Dirk Stallaert

Dirk Stallaert is a real chameleon in the comics world. Able to draw in several styles, he has assisted artists like Jean-Pol ('Kramikske', 'Sammy') and Marc Sleen ('Nero') on their series. Stallaert drew his first cartoons for Knack magazine in 1975. He continued this line of work for Kuifje, the Dutch equivalent of Tintin magazine. Stallaert returned to Knack in the early 1980s with 'Ridder Digest'.

He then became active for the daily press. For Het Gazet van Antwerpen, he drew 'De Strangers' in 1985 and, most notably, 'Kitty' along with Patrick Vermeir from 1986 to 1991. In the early 1990s he cooperated with Hec Leemans on the 'Nino' series, about a little orphan. From 1992 to 2002 he was mainly active as the assistant of Marc Sleen, but at the same time he produced 'Het Geheim van de Kousenband' (also known as 'De Strip van 7'). From 2003 to 2006, he worked as an artist on Merho's 'Kiekeboe' series. Since 2004, he regularly cooperates with Urbanus, making series like Mieleke Melleke Mol' and 'Plankgas en Plastronneke'. In 2006, he joined Studio Vandersteen.