Jean Pierre van Rossem #1

Published by Uitgeverij Loempia in 1992, this Dutch comic opens with a gleefully grinning, long-haired heavyset man standing atop a mountain of cash and banknotes, lighting his cigar with a burning bill — a wonderfully satirical image that sets the tone immediately. Erik Meynen brings "De poenpakker" (roughly, "The Money-Grabber") to life with bold, caricature-driven linework that's hard to look away from. A sharp and entertaining first issue for anyone curious about Belgian-Dutch satirical comics of the early '90s.