Noortje Explained
Noortje |
Author: | Jan Steeman, Patty Klein, Lucas Steeman |
First: | September 12, 1975 [1] |
Genre: | Humor comics, Gag-a-day comics |
Noortje (full name Noortje Visser) is a Dutch gag-a-day humor comic strip created in 1975 for the Dutch girls' magazine Tina.[2] The script is by Patty Klein[3] and the drawings are by Jan Steeman.[4] It is currently one of the longest-running Dutch comics series [5] and with 41 years the longest-running Dutch comics series made by the same writer/artist team.[6] [7] [8] In 2016 Steeman resigned and was succeeded by his son Lucas Steeman; he died on January 24, 2018, of kidney-failure.[9] Patty Klein died on 15 March 2019.[10]
Concept
Noortje stars a young, red-haired[11] teenage girl with freckles.[12] Each episode is a self-contained story in which she usually makes a huge blunder or ends up in an embarrassing situation.[13]
Characters
- Noortje Visser: A young girl who is very clumsy and a bit naïve. She has a love for animals, but suffers from arachnaphobia[14] and dislikes cleaning up her room.[15] She is often late for school.[16] Originally the character was about 12 or 13 years old, but she is nowadays around 16.[17]
- Sander: Her brother, whom she feels annoyed with.[18]
- Marlies: Noortje's best friend.[19]
Albums
The first nine albums were published by De Geïllustreerde Pers, the following five by VNU Tijdschriften. Since 2002 all albums are published by Sanoma.[20] [21]
- Kan die muziek zachter? (1994)
- Streng verboden te lezen! (1995)
- Hij houdt van me… Hij houdt niet van me… (1995)
- Béregezellig! (1996)
- Duizend keer lachen (1996)
- Noortje kookt over (1996)
- Altijd uitgelaten (1997)
- Een pláátje (1997)
- Versiert het weer (1997)
- Blundert voor tien (1998)
- Gaat mobiel (1999)
- ...En niemand anders! (2000)
- In beeld (2000)
- Altijd opgeruimd (2001)
- Zet ‘m op! (2002)
- Spettert (2003)
- Steelt de show (2004)
- Ziet ze vliegen (2005)
- Mooi is dat! (2006)
- Laat van zich horen (2007)
- Om te zoenen (2008)
- In volle vaart (2009)
- Stapelgek! (2010)
- Het beste van (2011)
- Bakt ze bruin! (2012)
- Maakt het mooier (2013)
- Om te aaien (2014)
- Lang zal ze leven! (2015)
Notes and References
- Web site: Jan Steeman.
- Web site: Jan Steeman.
- Web site: 50 jaar Tina in het Nederlands stripmuseum. Gezinsbode. nl.
- Web site: Patty Klein.
- Web site: Borgdorff. Suzanne. Tina viert 50ste verjaardag en preutse Noortje is er nog. Algemeen Dagblad. 2023-11-20. 2017-07-18. nl.
- Web site: Jan Steeman.
- Web site: Patty Klein.
- Web site: Tina's Noortje na veertig jaar geen dag ouder. 7 October 2015.
- Web site: Lucas Steeman.
- Web site: Patty Klein.
- Web site: Volkskrant - Nieuws, achtergronden en columns.
- Web site: Al vijfentwintig jaar te laat op school, alles kwijt en steeds verliefd. 7 December 2000.
- Web site: Patty Klein.
- Web site: Tina's Noortje na veertig jaar geen dag ouder. 7 October 2015.
- Web site: Jan Steeman.
- Web site: Al vijfentwintig jaar te laat op school, alles kwijt en steeds verliefd. 7 December 2000.
- Web site: Volkskrant - Nieuws, achtergronden en columns.
- Web site: Jan Steeman.
- Web site: Jan Steeman.
- Noortje, Stripinfo.be
- Noortje (hoofdreeks), Comicweb.nl