Vetlegion (and ex-yugoslavs in general)

[VetLegion]

This is from Hermann. He is author of post-apocalyptic comic "Jeremiah" (not long ago they fimed a miniseries about it, starring Luke Perry aka Dylan)

[chequita guevara]

In English I think it's Tales From Sarajevo or something.

[Spiffor]

I've searched for the author's name at Amazon.com, with no matches. I'm not sure if it has been translated in English.

[VetLegion]

And I remember now. There was a big comic publishing house in sarajevo before the war. Many authors are friends with the owner.


I can not find anything by Bilal on Bosnia.. hmm, maybe I confused him with somebody. Bilal was born in Belgrade but is a famous French author.


Spiffor, here is a suggestion for you, if you haven't already read it (should be obligatory for commies): "Partie du chasse" by Bilal (The Hunting Party). Very dark comic, and crazy like all Bilal's comics. But it makes you think if it really happened that way.

[Spiffor]

For some reason, I thought Bilal was of Mongol origin

Is Partie de chasse about Bosnia too ?

[VetLegion]

Is Partie de chasse about Bosnia too ?

It is about the fall of communism. How it happened behind the scenes. Since you are French you should be able to find it in libraries. Worth reading

[VetLegion]

Oh and Hermann is from Belgium I think. I was not impressed by his "Sarajevo Tango" so don't bother to seek it

[Spiffor]

OK, I'll try to think about it next time I'm in France.

[VetLegion]

OK, I'll try to think about it next time I'm in France.

It will be worth it It is about how communism crumbled from inside, but not chaoticaly, there were old and wise men behind it... and the comic is full of symbols, the Hunt happnes somewhere in eastern europe during winter and all the high functionaries tell their tales... and then go to their last hunt.. very dark, but great anway.

http://bilal.enki.free.fr/details_oeuvre.php3?nom_oeuvre=le_sommeil_du_monstre&quelles_oeuvres=albums&special=20

This is I believe the comic about Bosnia by Bilal. I have not read it so I am not sure.

[Spiffor]

AH yes, I think I've read it some time ago. I remember it belongs to my uncle's collection, but I don't remeber precisely what it was about

[Spiffor]

I have just come backhome from Germany. I have recieved the comics, but I am way too drunk tonight to read it.
I'll give you my impressions tomorrow when I'll have absorbed alcohol. I keep your comic suggestion in mind, and I'll try to buy it at the library this weekend, before I go back to Germany

[Spiffor]

Well, I've read both books, and they rock, despite being very different.

Comtes de Bosnie is excellent, with very epurated drawings and storyline. It goes straight to the point, and shows the horro and absurdity of the war much better than any newspaper would do

Partie de Chasse is more artistic with the drawings consistently between sheer realism and a bit of abstraction every now and then. A great work !

[VetLegion]

I have not read the Bosnian one so I don't know.

About Partie de Chasse, I told you so

So, are you still a commie?

[Spiffor]

Naturally. I have never associated myself with the East bloc.

[Saras]

Originally posted by VetLegion
paiktis don't call us ex-yugoslavians jeysus

it's creepy enough people across the pond think we are in africa, you should know better

And people don't want to go to the Baltics 'cause they think there's a civil war going on, with all the mass graves etc.