo;avant-garde\u0026nbsp;: \u003cem\u003eDe Verhalen van Jan\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEn 1971, les membres d\u0026rsquo;E.R.C.O.L.A. publient le magazine de bande dessin\u0026eacute;e d\u0026rsquo;avant-garde \u003cem\u003emaandelijks\u003c/em\u003e \u003cem\u003emannekensblad\u003c/em\u003e \u003cem\u003eSpruit\u003c/em\u003e (gazette mensuelle Rejeton). La rubrique de M.A.F.print, intitul\u0026eacute;e \u003cem\u003eDe Verhalen van Jan \u003c/em\u003e(les r\u0026eacute;cits de Jan), surfe sur l\u0026rsquo;humour absurde.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLe chien Jan est l\u0026rsquo;alter ego un peu fou de George Smits. Jan erre dans le milieu de l\u0026rsquo;underground psych\u0026eacute;d\u0026eacute;lique, peupl\u0026eacute; de cr\u0026eacute;atures qui rappellent l\u0026rsquo;univers de J\u0026eacute;r\u0026ocirc;me Bosch. Sans r\u0026eacute;fl\u0026eacute;chir et de mani\u0026egrave;re stupide, il lui arrive coup sur coup les aventures les plus hallucinantes\u0026nbsp;: quand ce ne sont pas des assaillants mesquins qui le m\u0026egrave;nent par le bout du nez, c\u0026rsquo;est une femme fatale f\u0026eacute;line qui le tient par la queue. Mais heureusement, cela se termine toujours par un d\u0026eacute;nouement heureux.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u0026laquo;\u0026nbsp;Dessinons encore quelques \u0026ecirc;tres humains. Ce sont peut-\u0026ecirc;tre les derniers.\u0026nbsp;\u0026raquo;\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLes bandes dessin\u0026eacute;es furent publi\u0026eacute;es en\u0026nbsp;:\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAloha, Amsterdam, no 21, 25 \u0026agrave; 37, 1970\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSpruit, Antwerpen, no. 0-4, 1970-1972\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDing, Mechelen, 1970-1972\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGimmick\u003cem\u003e,\u0026nbsp;\u003c/em\u003e1970-1972\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSuperstar,\u003cem\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/em\u003e1970-1972\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eImpacts International\u003cem\u003e,\u0026nbsp;\u003c/em\u003e1970-1972\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSpuit (Gekkenkrant), no 1-4\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStripgids,\u003cem\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/em\u003eno. 17-18, L\u0026#39;Ann\u0026eacute;e 5, no. 2-3, 1978\u003c/p\u003e"},{"locale":"ru","short_description":"","description":""},{"locale":"de","short_description":"","description":""},{"locale":"es","short_description":"","description":""},{"locale":"el","short_description":"","description":""}],"actors":[{"id":2773,"name":"George Smits","category":{"en":"Creator","nl":"Vervaardiger","fr":"Créateur"}}]}