Actus Tragicus, sometimes credited as Actus Comics or simply Actus, is a group of five
Israel
Israel (; he, יִשְׂרָאֵל, ; ar, إِسْرَائِيل, ), officially the State of Israel ( he, מְדִינַת יִשְׂרָאֵל, label=none, translit=Medīnat Yīsrāʾēl; ), is a country in Western Asia. It is situated ...
i comics artists founded in 1995 by
Rutu Modan
Rutu Modan ( he, רותו מודן, born 1966) is an Israeli illustrator and comic book artist. She is co-founder of the Israeli comics group Actus Tragicus and published the graphic novels ''Exit Wounds'' (2007) and '' The Property'' (2013).
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and Yirmi Pinkus. Other members include Batia Kolton, Itzik Rennert and Mira Friedmann.
Actus Tragicus was founded to enable its members, all professional illustrators and comics artists, to reach an audience outside of Israel by publishing a book each year, free of any cultural limitations or economic hindrances. Their books appear around the time of the
Angoulême International Comics Festival
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in
France
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where they receive their first public exposure. The group has won international acclaim and was described in 2007 by the ID design magazine as one of the most prominent contemporary design groups. Well known international comics artists such as Anke Feuchtenberger and Henning Wagenbreth (Germany),
Stéphane Blanquet
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(France) and
David Polonsky
David Polonsky (born 1973) is an Israeli book illustrator and artistic film director.
His illustrations appeared in all major Israeli magazines and newspapers and illustrated many children's books, for which he received multiple awards. He also d ...
(Israel) participated in the Actus Tragicus projects.
Actus Tragicus have published nine books and numerous series so far, as well as a special comics album, ''Dead Herring Comics'', which featured an excerpt from
Art Spiegelman
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's ''
In the Shadow of No Towers
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''.
Bibliography
* ''Small Series'', Tel Aviv, Actus Tragicus, 1995. (out of print)
* ''Silver Series'', Tel Aviv, Actus Tragicus, 1996.(out of print)
* ''Victor Series'', Tel Aviv, Actus Tragicus, 1998. (out of print)
* ''Jetlag'', Tel Aviv,
Top Shelf Productions
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Top Shelf pub ...
, 1999,
::Based on short stories by
Etgar Keret
Etgar Keret ( he, אתגר קרת, born August 20, 1967) is an Israeli writer known for his short stories, graphic novels, and scriptwriting for film and television.
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Keret was born in Ramat Gan, Israel in 1967. He is a third child ...
* ''Flippers 1 & 2'', Top Shelf Productions, 2000
* ''The Actus Box: Five Graphic Novellas'', Top Shelf Productions, 2001,
* ''Happy End'', Top Shelf Productions, 2002,
* ''Dead Herring Comics'', Top Shelf Productions, 2004,
* ''How to Love'', Tel Aviv, Actus Independent Comics, 2007,
* ''Tel Aviv Berlin, ein Reisebuch''
Avant Verlag Germany,
External links
Actus Tragicus - Official Site
Israeli comics artists
1995 establishments in Israel
Comics studios
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