The dropout tried to find a job, yet since many companies insisted that he did his military service first, he joined the army. Unfortunately, Geerts' parents couldn't afford it and thus he left the Academy after three-and-a-half years. He made such progress, that his teachers felt he was ready for their prestigious painting course. At age 14 he enrolled at the Academy of Fine Arts in Antwerp. Geerts grew up reading comics by Hergé, Willy Vandersteen and André Franquin, ranking these three as his prime graphic influences. His father encouraged his love for drawing by letting him copy pieces of metal as technically accurate as possible. Paul Geerts was born in 1937 in Turnhout as son of a metal worker/industrial designer. Since his retirement, Geerts has additionally drawn the comic series 'Mo, Jade & Plakapong' (2005), of which the profits go to charity. However, as time went on, his stories have received more appreciation in their own right. During his 30 year-run on 'Suske en Wiske', Geerts was often unfavorably compared with Vandersteen and criticized. He was additionally in charge of the studio, training assistants and acting as spokesperson to the press. Geerts' stories were often inspired by his own exotic travels and notable for their sentimentality. During his run, international translations of the franchise were attempted, though the most dominant market became the Netherlands. Paul Geerts is a Belgian comic artist, best known as the first author to continue Willy Vandersteen's popular series 'Suske en Wiske', which he did from late 1971 until mid-2001. Suske en Wiske - 'Angst op de Amsterdam'.
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