Van Zanten

A new Van Zanten comic fot the economist magazine ESB. My translation: 10 Man: Strange how this crisis does me really good! VZ: What do you mean? 2) Man: We have no work, but our boss doesn't dare to lay us off. 3) Man: Another fine day in our company's vegetable garden! 4) VZ: I can't believe it! Always had to work in times of economic  prosperity.

Strip voor het economenblad ESB.

Van Zanten

A comic for the economist magazine ESB. My translation: 1) The labour market should be more flexible? I have year contract after year contract. 2) My employer expects that in that time I got to love the company, that I am innovative and work overtime to meet my targtes... 3) And after a year of hard work - hop - and you are back on the street. 4) Fortunately, every two years I am unemployed at home for six months, otherwise it would drive me crazy.

Stripje voor economenblad ESB.

Van Zanten

A new Van Zanten comic for the economist magazine ESB. My translation: 1) VZ: I don't have money with me. Can you give me some? 2) Man: I want to point out that this is a loan. With other words: in the future, you will have to save money to pay it off. 3) Man: Moreover, you don't use this loan to invest, but for instant consumption. So, there is no potential for earning your money back. 4) VZ: Economically speaking, running away fast was the smartest thing to do.

Stripje voor het economenblad ESB.

Van Zanten

A Van Zanten comic for the economist magazine ESB. My translation: 1) Everyone agrees that we should consume in a more sustainable way. 2) Isn't this the time we should to turn our words into deeds? 3) Me too, I should eat more organic chocolate and more organic chicken. 4) But honestly, I can't have more food.

Stripje voor het economenblad ESB.

Van Zanten

A Van Zanten comic for the economist magazine ESB, made a few weeks ago. It is a word-joke I cannot translate, unfortunately.

Deze strip maakte ik een paar weken geleden voor het economenblad ESB.

Tuinvogeltelling 2013

This weekend, the National Bird Protection is the Netherlands has its yearly bird count weekend. Everyone is asked to count the brids in their gardens for 30 minutes. The characters in this cartoon are some characters I am working on for a comic.

Dit weekend is de jaarlijkse Tuinvogeltelling van de Nationale Vogelbescherming. Iedereen kan meedoen door gedurende 30 minuten alle vogels in zijn/haar tuin te tellen. De figuren in de tekening zijn personages waar ik aan werk voor een strip.

Doe mee via: http://www.tuinvogeltelling.nl

Van Zanten

My first Van Zanten comic of 2013. For the economist magazine ESB.

De eerste Van Zanten-strip van 2013. Voor het economenblad ESB.

Guest appearance in my comic

I am honoured to receive our prime minister in my last comic of 2012. I am afraid that this word joke cannot be translated...

Ik ben zeer vereerd om onze minister-president te mogen ontvangen in mijn laatste stripje van 2012.

Van Zanten

I haven't posted my Van Zanten comics (made for economist magazine ESB) for a while... The comic is about the problems that the pensions are cut and that an increasing number of people are stuck with a debt, even after 30 years of mortgage payments. My translation: 1) I have always regarded my mortgage and my pension as savings for my old days. 2) I have been paying for decades, and now, apparently, it has not been enough. 3) One lesson I have learnt: savings never made anyone rich. 4) A lottery ticket, please.

Ik heb al een poosje geen Van Zanten-strips geplaatst, die ik maak voor het economen-blad ESB. Deze strip stond bij een artikel over hypotheken en pensioenen.

Van Zanten

A comic for the economist magazine ESB. My translation: 1) Doctor: I can remove this cyst from your foot with a small operation, mr. Van Zanten. 2) I need to warn you, though. I want to reduce the costs of healthcare... 3) Therefore, for small surgery I have switched to treatments without anaesthesia... 4) Increasing the fear of doctors is the most cost-effective measure I know.

Een stripje voor het economenblad ESB.

Van Zanten

A Van Zanten comic for the economist magazine ESB. I think the subject is maybe too dutch, but I translate anyway: 1) Man: In this country, you are not allowed to earn some money! VZ: I didn't know that. 2) Man: I worked as a manager in public transport, home care, a hospital, a college and a housing corporation. And everywhere I had troubles with salaries, lease-cars and severance deals. 3) Man: And still, public affairs are so very dear to my heart. VZ: How can you carry on? 4) Simple enough: you get way better with stealing from many poor than with stealing from a few rich.

Stripje voor het economenblad ESB.

Election time

A comic I made two weeks ago about the upcoming election campaign in the Netherlands. This week the campaigns really started, so I am a bit late with this post... Anyhow, my translation: 1) Man with glasses: The elections are coming! I look forward to the debates already! Other man: Sure! 2) Other man: I can't wait for the calculations by the CPB (I have to explain this: the CPB - Central Plan Bureau - calculates the financial en economical consequences of the election programs of the different parties) Man with glasses: Oh yes! And the fine election evening! 3) Man with glasses: And after that a long and laborious cabinet formation... 4) VZ: I think I am going in hibernation very early this year...

Een Van Zanten over de verkiezingstijd - misschien net iets te laat omdat de campagne deze week losbarstte.

Van Zanten

A new Van Zanten comic for the economist magazine ESB. My translation: 1) Holidays! 2) This is THE time to rediscover the advantages of the euro. 3) Not having to change money at every border, no nasty calculations to be made in cafés, no wallet full of foreign coins to be brought home. 4) Those who stay home, may keep on grumbling, of course.

Een nieuwe Van Zanten-strip voor het economenblad ESB.

Van Zanten

A new comic for the economist magazine ESB. 1) Man with glasses: I learn to handle all the financial risks in my life. 2) Man: Risks with my savings, my investments, my mortgage, my insurances: I am in full command. 3) VZ: Then maybe you could help me on a problem that has given me some sleepless nights... 4) VZ: What's the risk of putting all my money on the Netherlands in the coming European Championships?

Een strip voor het economenblad ESB.

Van Zanten

A new comic for the economist magazine ESB. My translation: 1) I always believed my mortgage debt was a problem for me, personally. 2) But suddenly, it appears to be a problem for my bank, and even for the economic structure of our country. 3) It's strange what this crisis is doing to me... 4) In the national interest I don't even dare to buy a loaf of bread.

Een nieuwe strip voor het blad ESB.

Van Zanten

A new comic for the economist magazine ESB. My translation: 2) Message: The funds in your account are not sufficient 3) VZ: What?! Has my bank been running unnecessary risks with my money? Do I have to wait for a new EU-summit before I can buy something with my euros? 4) VZ: In the old days, you couldn't expect any sympathy with such a story.

Een nieuw stripje voor het economenblad ESB.

Van Zanten

A Van Zanten comic for the economist magazine ESB. My translation: 1) Man: I have installed solar power panels on my roof. VZ: I have hydropower station at home. 2) Man: HAHAHA! VZ: Well, then don't believe it. 3) VZ: Hi Cleo! Are you ready? Fish: YES! 4) Fish: ... and another lap! And another one!

Een stripje voor het blad ESB.

Van Zanten

Another Van Zanten comic for the economist magazine ESB. My translation: 1) Boy: Grandpa, give me one good reason why I should go to school. VZ: Better chances for a job, later? 2) Boy: Chances? I want guaranteees! Sacrifice my whole youth for a chance? And then, with my diploma, attack the crisis and youth unemployment? 3) Boy: And suppose I find a litte job. To discover, after 45 years of hard toil, that my pension fund has wrongly speculated with my money? 4) Boy: Hi teacher! Ready for another day in your casino? Teacher: Oh no, not again...

Een nieuw stripje voor het economenblad ESB.

Van Zanten

A Van Zanten comic for the economist magazine ESB. The dutch party PVV has published a report about a return to the dutch guilder a few weeks ago. My translation: 1) A return to the guilder will cost 51 billion euros. 2) These costs are earned back in two years...? 3) Do you think waht I think? 4) VZ: Let's introduce the guilder everywhere in Europe! Man: Where did I have the number of Draghi?

Een Van Zanten-strip voor het economenblad ESB, over het inmiddels weer enigszins ondergestofte PVV-rapport over de terugkeer naar de gulden.

Van Zanten

A comic for the economist magazine ESB. My translation: 1) BOOHOOHOO! 2) VZ: Are you alright? Man: I just finished writing a rescue plan for the euro... 3) ... and yesterday I wrote a rescue plan for our pensions, the day before one for the real estate market. Since 2008, I have written 724 rescue plans and I haven't slept one single night. I propose a direct switch to a barter economy. 4) VZ: Who will rescue our economists?

Een Van Zanten-strip voor het economenblad ESB.