Dutch artist Benno Vranken was born in 1962 in Flushing (Vlissingen), The Netherlands. After finishing art school in Rotterdam, he started illustrating for the scientific pages of the Telegraaf. After making a brief appearance in the Dutch stripmagazine Wordt Vervolgd, Vranken stopped drawing for a long time, but he picked it up again when the magazine Zone 5300 started. From the start his work was mostly notable for its composition, drawing the short stories for Zone 5300 in an East-European style, featuring many harbor scenes.
In 1998 his twelve-page book, 'The Benders', was published by La Cafetière Editions. His latest publication is 'Kustbewoners'. Vranken's illustrations are mainly coarse-grained, and his recent works have been often been printed in full color. In 2002, he received the VPRO Prize for his work, which was awarded during the Haarlem Comic Festival.
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