Jan Vriends

Jan Vriends has worked as an illustrator, writer and graphic designer since 1991. He published 'Lisa en Lola' in the magazine Fancy and has produced 'Janjaap' and 'Cowboy John' in Zone 5300. In his 'Janjaap' comics, Vriends experimented with various styles of texts and graphics. 'Janjaap' is also published in newspaper Algemeen Dagblad and a book collection has been published by Bries.

In 2006, he developed the character of 'Hank Spencer' for the restyled monthly magazine Zo Zit Dat. For Tina, he draws the 'Roos' strip. He is a member of the Nukomix collective. In addition, Vriends is active in the music, cabaret and theatre fields.