Brecht evens

The Making Of 220 pages, first published in dutch as De Liefhebbers in 2011, with Uitgeverij Oogachtend

Belgian cartoonist Brecht Evens has carved out an interesting career to date by eschewing line and instead focusing solely on color to form that backbone of his comics. His most recent book, The Making Of (2012 Drawn & Quarterly), is a book about artists and artist wannabes (and really, everyone in this book is an artist wannabe whatever their reputation might be) where Evens differentiates them less by forms and shapes (though those are present as well in surprisingly subtle ways) and more…

Other drawings and paintings

Panther 126 pages, first published in Dutch as Panter , with Uitgeverij Oogachtend, in 2014

CITY OF BELGIUM HC (MR) DRAWN & QUARTERLY JUN208512 (W) Brecht Evens (A/CA) Brecht Evens As night falls in the City of Belgium, three strangers in their late twenties - a most dangerous age - arrive at a popular restaurant. Jona is about to move away; he calls his wife, who's already settled in Berlin, before trying to make plans with friends for one last night on the town. No one bites-they're all busy or maybe they just don't want to party-but he's determined to make this night something…

Illustration

The Making Of 220 pages, first published in dutch as De Liefhebbers in 2011, with Uitgeverij Oogachtend