Typex

(Raymond Koot)

(b. 1962, The Netherlands)

Melkman, by Typex
Typex, the pseudonym of Raymond Koot, has been illustrating and publishing comics since 1983. He published his first work in the rebel comics magazine Balloen. Since then, he has made comics and (mainly) illustrations for a variety of magazines including Oor, Zone 5300, Vrij Nederland, Taptoe, Intermediair, NRC, De Volkskrant and De Filmkrant. His first album, 'Melkman', was published by Oog & Blik in 1996.

Winter op Uranus, by Raymond Koot (Typex) (in Taptoe Winterboek 1991)
Winter op Uranus (Taptoe Winterboek 1991)

As a comic artist, he is well-known for his parody on the famous Dutch comic 'Kick Wilstra', called 'De Nieuwe Avonturen van Kick Wilstra' (2004) and his collaboration with Peter Pontiac on 'The Quick Brown Fax' in 1998.
Lancey, by Typex
Between 2000 and 2003, he published three 'Chorizo' books with Oog & Blik. He furthermore made the "Golden Book" 'De Wolkenfabriek' (Rubinstein, 2006), and did a contribution to Eisner magazine.
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