FACTOID #53: If you thought Antarctica was inhospitable, think again - its land area is only ninety-eight percent ice. Reassuringly, the other 2% is categorised as "barren rock".
Daan Jippes (full name is Daniel Jan Jippes) is a Disney comics artist. He was born 14 October1945, Amsterdam. Disney empire The name Disney may refer to several aspects of the entertainment empire of The Walt Disney Company: The Walt Disney Company Walt Disney Pictures, the companys flagship motion picture studio Walt Disney Feature Animation, part of Walt Disney Pictures and The Walt Disney Company Walt Disney Studios... October 14 is the 287th day of the year (288th in Leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1945 (MCMXLV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... Amsterdam Location Country The Netherlands Province North Holland Population 739,295 (1 January 2005) Coordinates 4°54′ E 52°22′ N Website www. ...
Jippes first encountered comics at the age of five in his native Amsterdam.
It was excellent training but must have been frustrating, for Jippes seldom had the chance to see a comic of his own evolve from plot to finished inks.
Jippes has drawn and inked eight of these, one of which appears following this article, and hopes someday to finish all 24 in a properly Barksian fashion.
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