Ever Meulen

Considering that he never really made a comic book, Ever Meulen is something of an oddity in European comix history. Still, his art work owes a lot to the European comix tradition and his influence in comix circles is impressive. Ever Meulen, whose real name is Eddy Vermeulen, was born in Kuurne and studied graphic arts in Gent and Brussels. He had his first exposition of his cartoons at the age of 18. Three years later he first used his penname, Ever Meulen.

He began an international career making comic stories but mostly illustrations and caricatures for magazines like Humo, Tante Leny Presenteert! and Oor, as well as Modern Papier, Télé-Moustique and Curiosity Magazine. This eventually led to several cover illustrations for teh New Yorker. Vermeulen has additonally created illustrations for the Veux Faire anthology and for a column called 'TTT', as well as design for album covers, theatre posters and stamps. Since 1993 he is also a teacher in illustration at the Saint-Luc in Gent.