Hanco Kolk

(b. 11 March 1957, The Netherlands) Hanco Kolk is one of the most prominent Dutch comic artists, praised by both mainstream audiences and serious art circles. He is best-known for his humorous creations with collaborator Peter de Wit, with Kolk usually being the illustrator and co-writer. Among their works are the historical adventure comic 'Gilles de Geus' (1983-2003), the photo comic 'Mannetje en Mannetje' (1988-1995) and the newspaper gag comic 'Throughout his career, Kolk switched between various genres, ranging from children's comics ('Cor Daad', 1984-1998) to adult comics and from satire to autobiographical works. His most critically acclaimed work is 'Meccano' (1989-2004), a satirical graphic novel about decadent life in a tax-free mini-state, obviously modeled after Monaco. Kolk is equally renowned for his drawing style, which is linear and has become more sparse and refined over the years.S1ngle' (2000- ), about three girlfriends in search for a partner.