Gerrit de Jager

Who is Gerrit de Jager?

Gerrit de Jager is a Dutch comic-artist, creator of series like De familie Doorzon, Liefde en geluk, Zusje and Roel en zijn Beestenboel.

His career started in the early 80's with Wim Stevenhagen under the pseudonym Prutspruts, which later changed to Prutswerk. In the early stages the later Dutch musician Fay Lovsky. The first comic they brought out, titled De Ironische Man did not prove very successful, however the duo went on producing comics like 'Bert J. Prulleman' and 'Pruts Pruts, Privat Kreye' for the alternative magazine De Vrije Balloen. In this time the Familie Doorzon was born.

In 1984 the duo broke up, and Gerrit de Jager continued the familie Doorzon series and tuned it into a huge success. His loose style, together with ruthless satire on the Dutch society gained the position of the most popular comic-artist.