From Crumb to Cairo: celebrating a global art form
Art Spiegelman, Snarf No. 7
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Will Eisner, Snarf No.3
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Oliver Schrauwen, Arsene
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Anders Nilsen, Big Questions, Jesus and Aphrodite
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Marijpol
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Lena Merhej, Al-Comix al-Arabi
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Stefano Ricci
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Charles Burns, Dope Comix
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Robert Crumb, Self-Portrait 1969
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Exem, La Gabelle Jaune
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Barrack Rima (L) und Lamia Ziade (R), Al-Comix al-Arabi
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Ward Zwart, Poster
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Marijpol, Trommelfels
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Lamia Ziade, Al-Comix al-Arabi
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Bastien Gachet, Cover Schleuder
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The Fumetto International Comix Festival 2013 offered a fascinating insight into classic comic strips and also those which stretched the traditional definition. From Robert Crumb, one of the leading creators of underground comics, to cartoonists from the Arab world and Swiss newcomer Bastien Gachet.
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The days when comics were primarily entertainment for teenagers are long gone. The wide-ranging issues addressed today include current affairs, historical events and biographies of normal people.
Illustrators continue to develop highly creative narrative and visual methods. These can be seen in the following selection of works, which were shown in Lucerne. (All images: fumetto.ch)
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Lucerne festival illustrates rich world of comics
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Nine days for the ninth art: every March Lucerne celebrates independent, alternative avant-garde comics as an art form. “Fumetto really is a festival for exhibitors and artists – not a fair with stands and people dressed in suits,” declares Marta Nawrocka, co-director and spokeswoman of the festival, which was held this year for the 22nd…
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Lena Merhej, a 36-year-old Lebanese-German graphic designer and illustrator, and Mohamed Shennawy, a 34-year-old Egyptian graphic designer, loved illustrated stories even as toddlers. These are known as “comix” in the Arab world, where the ninth art remains unpopular and lacks financial resources. Nevertheless, Merhej and Shennawy have made a name for themselves on the adult…
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