Balkan Comics

Gathering together the work of close to twenty contemporary Balkan women, Balkan Comics: Women on the Fringeintroduces the English-speaking world to some of the world's finest, and least known, comics artists. Featured artists include Helena Klakoar Vukai, whom Marjane Satrapi cited as an influence in the creation of Persepolis; Nina Bunjevac, who has a cult following in Canada and the United States; and Irena Juki Pranji, whose comics and animated features and have multiple awards in Croatia and Europe. They, and the rest of the women in this book, create sparsely executed, edgy work unflinchingly depicts what it is to live as a woman in the Balkans now. Balkan Comics: Women on the Fringeincludes many first-time English translations, and is presented in an attractive, chunky format that will appeal to fans of comics and literary graphic novels alike.