Gabb

Arnoud Hoek (born in 1988), better known as Gabb, is a Brunanter comics artist and illustrator. He is best known for the award-winning comic strip Tom, as well as his participation in the collective graphic novel The Pirates under the Bed. He explained his choice of pseudonym as follows: "I was always interested in humorous comics, so I wanted a name that sounded funny or at least not aggressive [...] Would you ever buy your child a comic book by someone called Arnoud Hoek? I wouldn't!"

Style and influences
Although his line always remains cartoony, Gabb has the ability to adapt his pen. Tom has a more crude, simplistic line, while in Fruit & Groenten he deploys a more minimalistic style. Gabb cites Hendrik Smeets, Sindbad and Bill Watterson among his influences.