(The Netherlands, 1966) is an internationally feted comic artist, graphic novelist and illustrator. His comic series about the anti-superhero Gutsman ("Masked Defender of Male Inadequacy") and Gutsman's dfficult relationship with his sexy lover Tigra and her parents gained him fame and cult status. He is in demand as an illustrator and provides artwork for almost any kind of printable material: from skateboards, posters, CD and LP covers and sneakers to books, newspapers and magazines. Kriek's most recent publications include comic versions of the SF and horror stories of H.P. Lovecraft; a comic version of five "murder ballads" (In the Pines, 2016); and the graphic novels De balling (The Exile, 2019) en De kuil (The Pit, 2023).

(Morocco, 1975) is an award-winning writer, poet, playwright and curator. His 1996 debut, Bruiloft aan zee (Wedding By the Sea), was an immediate success. His second novel, De langverwachte (The Long-awaited) won him the prestigious 2003 Libris Literature Award. Benali's subjects vary, but sports and the migrant who never really feels at home are recurring themes. He has written novels about his great passion of running, about his travels, and about migrants' cultural identity (Bad Boy). His work has been published internationally. Recent books include the novel Paradijsvogel boven Hoge Woerd (Bird of Paradise over Hoge Woerd, 2022) and Het andere verhaal (The Other Story, 2022), an essay about his research into 75 years of modern Moroccan art.