Živojin "Žika" Tamburić (

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: Живојин Тамбурић; born 1957 in

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critic, historian, editor and publisher, most notable for his work on first critical comics lexicon in Eastern Europe, '' The Comics We Loved, Selection of 20th Century Comics and Creators from the Region of Former Yugoslavia'' (2011).

Work as critic and historian

Živojin Tamburić's reviews and essays have been published in eminent periodicals in Serbia and Croatia: ''Strip Vesti'', ''Stripoteka'', ''Politika'', ''Kvartal'', ''Kvadrat'', ''Gradac'', ''Mediantrop'' etc. He was one of contributors for the

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’s book 1001 Comics You Must Read Before You Die (2011) as well as writer of introductory essays for the comics books, such as Serbian edition of '' Ethel and Ernest'' by

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or ''Bad Boy'' by

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. Tamburić is initiator, editor and co-author, with

Zdravko Zupan Zdravko Zupan ( sr-cyr, Здравко Зупан; 7 February 1950 – 9 October 2015) was a Yugoslav comic book creator and historian. He is best known for comics such as " Tom & Jerry", "Zuzuko", "Munja", "Mickey Mouse", "Goofy" and " Ellswort ...

and

Zoran Stefanović Zoran Stefanović (, sr-cyr, Зоран Стефановић, born 21 November 1969 in Loznica) is a Serbian author, publisher and cultural activist, best known as the founder of several cultural networks, including Project Rastko. His works w ...

, of the book ''The Comics We Loved, Selection of 20th Century Comics and Creators from the Region of Former Yugoslavia'' (2011), which is an awarded critical lexicon in Serbian and English, presenting more than 400 comics by approximately 200 artists, as well as same number of scriptwriters and writers. This is first lexicon of its kind in Eastern Europe. Writer of the foreword is British comics historian and critic

Work as editor and publisher

Tamburić is a comics editor in Belgrade’s publishing house “Omnibus”, from 2011, responsible for four areas – domestic comics after 1990, foreign comics after 1990, domestic classics and domestic critiques and monographs. He is also an editor and co-founder of the London-based website "Modesty Comics", where he presents authors and comics in English language, mainly from the

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, from 2013. He also works as a civil engineer and lives in London and Belgrade.

Awards and recognitions

* “Award for the Best Publishing Achievement of the Year” on the Book Fair in Belgrade, 2011, for ''The Comics We Loved''. * “Comic Event of the Year” by ''NIN'' magazine, Belgrade, 2011, for ''The Comics We Loved''. * “Award for the best publications of the foreign material in Serbia 2012/2013”, International Comics Festival – Salon Stripa, Belgrade, 2013, for “Omnibus” publishing.11th
International Comics Festival Salon Stripa, Belgrade, September 26th – 29th, 2013

References

External links

Omnibus Publisher: Comics editions
Belgrade, Serbia
Modesty Comics
e-publishing, London, England {{DEFAULTSORT:Tamburic, Zivojin Living people 1957 births Serbian comics writers Writers from Kruševac Comics critics Comic book publishers (people)