Cover of Storm

Storm

Written by Philip Dunn, Martin Lodewijk, et al.. Art by Don Lawrence, et al..

Ranked No. 76 of 100 · 1977 · Oberon / Netherlands

Planetary Romance / Time Travel / Retro-Futurism

A displaced astronaut crosses strange futures in painted panoramas.

Overview

Storm follows an astronaut cast into an unfamiliar future, where travel becomes a chain of encounters with different cultures and environments. The series expands its setting as he searches for a way to understand his displacement.

Don Lawrence established its painted visual identity; multiple writers, including Martin Lodewijk, shaped the long run.

Why It Matters

The attraction is the marriage of classic adventure momentum to a succession of speculative worlds. The changing settings let the series reinvent its scale without abandoning its central traveler.

Its place in Dutch comics is closely tied to Lawrence’s unusually lavish painting.

The Science Fiction

Temporal displacement turns the known Earth into an alien landscape. The stories use that uncertainty to explore civilization, technology and adaptation.

Science fantasy elements widen the range beyond a narrow account of future history.

Art & Visual Identity

Lawrence’s fully painted pages give machinery, terrain and weather strong material presence. Panoramic views make each destination a spectacle before action begins.

The polished surfaces are a defining part of how the series presents its future.

Read This If You Like

  • Planetary romance
  • Time displacement
  • Painted science fiction art
  • Long-form European adventure