Vrij Nederland

For over eighty years, the Dutch weekly Vrij Nederland has featured a steady stream of original comics, most famously the long-running, single-panel cartoons of Peter van Straaten. As a cornerstone of the magazine, the comic pages offered a sharp, often satirical commentary on Dutch society and politics, evolving through the decades with later contributors like Pieter Geenen. This collection represents a unique, sustained chronicle of the Netherlands' post-war cultural and political life, told through the distinctive voice of its cartoonists.