This was followed by Max en Sven, a semi-autobiographical story about a boy who falls in love with his best friend.
1990: a gay youth club asks Tom Bouden to make some illustrations for a new campaign.
Based on these stories, Tom Bouden is asked to draw a comic on a regular basis for the monthly Belgian gay-magazine ZiZo.
1998: Tom Bouden begins to work as assistant for Hec Leemans, author of the famous Flemish newspapercomic FC De Kampioenen.
2006: Prix Saint-Michel for best Dutch comicbook with 'Het belang van Ernst' ( translated as 'The Importance of being Earnest' )