Week 45 · November 8, 2026

Erik's Krantje

Drawn, animated and set to music · since 1999 · 491 episodes · 118 newspapers

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The paper

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The latest newspapers

Every few weeks Erik makes a paper newspaper: stories, jokes and wordplay, made for people who love to read. Browse them here.

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Play along with Pim and Erik

Pim runs down the street with a bag full of papers. Throw them in the mailbox, mind the cats, and make the top 10. Or play memory with Erik’s videos.

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Erik De Backer
The artist

Meet Erik: Erik De Backer

Good day! Here is a short explanation: why on earth start a website at such an advanced age?

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How it works

How an episode comes about

01

Drawing

The page starts in PowerPoint: headline, columns and characters, all drawn by hand.

02

Animating

Frame by frame the paper starts moving: a wink, a turning page.

03

Editing

It is all cut to music and saved as a video. Then it appears here.

Stay in the loop

A short note whenever a new episode is online. Nothing more.