Rajko Milošević a.k.a. Gera and R. M. Guéra ( sr-cyr, Рајко Милошевић - Гера; November 24, 1959) is a

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author and illustrator. He lives in

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since 1991. He debuted in the Yugoslav comic book industry in

1982 Events January * January 1 – In Malaysia and Singapore, clocks are adjusted to the same time zone, UTC+8 (GMT+8.00). * January 13 – Air Florida Flight 90 crashes shortly after takeoff into the 14th Street bridges, 14th Street Bridge in ...

with the series ''Elmer Jones'' ( sr-cyr, italic=yes, Елмер Џонс), a Leonesque western scripted by Dragan Savić (writer). They later collaborated on ''Texas Riders'' ( sr-cyr, italic=yes, Тексашки јахачи) in

1984 Events January * January 1 – The Bornean Sultanate of Brunei gains full independence from the United Kingdom, having become a British protectorate in 1888. * January 7 – Brunei becomes the sixth member of the Association of Southeast A ...

. R. M. Gera's work has been published in

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and the

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. He worked on the

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series ''

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'', with writer

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, as well as on ''Le Lievre de Mars'', with writer

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for French publisher Glénat. Géra is a childhood nickname, and not part of his real name. He changed it to Guéra in the early 1990s when he moved to

, to adapt it to Spanish pronunciation.Vertigo "On The Ledge" column, by R.M. Guéra, week of June 6th

References

External links

Rajko Milošević
on Lambiek Comiclopedia.
Guéra's official website

''Scalped'' website

RM Guéra: Creator with a Heart
an interview, ''Broken fontier'', Jan 25, 2012
R.M. Guera Takes On Tarantino's "Django Unchained"
''Comicbook resources'', Sep 12th, 2012
Exposition Django Unchained
on Cinechronicle.com 1959 births Living people Artists from Belgrade Serbian comics writers Serbian comics artists Serbian illustrators {{serbia-writer-stub