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Marcel Ruijters

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MARCEL RUIJTERS
Year of birth: 1966
Colour of eyes: Pantone 5405
Most important publications: Onbegrijpelijke Verhalen (anthology, 1988-92, 7 issues), Mandragoora (1987-92, 13 nummers), Fremdkörper, De Mandrager 1-2, Fun&Games, The Earwax Museum, One-Legged Legends, Non-Mutant Toxik City Youth (diverse one-shots, 1988-2000),Dr. Molotow (stripreeks, 1988-1997, 5 verschenen delen, waarvan #4 en 5 bij De Schaar), Thank god it’s Ugly (anthology, 7 issues, 1994-2002), Sine Qua Non (L'An 2 and Oog&Blik, 2005), Machina Mundana (Le Dernier Cri, 2003), The Bush Junta (Fantagraphics, 2004)
Most important exhibitions: Galerie Lambiek, Amsterdam 1996; Natural Born Mutants, Dodorama, Rotterdam 2000; Hanging Around II, Kunstcentrum Sittard 2000-2001; HIU, Centro Leoncavallo, Milaan (Ita) 2001; The Lost Comics Tribe, Bonnefanten Museum Maastricht 2002-2003; De Berckepoort, Dordrecht 2003; Zone 5300, Openbare Bibliotheek Rotterdam 2005; Buurttheater De Cameleon, Amsterdam 2005
Prizes/awards: Best New Talent prize, Haarlemse Stripdagen, the Netherlands, 1992; Work stipendium, Fonds voor Beeldende Kunst, Architectuur en Vormgeving in Amsterdam, 2001/2002
Motto: Amok vincit omni
Future plans / ambitions: Illustrated mega-conspiracy charts in the vein of The Bush-Nazi Connection and a follow-up to Sine Qua Non along Dante's Divine Comedy.
Source of inspiration: Forteana
Favourite dish: Any Surinamese-Chinese takeaway
In couple of sentences describe a human fish: My totem animal