In the early 1960s a Belgian advertising dropout, Guy Peelaert, created his childish and witty comic The Adventures of Jodelle. Fantagraphics recently released a newly-translated collection of the comic, featuring an in-depth look at the artist who managed "to transform a previously save medium into something exciting and dangerous."

A good-looking Nekst tribute on a clean train in Belgium. The waving passenger in the photo just so happens to be matching the colors of the piece? Guilty.

This morning we take a look at some new work by Antwerp-Based illustrator Brecht Vandenbroucke. Vandenbroucke's paintings are humorous with playful narratives, juxtapositions and pop culture references.

Ever the world traveler, ROA made a stop in his native Belgium last week to open Stop Over, an exhibition at Bodson-Emelinckx in Brussels. The show features a ton of new work and installation pieces, featuring ROA's now signature peek-a-boo, hands-on revealing animal anatomy pieces. We had our friend Henrik Haven head over to the opening...

Geraldine Georges is a young Belgian illustrator and graphic designer that uses a wonderfully sophisticated blend of illustration and photography in her work, creating an appealing mix of mediums. Her work is often abstracts the female form, capturing the eye and imagination. Her fashion influence is apparent throughout her portfolio.

Brecht Vandenbroucke is an artist and illustrator based in Antwerp, Belgium. Vandenbroucke's paintings are full of humor and irreverence, boldly rendered narratives where playful juxtapositions and pop culture references become punchlines. He describes his works as somewhere "between Bauhaus and Mickey Mouse."

You guys remember this story right?? 'Eighteen-year old Kimberley Vlaeminck from Belgium, has pressed charges against a tattoo-artist claiming she asked for 3 stars but wound up with 56 stars on her face without her even noticing. The tattoo guy, Rouslain Toumaniantz said, "Getting your face tattooed is so painfull, sleeping is out of the question. The girl asked for those stars. She was very happy with the result but now she blames me because her father is angry..." Well here's an update, what are YOUR thoughts on the story?

Dabs Myla's big 'Marvelous Expeditions' show is coming up on Sat, Sept. 1st at Thinkspace. The duo have put together a fun lil' set of questions combining some of the favorite questions they've been asked over the past few years as well as a few show specific travel related questions to spice things up. Today, they speak with Ephameron.

Belgian artist Evelyne Axell (1935-1972) invented a genuine proto-feminist perspective on Pop Art iconography in the 1960s and early 70s. Axell was an acclaimed theater and film actress and screenwriter, before she turned to painting, tutored by the Surrealist René Magritte. The female eroticism in Axell’s work constituted a challenge to art world conventions of her time.

Perhaps we have a weak stomach, but there is something about these photos that makes our belly turn a bit. First, Belgian photographer Kurt Stallaert's series, Bodybuilder's World, started innocent enough; a family that looked a little too buff for their own good. Then the surreal, doctored photos of children who hit the gym with a steroid rage started to make us feel... intrigued and disturbed all at once. But, we love it, too.