Eddie Bartels

Eddie Bartels is a Modern Age comics character appearing in MAX Magazine, living at the center of a large, multigenerational Dutch family including Herman, Geke, Anja, Trijntje, and Gijsje, in a strip built around everyday, human-scale storytelling.

Eddie Bartels burst onto the page in 2022, the creation of Jan Dirk Barreveld and Robby van der Meulen for MAX Mediaproducties, and has since become a genuine fixture of MAX Magazine with an impressive 98 catalog appearances in just a few years. This Modern Age character keeps close company with the Bartels family — Herman, Geke, Anja, Trijntje, and Gijsje — suggesting a richly populated world built around familiar, human-scale storytelling. One of those appearances already carries key-issue status, a notable distinction for such a young character, hinting at a moment that collectors will want on their shelves. If you're looking for fresh Dutch comics energy with real staying power, Eddie Bartels is a name worth following.