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Ervin Rustemagić (born 1952) is a Bosnian
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publisher, distributor, and rights agent, born in
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,
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, and currently based in
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. He is the founder of Strip Art Features (SAF) in
Sarajevo Sarajevo ( ), ; ''see Names of European cities in different languages (Q–T)#S, names in other languages'' is the Capital city, capital and List of cities in Bosnia and Herzegovina, largest city of Bosnia and Herzegovina, with a population of 2 ...
, as well as the magazine ''Strip Art'' of the former
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. Rustemagić (through Strip Art Features) represents artists such as
Hermann Huppen Hermann Huppen (born 17 July 1938) is a Belgian comic book creator. He is better known under his pen-name Hermann. He is most famous for his post-apocalyptic comic ''Jeremiah'' which was made into a television series. Biography Hermann was bor ...
,
Bane Kerac Branislav Kerac (; born September 7, 1952, Novi Sad) is a Serbian comic book creator, known best for his series '' Cat Claw''. In the US he also published under his pseudonym H.M. Baker. Credits in American comics include '' The Black Pearl'' and ...
, and
Joe Kubert Joseph Kubert (; September 18, 1926 – August 12, 2012) was a Poland, Polish-born Americans, American comic book artist, art teacher, and founder of The Kubert School. He is best known for his work on the DC Comics characters Sgt. Rock and Hawk ...
. His personal plight, documented by
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during the
war in Bosnia and Herzegovina The Bosnian War ( / Рат у Босни и Херцеговини) was an international armed conflict that took place in Bosnia and Herzegovina between 1992 and 1995. Following several earlier violent incidents, the war is commonly seen as ha ...
, was the theme of the award-winning nonfiction
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'' Fax from Sarajevo'' by
Joe Kubert Joseph Kubert (; September 18, 1926 – August 12, 2012) was a Poland, Polish-born Americans, American comic book artist, art teacher, and founder of The Kubert School. He is best known for his work on the DC Comics characters Sgt. Rock and Hawk ...
.


Biography

Rustemagić founded ''Strip Art'' in 1971 at the age of 17, and founded Strip Art Features in 1972. ''Strip Art'' won the Yellow Kid Prize of
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as Best Foreign Comics Publisher in 1984. With the beginning of the
Bosnian War The Bosnian War ( / Рат у Босни и Херцеговини) was an international armed conflict that took place in Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bosnia and Herzegovina between 1992 and 1995. Following several earlier violent incid ...
in early 1992, Rustemagić's home and the SAF offices in the
Sarajevo Sarajevo ( ), ; ''see Names of European cities in different languages (Q–T)#S, names in other languages'' is the Capital city, capital and List of cities in Bosnia and Herzegovina, largest city of Bosnia and Herzegovina, with a population of 2 ...
suburb of
Ilidža Ilidža ( sr-cyrl, Илиџа, ) is a spa town and a municipality located in Sarajevo Canton of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, an entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It has a total population of 66,730 with 63,528 in Ilidža itself, and i ...
were destroyed. More than 14,000 pieces of original art were lost in the flames, including pieces by Americans
Hal Foster Harold Rudolf Foster, FRSA (August 16, 1892 – July 25, 1982) was a Canadian-American comic strip artist and writer best known as the creator of the comic strip '' Prince Valiant''. His drawing style is noted for its high level of draftsmanship ...
, Doug Wildey,
Joe Kubert Joseph Kubert (; September 18, 1926 – August 12, 2012) was a Poland, Polish-born Americans, American comic book artist, art teacher, and founder of The Kubert School. He is best known for his work on the DC Comics characters Sgt. Rock and Hawk ...
,
Warren Tufts Chester Warren Tufts (December 12, 1925 – July 6, 1982),Chester Tufts
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,
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,
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, Charles M. Schulz,
Mort Walker Addison Morton Walker (September 3, 1923 – January 27, 2018) was an American comic strip writer, best known for creating the newspaper comic strips ''Beetle Bailey'' in 1950 and ''Hi and Lois'' in 1954. He signed Addison to some of his strips. ...
, John Prentice,
Al Williamson Alfonso Williamson (March 21, 1931 – June 12, 2010) was an American cartoonist, comic book artist and illustrator specializing in adventure, Western, science fiction and fantasy. Born in New York City, he spent much of his early childhood in ...
, Gordon Bess, and Bud Sagendorf; works by Argentinean artists such as Alberto Breccia and Carlos Meglia; and pieces by European creators like
André Franquin André Franquin (; 3 January 1924 – 5 January 1997) was an influential Belgian comics artist, whose best-known creations are ''Gaston (comics), Gaston'' and ''Marsupilami''. He also produced the ''Spirou et Fantasio'' comic strip from 1946 to ...
, Maurice Tillieux, Hermann,
Martin Lodewijk Martinus Spyridon Johannes Lodewijk (born 30 April 1939) is a Dutch comics writer and cartoonist, and advertising illustrator. Martin Lodewijk was born in Rotterdam. He dropped out of high school in 1957, and started drawing cartoons, notably of ...
, Philippe Bercovici, Giorgio Cavazzano,
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, and Ferdinando Tacconi. Rustemagić was trapped in the war-torn city with his family, sheltering in an apartment building in Dobrinja. Some months later, in October 1992, the family moved locations to the Sarajevo
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, at that point mostly occupied by foreign journalists and constantly under fire. Thanks to help from European publishers and artists, in late 1993 Rustemagić gained journalist accreditation, enabling him to escape Bosnia and Herzegovina. After more than a month fruitlessly attempting to get his family out of the country, he was given
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n citizenship, which immediately transferred to his family. In September 1993 the family was reunited in
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. This was the story told in '' Fax from Sarajevo''. At some point during the siege, Rustemagić's mother was killed when a hospital where she had been taken due to illness was captured by Serbian troops. Rustemagić co-founded Platinum Studios in January 1997 with Scott Mitchell Rosenberg.Press release
Scott Rosenberg Leaves Marvel; Acquires 50 Percent of Platinum Studios
, ''The Free Library'' (Jan. 16, 1997).
As part of the arrangement, Platinum Studios acquired the film and television rights to ''
Dylan Dog ''Dylan Dog'' is an Italian horror comics series created by Tiziano Sclavi and published by Sergio Bonelli Editore since 1986. The series features the eponymous character, a paranormal investigator who takes on cases involving supernatural el ...
''MacDonald, Heidi
"Platinum Studios alive and kicking and licensing Cowboys & Aliens,"
''The Beat'' (August 16, 2011).
and ''
Jeremiah Jeremiah ( – ), also called Jeremias, was one of the major prophets of the Hebrew Bible. According to Jewish tradition, Jeremiah authored the Book of Jeremiah, book that bears his name, the Books of Kings, and the Book of Lamentations, with t ...
'', both of which had previously been licensed by Rustemagić. ''Jeremiah'' was eventually adapted into a science-fiction TV series which ran on Showtime from 2002 to 2004; Rustemagić was given the title of executive producer of the series. ''Dylan Dog'' was the source material for the 2010 film '' Dylan Dog: Dead of Night''. Rustemagić left Platinum Studios in 2000, returning to full-time work at Strip Art Features.


Personal life

Rustemagic is an ethnic
Bosniak The Bosniaks (, Cyrillic script, Cyrillic: Бошњаци, ; , ) are a South Slavs, South Slavic ethnic group native to the Southeast European historical region of Bosnia (region), Bosnia, today part of Bosnia and Herzegovina, and who sha ...
of
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background, though his family was not religious. He and his wife Edina have two children, Maja (born July 20, 1982) and Edvin (born c. 1987).Kubert, p. 90.


References


External links


Strip Art Features official site

Interview with Ervin Rustemagić
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