Roel Dijkstra
Roel Dijkstra is a Dutch comic book series about a fictional football player. The series was created in 1975 {{Cite web|url=https://www.lambiek.net/artists/s/steeman.htm|title=Jan Steeman|website=lambiek.net}} by Jan Steeman (1933-2018; winner of the 2005 Dutch Stripschapprijs{{cite web|url=http://www.stripschap.nl/pages/stripschapprijzen/de-stripschapprijs.php|title=38 jaar de Stripschapprijs - 1974–2011|publisher=Het Stripschap|accessdate=28 December 2011}}) and Andries Brandt.{{Cite web |url=http://www.boekenbytes.nl/shop/index1.html |title=Archived copy |access-date=2009-04-05 |archive-date=2009-04-02 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090402091530/http://www.boekenbytes.nl/shop/index1.html |url-status=dead }}{{Cite web|url=https://www.lambiek.net/artists/w/watson_keith.htm|title=Keith Watson|website=lambiek.net}} The first 21 volumes, drawn by Steeman and his successors, were published between 1977 and 1995 by Dutch publisher Oberon. Steeman and Brandt produced the first ten.{{Cite web|url=https://www.comics.org/series/74509/|title=GCD :: Series :: Roel Dijkstra|website=www.comics.org}}
Background
The eponymous Roel Dijkstra is a Dutch football player inspired by Johan Cruijff.{{Cite web|url=https://www.pemanah.com/?page=catalog&view=subcategory&subcat_id=173|title=Welkom - Online stripwinkel Pemanah Books & Comics|website=www.pemanah.com}} He started out as a player with the local football club "FC Leidrecht", then moved on to "FC Hadfort" in the United Kingdom, "FC Union" in Corsica, and then "FC Rapiditas" in Spain before returning to "FC LeIdrecht". The story revolves around Dijkstra and his difficulties adjusting to life in a foreign country, shifty club bosses, friendship with fellow players, and football championships.{{Cite web|url=http://www.zilverendolfijn.nl/zd/zd.pl?a=fc&c=1&kt=NL&s=c&k=ROELDIJK&f=ss|title=Zilveren Dolfijn -|website=www.zilverendolfijn.nl}}
In 2017 and 2018 two more volumes were released, Thuisfront (Homefront) and Pamplona,.{{Cite web|url=http://www.perssupport.nl/persbericht/48573bae-887f-47ac-98bd-43a53ada446d/voetballegende-maakt-flitsende-comeback|title=Voetballegende maakt flitsende comeback | ANP Pers Support | De kortste weg naar publiciteit|website=ANP Perssupport}} Both were serialised in the revived Eppo-magazine.{{Cite web|url=http://www.floriswiesman.nl/eppoinde/eiroel.html|title=De Eppo-index: Roel Dijkstra|website=www.floriswiesman.nl}}
Titles
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! No. ! Title ! Year ! Writers | |||
| 1. | Buitenspel & Doorbraak | 1977 | Jan Steeman/Andrew Brandt |
| 2. | Hattrick | 1977 | Jan Steeman/Andrew Brandt |
| 3. | Obstructie | 1978 | Jan Steeman/Andrew Brandt |
| 4. | Gevaarlijk spel | 1978 | Jan Steeman/Andrew Brandt |
| 5. | Op vreemd terrein | 1979 | Jan Steeman/Andrew Brandt |
| 6. | Hard tegen hard | 1980 | Jan Steeman/Andrew Brandt |
| 7. | De superspits | 1981 | Jan Steeman/Andrew Brandt |
| 8. | Het magische veld | 1981 | Jan Steeman/Andrew Brandt |
| 9. | Thuiswedstrijd | 1982 | Jan Steeman/Andrew Brandt |
| 10. | Venijn op Corsica | 1982 | Jan Steeman/Andrew Brandt |
| 11. | De maarschalk | 1983 | Keith Watson/Dave Hunt |
| 12. | Amerikaans avontuur | 1983 | Keith Watson/Dave Hunt |
| 13. | Uitgeschakeld | 1984 | Keith Watson/Jaap Bubenik |
| 14. | De invaller | 1985 | Keith Watson/Jaap Bubenik |
| 15. | De miljoenentransfer | 1985 | Keith Watson/Jaap Bubenik |
| 16. | De schijnbeweging | 1987 | Keith Watson/Jaap Bubenik |
| 17. | De sponsor | 1987 | Keith Watson/Jaap Bubenik |
| 18. | De zwarte toto | 1992 | Keith Watson/Jaap Bubenik |
| 19. | Het contract | 1992 | Lebovic Marinko/Jaap Bubenik |
| 20. | Ebony | 1994 | Lebovic Marinko/Roy Robson |
| 21. | Het mijnenveld | 1995 | Lebovic Marinko/Roy Robson |
| 22. | Thuisfront | 2017 | Roelof Wijtsma/Willem Ritstier |
| 23. | Pamplona | 2018 | Roelof Wijtsma/Willem Ritstier |