'Dag en Heidi'.
A self-taught artist, Jeff Broeckx drew his first comic at age eleven. This was 'De Witte Hinde', and the text was written by his mother, Maria de Winter. He began to work at the Standaard Uitgeverij at age sixteen. While mainly illustrating school books, he rebuilt 'De Witte Hinde' in 1964 for the magazine Ohee. Together with his mother, he created the series 'Serge' in 1965 and 'Dag en Heidi', that ran from 1966 to 1984.
Bessy - 'Het Geheim van Rainy Lake' (redrawn edition, 1992).
Broeckx joined the Vandersteen studios in 1969, where he worked fulltime on the 'Bessy' comic. He became head of the 'Bessy' production in 1970. From the early 1980s, he also inked the stories of 'Robert en Bertrand'.
Waterland - 'De Schuilplaats' (Suske & Wiske Familiestripboek 1996).
In the magazine Zonneland, Broeckx created the series 'Sloeber', again scripted by his mother. Broeckx restyled the 'Bessy' comic in 1984, and started using more ecological themes. Of this new series, called 'Bessy Natuurcommando', appeared 23 albums with scripts by Marck Meul. He started the series 'Waterland' with scripts by Marc Legendre in Suske en Wiske Weekblad in 1994.
'Gaston & Leo'
In 1977, Broeckx drew a biographical comic book about singer Bobbejaan Schoepen, titled 'De Bobbejaan Story’, scripted by Jacques Bakker and inked by Ronald Van Riet. Schoepen was a Flemish singer who portrayed himself as a “cowboy” as part of his gimmick. He expanded his fame by also performing in the U.S. and elsewhere in Europe, translating his songs into English. In 1962, he gained additional fame with his very own theme park, Bobbejaanland (1962), in Lichtaart. The park was very popular, received many foreign visitors and in 1977 park celebrated its 15th anniversary. Broeckx approached Schoepen to tell his lifestory in comic book form, under the title 'De Bobbejaan Story’. Drawn in a realistic style, 'De Bobbejaan Story’ (1977) was published by Schoepen personally and sold exceptionally well. Interestingly enough, in the same year of its release, Schoepen was also given a starring role in a story of the popular children’s series 'Jommeke’ by Jef Nys, namely 'Jommeke in Bobbejaanland’ (1977). Between 1978 and 1982, Bobbejaanland had a Jommeke-themed attraction too. In 1980, 'De Bobbejaanstory’ was reprinted, with a different cover, by publishing company Het Volk. In 2011, it was reprinted again by another publisher, Spirit Temse. The most recent reprint of 'The Bobbejaan Story’ happened in 2025, at the occasion of what would’ve been Schoepen’s 100th anniversary.
In 1978, Broeckx drew another celebrity comic, this time about the comedy duo Gaston en Leo, consisting of Antwerp comedian Gaston Berghmans and Ghent comedian Leo Martin. They formed a stage act since 1974 and gained popularity with their folksy sketches, performed in dialect, where Leo was always the straight act and Gaston the jokester. TV broadcasts increased their fame, especially since their skits were typically programmed on New Year’s Eve, or New Year’s Day. In the weekend edition of the newspaper Gazet van Antwerpen (18-19 March 1978), the 'Gaston en Leo’ comics were first published, scripted by Hugo Renaerts and inked by Ron van Riet. They were basic jokes one could find in any joke book, very reminscent of a typical Gaston en Leo dialogue, but the comedians themselves had no creative involvement in their comic strip. In 1984, Gaston en Leo made their first feature film, 'Zware Jongens’, directed by Robbe de Hert. Decently received, it led to gossip weekly Story reprinting the 'Gaston en Leo’ comics in their pages, albeit in a redrawn version since the original artwork was no longer available (lost or thrown away). Compared with the version in Gazet van Antwerpen, the artwork was more looser and comical. After serialisation in Story, the gags were collected in the comic book 'Gaston en Leo’ (Standaard Uitgeverij, 1984). To promote the book release, the Stripgilde (Comics Guild) organized a press meeting in the Keyserlei in Antwerp, where the real-life Gaston en Leo were present too. Gaston en Leo would later also have a cameo in a comic by another Studio Vandersteen artist, namely Paul Geerts’ 'Suske en Wiske’ story 'De Krimson-Crisis’. In March 2026, to celebrate what would’ve been the 100th anniversary of Gaston Berghmans, the 'Gaston en Leo’ comic will be re-released under the title 'Gaston 100 Jaar’.
From 1998 to 2002, Broeckx created the historical comic 'Verdwaald in het Verleden'. Jeff Broeckx has illustrated the books of 'Musti' since the death of Ray Goossens. Broeckx and his wife Ingrid van Dijck have made a comic about 'Jacot en Gnork', the mascots of the Lindenhoeve children's restaurants, in 2011.
On 20 February 2002 a junior spin-off of 'Suske en Wiske' was launched, 'Klein Suske en Wiske' (later renamed 'Junior Suske en Wiske' for the market in the Netherlands), featuring Suske and Wiske as five-year old toddlers. The gag comic was co-written and co-drawn by Broeckx. Paul Geerts made the preliminary sketches, but had otherwise nothing to do with the overall concept. Marc Legendre was the series' scriptwriter, until he was succeeded by Urbanus. In 2009 Pieter van Oudheusden wrote the stories until his death in 2013, after which Willem Ritstier took over the pen. Other people who've written stories for 'Junior Suske en Wiske' were Dirk Nielandt, Kris De Saeger, Anneke Scholtens and Peter van Gucht. From 2006 Broeckx was assisted by Dick Heins. 'Junior Suske en Wiske' followed a different continuity than the main 'Suske en Wiske' franchise, because in the original series Suske and Wiske only met each other when they were a little older. Tante Sidonia and Tobias the dog were cast in the spin-off, but after a while Sidonia was replaced by two different parental figures, Tom and Lies. New characters were created too, such as Witje the cat and two other children, Bert Bavet and Dotje the girl.
'Junior Suske en Wiske' aims at children who are just learning to read. It was one of the final series to be launched in the weekly Suske en Wiske Weekblad. A book series was created too, written by Dirk Nielandt with illustrations by Broeckx. 'Junior Suske en Wiske' was translated into French as 'P'tits Bob et Bobette' and later again as 'Les Juniors Bob et Bobette'. In 2017 the comic series was also adapted into an animated TV series, created by Grid Animation and co-produced by Doghouse Films and the Flemish public broadcasting channel VRT. On 11 September 2010, 'Klein Suske en Wiske' was honored with their own comic book mural in the Max Temmermanlaan 11 in Kalmthout. Broeckx made the design, while Paula Setz created the painting.
In 2005 Broeckx made a graphic contribution to 'Suske en Wiske 60 Jaar!' (2005), which paid homage to Willy Vandersteen's 'Suske en Wiske'. He also paid tribute to Marc Sleen in 'Marc Sleen 80. De Enige Echte' (Standaard Uitgeverij, 2002) and 'Marc Sleen 90. Liber Amicorum' (Standaard Uitgeverij, 2012). Broeckx also drew a homage to Pom in the collective comic books 'Avontuur in de 21e Eeuw' (2010) - of which the profits went to the Kinderkankerfonds to support children with cancer - and 'Op Het Spoor van Pom' (2011).
In 2008 Broeckx received the Stripvos for his entire career. He retired in 2018.
Album covers of 'Sloeber'.