Prize! [another one]

“During the press conference of the upcoming Stripdagen Haarlem comix festival today, Thursday April 17, the VPRO Debut Prize 2008 was awarded to Randall.C for his book ‘Slaapkoppen’ [Sleepy heads’]:

Suppose you are dreaming that you are falling asleep. And then you dream. That you are falling asleep and then yet again you are dreaming. This ad infinitum fantasy is the basis of ‘Slaapkoppen’, Randall Casaer’s debut comix, which in the final months of 2007 gripped the hearts of his readers. ‘Slaapkoppen’ [‘Sleepy heads’] is a highly original and funny juggling comix game of clouds and words, dream and reality, poetry and humour, philosophy and absurdity. With the compliments of Carlos Castaneda, Patricia Garfield and Lewis Carroll, Randall C. (from Ghent, Belgium) takes his readers on a dazzling adventure in a dreamed landscape. It’s a trip that can only be completed, grinning, eyebrow raising and laughing out loud.

Randall Casaer’s innovative, idiosyncratic graphics and distinctive use of colour distinguish his work from the torrent of new comix published lately. What fantasy and what raw visual power! A masterly debut and a dream winner of the VPRO Debut Prize 2008.

[According to the latest scoop, a French translation of ‘Slaapkoppen’ is already in the works for the end of this year.]“

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5 Comments

  1. Marc
    Posted April 18, 2008 at 10:08 am | Permalink

    Congratulations, mr. Randall! You seem to collect awards with your album … :-)

  2. Thomas
    Posted April 18, 2008 at 3:50 pm | Permalink

    Ik ben blij dat er na de Blikken Biebel een prijs is bijgekomen waar je meiden mee kan versieren. Goed zo!

  3. Begijn
    Posted April 23, 2008 at 11:52 am | Permalink

    Gefeliciteerd. Die beker lijkt énorm. Zat er ook geld in? Tot de rand gevuld? Zodat, als je de beker optilt om hem triomfantelijk in de lucht te steken voor de spiegel, er af en toe een bankbiljetje naar beneden dwarrelt om dat dan achteloos op de grond te laten liggen, want pfeuh…er zitten er toch genoeg in , niewaar? Tot strak

  4. Posted April 23, 2008 at 10:05 pm | Permalink

    andermaal gefeliciteerd. alleen al voor die beker zou ik de prijs niet aanvaarden! mag je nu bij koot&bie op de koffie? of moet je in zomergasten? of bij theo en thea: ’slaapkoppen watistateigelijk?’ ’slaapkoppen is een moelek wooord’?
    geniet ervan!

  5. Posted April 25, 2008 at 1:50 pm | Permalink

    When it’s gook, it’s good :-)

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