Gutsman

Gutsman

by Erik Kriek

Wordless, stylish, and sexy, this graphic novel playfully uses the imagery of mainstream comics to turn the spotlight on love affairs, despair, temptation and loss. A unique approach to comics.

Genres: Graphic Novels, Comics

128 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2005

About the author

Erik Kriek is an award-winning illustrator, designer and comic artist from Amsterdam. He is best known for his Gutsman comics, for which he won the Dutch award Stripschaprijis in 2008. In 2012 he published From Beyond and Other Tales, his collection of graphic reworkings of short stories by H.P.Lovecraft. Among his influences are US artists Daniel Clowes, Will Eisner, Charles Burns and Chris Ware, as well as the classic 1940s horror comics of E.C. Comics by such artists as Wallace Wood. He has also expressed admiration for Dutch artists including Peter Pontiac, Typex and Peter van Dongen. He lives in the Netherlands with his girlfriend and son.

Reviews

[Seppe · Rating 5 out of 5]

Graphic novel zonder woorden, Maar zeer begrijpelijk. Op het oedipale toneel; de antiheld Gutsman, de schone naar rook ruikende Tigra, en de lachende derde, cartoonist Erik Kriek. Trauma en zinspeling op het superheldenthema. Liefdestriades- en kwartetten er bovenop. Must read, benieuwd naar de volgende

[Kelly · Rating 4 out of 5]

Wonderful drawings, and a very imaginative approach to plot exposition. May I have another, please?

[Junio · Rating 5 out of 5]

A silent comic by a Scandanavian graphic desinger. It's a melodrama about people who wear costumes.