'Brouwer Magellaan'.
Erwin de Bie was born in 1951 in Wondelgem and is active as a painter and comic artist. He has published several comic series for newspapers and magazines in the late 1970s and early 1980s, such as 'De Avonturen van Vos en Donder', 'Brouwer Magellaan' and 'De Grommelsnoezen'.
In 1985, Flemish dramatist Freek Neirynck and comedian/actor Romain Deconinck scripted the comic book 'De Roâste Wassger' (1985), drawn by Buth and Erwin De Bie, serialized in the newspaper De Gentenaar and released in book format by their publishing company. The comic is an adaptation of a play by Neirynck and Deconinck about the real-life Ghent village eccentric Ernest De Vriendt (1879-1955), nicknamed 'De Roâste Wassger'. De Vriendt was an odd character often seen in Ghent during the interbellum. He would collect and clean the clothing of local prostitutes, hence his nickname, which means as much as "The Red Washer". Adding to his colorful appearance was his pet goat, whom he often took along with him. As early as 1947, De Vriendt had already received a cameo in a comic strip, namely 'De Hoed van Geeraard de Duivel' in Marc Sleen's 'The Adventures of Nero'.
De Bie also published comics with 'Noach' in the Robbedoes+ specials. In 1996, he produced the "largest comic panel in the world" for the city of Ghent. He is best known for his Beatles paintings and canvases devoted to the cycling sport.
He also contributed to the collective comic book 'De Pierkes' (Stripbeurs Gent, 2013), starring the Ghent folkloric character Pierke Pierlala
'De Grommelsnoezen'.