Authors: Helena Klakocar Vuksic, Magda Dulcic Todorovski, Ivana Filipovic, Ivana Armanini, Anna Ehrlemark, Katie Woznicki, Evelina Daneva Rajninger, Ivana Pipal, Branka Hollingsworth Nara, Mina Zabnikar – Mina Fina, Kaja Avbersek, Ljubica Heidler, Neda Dokic, Dunja Jankovic, Bojana Dimitrovski, Maja Veselinovic, Irena Jukic Pranjic, Nina Bunjevac, Ivana Guljasevic Kuman, Helena Janecic, Sonja Gasperov, Sara Divljak; introduction by Aleksandar Zograf;
Gathering together the work of over twenty contemporary Balkan women, Balkan Comics – Women on the Fringe introduces the English-speaking world to some of the world’s finest, and least known, comics. The original version of this book, Balkan Women in Comics (by Fibra, Croatia, 2010), edited by Irena Jukic Pranjic and Marko Sunjic, became an immediate success the moment it came out. It attracted wide media coverage and critical acclaim in Serbia, Bosnia and Croatia, eventually making it to Paul Gravett’s top ten books from the east of Europe.
The English version of this book titled Balkan Comics – Women on the Fringe is scheduled to come out in June 2012 with Mark Batty Publisher in New York. This version is slightly different, some new names have been added, some removed – selecting what went in and what stayed out was a long and painful process; however, the end result is sure to satisfy every taste. I will keep you updated, but for now, the book is available for pre-orders through Random House and Amazon.ca.