Erik Kriek (b. 1966) is an illustrator and comic book artist. His illustrations have been published in The Boston Globe, Weltwoche, de Volkskrant, NRC, Vrij Nederland, Het Parool and the VPRO Gids. He is also a designer of record albums, posters and skateboards. In 2008 he won the Stripschapprijs, the Netherlands’ most prestigious award for cartoonists. His work has been translated into Arabic, Czech, English, German, French, Italian, Serbian, Spanish and Swedish.
(Scratch Books, 2016, 138 pagina's)
Erik Kriek has taken five classic American murder ballads and reworked them in comic book form. His robust black ink strokes and ominous narrative style bring to mind the art of Charles Burns. The subject matter and narrative voice mesh seamlessly, emulating the greats— Johnny Cash, Steve Earle, and others.
(Scratch Books, 2023, 139 pagina's)
After the tragic loss of their son Ruben, Huub and Sara move into an old farm in the woods in the Veluwe nature reserve in hopes of leaving their grief behind and getting their life back on track. But was that really the smartest move? And what do the strange signs carved into the old beech trees mean?
