Saša Rakezić (born 1963 in

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), better known by his

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Aleksandar Zograf, is a

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. His works focus mostly on life in the former

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, such as ''Life Under Sanctions'', ''Psychonaut'', ''Dream Watcher'' and ''Bulletins from Serbia''.

Career

In 2017, Zograf signed the

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of the

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and

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.Signatories of the Declaration on the Common Language
official website, retrieved on 2018-08-16.

Bibliography

* ''Life Under Sanctions'' (Fantagraphics, 1994) * ''Psychonaut'' (#1-2 published by Fantagraphics, 1996; #3 by Monster Pants Comics/Freight Films, 1999) * ''Flock of Dreamers'' (Kitchen Sink Press, 1997) * ''Bulletins from Serbia: E-Mails & Cartoon Strips From Beyond the Front Line'' (Slab-O-Concrete, 1999) — translated into several languages.
Lambiek's Comiclopedia. * ''Dream Watcher'' (Slab-O-Concrete, 1999) * ''Jamming with Zograf'' (self-published, 2002) — collaborations with other cartoonists, including

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and

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. * ''Regards from Serbia'' (Top Shelf Productions, 2007)

References

External links

www.aleksandarzograf.com, official site
*An Interview at The High Hat, (2004) https://thehighhat.com/Marginalia/008/lanier_zograf.html *The Comics Reporter's Short Interview With Aleksandar Zograf (2007) https://www.comicsreporter.com/index.php/resources/interviews/7202/ *Regards from Pancevo: an interview with Aleksandar Zograf conducted by Nina Bunjevac (2012) http://bturn.com/6987/regards-from-pancevo-an-interview-with-aleksandar-zograf *“I Am a Quiet Man, Busy with My Thoughts” – Artist Aleksandar Zograf on Serbian Comics, Flea Markets and Why the Graphic Novel is Not His Medium of Choice (2020) https://www.brokenfrontier.com/aleksandar-zograf-serbian-comics-kaktus-kid/ *An interview with Zograf regarding ‘The Final Adventure of Kaktus Kid’ and his book ‘Partisanenpost’ published by Bahoe Books of Vienna (2020) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ITE-CRAmI0s *Trailer for ‘The Final Adventure of Kaktus Kid’: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N-1UmNE2S7U&t=133s Alternative cartoonists Living people Serbian comics artists Serbian comics writers Comics critics Comic book publishers (people) 1963 births People from Pančevo Signatories of the Declaration on the Common Language {{cartoonist-stub