After spending a decade in Washington, DC, native-Clevelander Chad Bilyeu emigrated to the Netherlands. He has been residing in Amsterdam since 2009, looking for something different but not certain precisely what. This is the tale of an obstinate autodidact in one of the world’s most infamous places. Amsterdam is a city that most know of but do not know much about. This comic book is a portrait of a diverse metropolis as presented by a man destined to live there.

Bilyeu tackles topics as vast and germane as the true story behind Hollandse Nieuwe, the more mundane aspects of nightlife in Amsterdam, and talking to one’s self whilst navigating through De Wallen (better known as The Red Light District). All this and more in the third issue of Chad in Amsterdam.

Artists include Gary Dumm, Bernie Mireault, Lorenzo Milito

Author/Artist: Chad Bilyeu / various
Publisher: self-published
Page Count: 28pp
Size: 6.5 x 10.25
Notes: saddle-stitched, b/w
Year of Publication: Summer 2019