The career of Dutch comic artist Stefan de Groot started 30 years ago with Kwab Hippo later known as Horus Hippo. In 1992 he drew the first comic strip of Kwab Hippo. To celebrate the 30 years anniversary Creative Cave Publishers brings you the book Kwab aka Horus Hippo 30 Years on Amazon. It is now available as a Hardcover Paperback and as an ebook.
This book tells the story of Kwab Hippo from a comic character to a cartoon character. Dutch comic artist Stefan de Groot tells his report on the basis of comics, illustrations, interviews, and previously unpublished daily comics. About the successes and setbacks. Between 1993 and 2014, 12 Kwab comic albums appeared: An Incredible Tale, The First Hippo, The World Championships, Kwab and the Fridgedair.
In 1996 Kwab Hippo changed into Horus Hippo. Stefan de Groot revealed the true origin of Kwab Hippo; he used to be a cartoon character his grandfather designed and animated in the late 1920s. In the series, the following books were published in Dutch: Kwab of the Silver Screen, Kwabenezer Scrooge, Kwab’s Travels, Baron Von Kwabschaussen, Kwab-San de Stonecutter, Kwab and the World of Whatif? The Retroflash, Kwab Valentino. The book has sketches, designs, and never published comic strips. For the first time, they are translated into English. The book also has QR links to videos about this cartoon hippo.
Kwab aka Horus Hippo: 30 YearsBuy on Amazon!Stefan de Groot is an illustrator, cartoonist, and multimedia artist. Nowadays he makes comics and cartoons for clients. He teaches drawing lessons on his YouTube channel Stayf Draws. Mainly in drawing on the iPad. The videos have been viewed more than 5 million times. He wrote several books about drawing in the drawing app Procreate. He also curates exhibitions for museums.
For the 30th anniversary, Creative Cave Publishers will publish all of the Kwab books in English for the first time. Kwab and the Fridgedair is now available on Apple Books Kwab and the Fridgedair, and on Amazon as a Hardcover and a Paperback. Author Stefan the Groot rewrote and redrew all of the pages. The original book was published in 1994. Now for the first time, it is published in English.
