Rik has collaborated on graphic novels and comics with bestselling authors and popular brands such as Star Wars and Doctor Who. Brandon Sanderson, Dean Koontz, Pierce Brown, and Patricia Briggs are among the authors with whom Rik has collaborated. Rik recently participated on Brandon Sanderson's White Sand Volume 1 graphic novel, which he co-wrote with Brandon Sanderson and Julius M. During last year's Dragon Con, Gopez won the Dragon Award for Best Graphic Novel. Rik is a British citizen.