Lambiek

Not to be confused with Lambic.
Lambiek
Company typeComic book store, art gallery
IndustryComic books, art
FoundedNovember 8, 1968; 56 years ago (1968-11-08)[1]
FounderKees Kousemaker
Headquarters
Amsterdam
,
Netherlands
Key people
Kees Kousemaker and Evelien Willems
Klaas Knol
Bas Van der Zee
Boris Kousemaker
ProductsComic books
Websitelambiek.net

Galerie Lambiek is a Dutch comic book store and art gallery in Amsterdam, founded on November 8, 1968[2] by Kees Kousemaker (Steenbergen [nl], (1942-01-25)January 25, 1942 – Bussum, April 27, 2010(2010-04-27) (aged 68)). His son Boris Kousemaker has been the owner since 2007. From 1968 to 2015, it was located in the Kerkstraat, but in November 2015, the store moved to Koningsstraat 27.[3] As of 2018, Lambiek is the oldest comics store in Europe,[4] and the oldest worldwide still in existence.[5][6]

The name "Lambiek" originated as a misspelling of the name of the comics' character Lambik, from the popular Suske & Wiske comic book series created by Belgian artist Willy Vandersteen.[7] The logo of the shop is an image from the Suske en Wiske album Prinses Zagemeel (Princess Sawdust).[8]

  1. ^ "Stripwinkel Lambiek bestaat 50 jaar". 15 November 2018.
  2. ^ "Dutch Comics 1968 -1979". Lambiek Comic History. Archived from the original on Jun 16, 2023.
  3. ^ "Comicshop Lambiek moves from Kerkstraat 132 to Koningsstraat 27". Lambiek Comic Shop. Archived from the original on Mar 4, 2016.
  4. ^ MacNamee, Oliver (11 October 2018). "Happy 50th To Europe's Oldest Comic Shop, Lambiek, In Amsterdam". COMICON. Archived from the original on Jun 16, 2023.
  5. ^ "Lambiek -The World's Oldest Comics Shop". Valise et Parapluie. 8 December 2016. Archived from the original on Nov 8, 2018.
  6. ^ Unudurti, Jaideep (2012-01-08). "Memories Are Made of These". The Indian Express. Archived from the original on Jun 16, 2023.
  7. ^ van Brummelen, Peter (8 November 2018). "Stripwinkels verdwijnen, maar Lambiek gaat moedig voort". Het Parool.
  8. ^ Knudde, Kjell (1 January 1970). "Willy Vandersteen". Lambiek Comiclopedia. Archived from the original on Feb 24, 2024.