In The Pines

Erik Kriek is an illustrator, designer and comic artist from Amsterdam, whose work has a retro-touch and shows a great affiliation with Americana. Among his influences are American artists like Daniel Clowes, Will Eisner, Charles Burns and Chris Ware, as well as the classic 1940s horror comics of EC Comics by artists like Wallace Wood. He has also expressed his admiration for Dutch artists like Peter Pontiac, Typex and Peter van Dongen. Text (c) Lambiek