Wasco, also known as G. Wasco or Ge Wasco, has been one of the most prominent authors of the Dutch indie comic scene since the late 1980s. From his occasional publication of Wasco’s Weekblad (1989, 2006) and other hand-made zines, to the art books ‘Het Tuitel Complex’ (2015) and ‘1000 Pinguins’ (2018), to the crowd-funded art comic magazine Aline (2019), Wasco’s oeuvre has remained original, experimental and free from any commercialism.
He is a representative of the Pseudo-Naïve comics school who tries to bridge the gap between comics and so-called “high-brow” visual art forms, and is considered a true “artist’s artist” and a specialist in printing techniques. Among the few recurring characters in his work are the ‘Apenootjes’ gang, the artist’s comic persona Tuitel and his dog Phiwi, and hordes of penguins. In 2020 he won the Stripschapsprijs. (full bio at Lambiek)
