Alex van Koten

Alex van Koten is working as a commercial comic artist and cartoonist since 1990. He created his comic hero 'Nick Name' in 2005, and it has appeared in a couple of publications. Van Koten draws a comic strip called 'Matje Materieel' for Mens & Materieel, the company magazine of NS Materieel, a division of the Dutch Railways. He subsequently created another comic, 'Stoffer & Blik' for the Onderhoud & Service division, that is pblished in Randstad Breed and Overall.

Since 1995 he has drawn many comic strips for several house orangs of the province Noord-Holland, among others 'Overdreven' in Op Dreef and 'Ed & Ad' for WVV Nieuws. Other clients include Stichting Dierenberscherming, Schering Plough, Stichting Teken Mijn Verhaal and Tinke Assurantiën BV. He has contributed to anthologies like 'Verknipt en Verstript', 'Was Getekend, Haarlem' and 'Strips in Stereo'. He also gives comic workshops and courses.