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Zigomar
''Zigomar'' was a Kingdom of Yugoslavia, Yugoslav Adventure (genre), adventure comic strip about the masked hero of the same name, created by artist Nikola Navojev and writer Branko Vidić. Zigomar appeared in six stories published in comic magazine ''Mikijevo carstvo'' (''Mickey Mouse, Mickey's Kingdom'') from 1939 to 1941 and has been called one of the most notable titles of the "Golden Age of Serbian comics". Creation and publishing history Zigomar was originally created by artist Nikola Navojev, a white émigré, and writer Branko Vidić. The biggest influence on Navojev and Vidić was the Phantom, but the two were also influenced by other masked heroes, like Lone Ranger, which appeared in Yugoslav comic magazines during the 1930s. Zigomar got his name from the more famous France, French character of the same name, hero of pulp fiction novels and films. Serbian cartoonist Aleksandar Zograf and comic book artist and historian Zdravko Zupan suggest that the idea to name the char ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Serbian Comics
Serbian comics are comics produced in Serbia. Comics are called ''stripovi'' in Serbian language, Serbian (singular ''strip'') and come in all shapes and sizes, merging influences from American comic book, American comics to Franco-Belgian comics, bandes dessinées. Comics started developing in Serbia in the late 19th century, mostly in Humor magazine, humor and Children's literature, children's magazines. From the 1920s to the end of the 1980s, Serbian comics were part of the larger Yugoslavia, Yugoslav comics scene; a large number of titles was published from 1932 to 1991, mainly in Serbo-Croatian language. After Yugoslav Wars, the breakup of Yugoslavia and the crisis in the 1990s, Serbian comics have experienced a revival. History "The Golden Age" (1932–1941) In 1932 ''Veseli četvrtak'' (''Merry Thursday''), an illustrated magazine for children, appeared in Belgrade; an unusually large amount of space was allotted to cartoons. The magazine featured foreign works s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |