Home of Lambiek comic shop

Lambiek is Europe's first and most famous antiquarian comic shop, and is a hallmark in the world of comics. Located in Amsterdam, Lambiek has a great selection of comics in many languages.

See about Lambiek for a brief overview of our 40-year history in comics, or browse our virtual exhibitions and other specials.

Discover your favorite comic artists in the Comiclopedia - a huge compendium of more than 10,000 international comic artists, with biographies and artwork examples. See the new additions, or search for your favorite comic artists, characters or book titles.

Édition Francophone - c'est bon!

French readers will appreciate our édition francophone, with over 160 francophone comic artists (des bande dessinées), plus some English overviews of Pilote, Spirou and Tintin magazines, plus Wimmen's Comix, underground comix and early American newspaper strips.

The History of Dutch Comics 

Lambiek proudly presents the History of Dutch Comics. The rich heritage of sequential art in The Netherlands traces back to the Middle Ages, coming to bloom in the last century. You can enjoy many pictures from our colorful past in this historic overview.

Posters, books and original art by Bob van den Born, Charles Burns, Will Eisner, André Franquin, Hergé, George Herriman, Henk Kuijpers, François Schuiten, Joost Swarte, Marten Toonder and many others are for sale. Please check out our specials page, or visit our Amazon page to find comic items available from the Amazon.com website.

We love your enthusiastic comments, links, suggestions and updates for published artists. The Comiclopedia is a self-funded project without advertising sponsors or banners. If you think the Comiclopedia is worth keeping online and ad-free, we greatly appreciate your store orders and PayPal donations of any amount. We are always expanding the site, so bookmark us now and come back often, and come visit our new store in Amsterdam.