Pom (comics)

Jozef Van Hove, better known as Pom, (b. Berchem, 16 November 1919 - 2 May 2014) was a Belgian comics writer and artist, mainly known for the comic strip Piet Pienter en Bert Bibber published in Gazet van Antwerpen. Pom was one of the best known Flemish comics authors of the 1950s.^[1] Between 1955 and 1995, 45 comic books were published of his newspaper comic strip.^[2] In 2010, a new album of Piet Pienter en Bert Bibber was created by Tom Bouden, with the collaboration of Luc Cromheecke, Dirk Stallaert, Steven Dupré, Martin Lodewijk, Marc Verhaegen, Willy Linthout, Jean-Pol, Steve Van Bael, Kim, Michael Vincent, Wim Swerts, Marc Legendre, Charel Cambré en Hec Leemans.^[3][4]

Notes

1. Jacobs, Katrien (2007). Van Hugo Claus tot hoelahoep: Vlaanderen in beweging 1950-1960 (in Dutch). Garant. p. 111. ISBN 978-90-441-2018-9. Retrieved 23 June 2010.
2. "Comeback voor Piet Pienter & Bert Bibber Comeback voor Piet Pienter & Bert Bibber" (in Dutch). Deredactie.be. 12 February 2010. Retrieved 23 June 2010.
3. "Een ode aan Piet Pienter en Bert Bibber" (in Dutch). VTM. 25 March 2010. Retrieved 23 June 2010.
4. De Weyer, Geert (12 February 2010). "Piet Pienter en Bert Bibber verrijzen". De Morgen (in Dutch). Retrieved 23 June 2010.

External links

• Biography at Lambiek