Gerben Valkema
(b. 14/4/1980, The Netherlands)
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Gerben Valkema began his artistic career in 1996 with contributions to the fanzine Impuls of Reinder Dijkhuis and Kilian Hekhuis. A year later, his comics also appeared in De Stripper. He self-published two small books called 'Grappen en Grollen' in 1996 and 1997. He is a member of Studio Jan Kruis since its creation in 1999.
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As an apprentice, he assisted Daan Jippes on 'Hoi Pipeloi' for Bobo, short illustrated stories with Jeroen and Catootje, two of the main 'Jan, Jans en de Kinderen' characters. Shortly afterwards, he became one of the main artists of the 'Jan, Jans en de Kinderen' strip in Libelle.
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In addition to his work for Studio Kruis, Valkema has done contributions to Okki and Razzafrazz, and cooperated with Jan-Dirk Barreveld on the strip 'Corduroy' in Myx. He also does covers for among others Tom & Jerry and Donald Duck, as well as the comic 'Tommy' for children's magazine Roetsj. Starting in 2007, he makes the daily strip 'Elsje' with Eric Hercules for several regional newspapers.
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Eric Hercules, Elsje and Gerben Valkema
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