Marten Toonder
Writing
Biography
Marten Toonder was a Dutch comic strip creator. He was probably the most successful comic artist in the Netherlands and had a great influence on the Dutch language by introducing new words and expressions. He is most famous for his series Tom Puss and Panda.
Known For
Oliver B. Bumble finds an egg that, it turns out, has a cute little dragon in it. However, this dragon grows huge each time it gets excited or upset. As this causes a lot of problems, Bumble has to face a difficult dilemma.
The Dragon That Wasn't (Or Was He?)
On May 5, 2002, a conversation was broadcasted by the Dutch interviewer Wim Kayzer and three Dutch artists: the choreographer and writer Rudi van Dantzig (then 68), the songwriter and poet Willem Wilmink (then 65) and the illustrator-storyteller Marten Toonder (then 90). Three artists who would leave behind a magnificent legacy in terms of imagination, poetry and dance. But also three modest muses: they did not often and certainly not loudly beat the drum, while their work gave every reason to do so. Wim Kayzer had asked them to draw up a provisional testament. A testament about love, suffering, sexuality, the society in which they grew old, their work, their dreams, their youth, the Second World War, liberation, death and God.
Het Testament van de Danser, de Dichter en de Tekenaar
Commercial for Philips radio with popular Dutch cartoon characters Tom Puss and Mr. Bumble.
Dreamland
Tom Puss and Mr. Bumble buy a magic hammer from an Oriental magician, which they use to conjure up various musical instruments and eventually a Philips radio set.
The Magic Music
Short independent animation by Toonder Studio’s. The romantic Pierro and innocent Pierrette meet their opposites, the evil Harlequin and femme fatale Colombine.