Serbian
Serbian may refer to:
* Pertaining to Serbia in Southeast Europe; in particular
**Serbs, a South Slavic ethnic group native to the Balkans
** Serbian language
** Serbian culture
**Demographics of Serbia, includes other ethnic groups within the co ...
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comic book
A comic book, comic-magazine, or simply comic is a publication that consists of comics art in the form of sequential juxtaposed panel (comics), panels that represent individual scenes. Panels are often accompanied by descriptive prose and wri ...
about a
superhero team
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of the same name, created by writer
Milan Konjević
Milan Konjević ( sr-cyr, Милан Коњевић; born 1970, in Belgrade), is a Serbian film director, screenwriter and comics writer.
Filmography
*''Zone of the Dead'' (2009)
External links
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Serbian screenwri ...
and artists Siniša Radović and
Zdravko Zupan
Zdravko Zupan ( sr-cyr, Здравко Зупан; 7 February 1950 – 9 October 2015) was a Yugoslav comic book creator and historian.
He is best known for comics such as " Tom & Jerry", "Zuzuko", "Munja", "Mickey Mouse", "Goofy" and " Ellswort ...
. The series was started in 1995, and a total of eight issues were published before the comic was cancelled.
History
''Generation Tesla'' was started in 1995, by the publisher Luxor Strip. The comic represented one of the biggest attempts to revive the comic scene in Serbia after the
breakup of Yugoslavia
After a period of political and economic crisis in the 1980s, the constituent republics of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia split apart in the early 1990s. Unresolved issues from the breakup caused a series of inter-ethnic Yugoslav ...
. The stories were written by
Milan Konjević
Milan Konjević ( sr-cyr, Милан Коњевић; born 1970, in Belgrade), is a Serbian film director, screenwriter and comics writer.
Filmography
*''Zone of the Dead'' (2009)
External links
*
Serbian film directors
Serbian screenwri ...
, penciled by Siniša Radović and inked by
Zdravko Zupan
Zdravko Zupan ( sr-cyr, Здравко Зупан; 7 February 1950 – 9 October 2015) was a Yugoslav comic book creator and historian.
He is best known for comics such as " Tom & Jerry", "Zuzuko", "Munja", "Mickey Mouse", "Goofy" and " Ellswort ...
.Generation Tesla on Internationalhero.co.uk /ref>
The first issues were publish together with another Luxor Strip comic, ''Borci sumraka'' (''Twilight Fighters''), and were later sold separately. /ref> A total of eight issues were published, until the comic was canceled due to distribution problems.
Characters
Nikola Tesla
Nikola Tesla
Nikola Tesla (;"Tesla" . ''Random House Webster's Unabridged Dictionary''. ; 10 July 1856 – 7 ...
, one of the greatest scientist in history, the founder of Generation Tesla, who has evaded his own death by transferring himself to another plane of existence. He resurrected a number of humans slain by the evil Kobalt, transforming them into super humans who could counter the threats of such villains.
Generation Tesla
Cybernaut
Cybernaut's real name is Peter Tešić. After him and his wife Barbra Ryan were murdered by Kobalt, they were resurrected by Nikola Tesla. Peter became a
cyborg
A cyborg (, a portmanteau of ''cybernetics, cybernetic'' and ''organism'') is a being with both Organic matter, organic and biomechatronic body parts. The term was coined in 1960 by Manfred Clynes and Nathan S. Kline.Cybernaut on Internationalhero.co.uk /ref> Parts of his body are protected by armor, and on his left shoulder he carries a large calibre weapon.
Saw
Saw's real name is Mladen Janković. /ref> He is a former
circus
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performer. He is also a cyborg, able to transform his hands into
chainsaw
A chainsaw (or chain saw) is a portable handheld power saw, power saw that cuts with a set of teeth attached to a rotating chain driven along a guide bar.
Modern chainsaws are typically gasoline or electric and are used in activities such as t ...
-like blades.
Solar
Solar's real name is Steve Ryan.Solar on Internationalhero.co.uk /ref> He is Barbra Ryan's brother and Peter Tešić's (Cybernaut's) brother-in-law. Solar can fly and generate bolts of energy from his hands.
Portal
Portal's real name is Kolja Ivanović. /ref> Portal, was, like the other Generation Tesla members, resurrected by Nikola Tesla, but he uses gun as a weapon and it remains unclear what
superpower
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if any he has.
Vincha
Vincha (her name referring to the Vincha culture) is an ancient warrior resurrected by Nikola Tesla.Vincha on Internationalhero.co.uk /ref>
Barbra
Barbra Ryan is a
pilot
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, Peter Tešić's (Cybernaut's) wife and Steve Ryan's (Solar's) sister.
Misha
Misha is Portal's younger brother and a later addition to the team. He has the power to manipulate virtual reality.
Misha is the only Generation Tesla character to appear in '' Factor 4'', a comic set in the same universe but 60 years into the future. In this comic Misha is an old man hooked up to a computer.
Marko Nemir
Doctor Marko Nemir ("nemir" means disturbance in
Serbian
Serbian may refer to:
* Pertaining to Serbia in Southeast Europe; in particular
**Serbs, a South Slavic ethnic group native to the Balkans
** Serbian language
** Serbian culture
**Demographics of Serbia, includes other ethnic groups within the co ...
) is an adventurer and an ally of Generation Tesla.Marko Nemir Internationalhero.co.uk
A special issue about Marko Nemir was almost finished but never released.
Kobalt
Kobalt is a
supervillain
A supervillain, supervillainess or supercriminal is a major antagonist and variant of the villainous stock character who possesses Superpower (ability), superpowers. The character type is sometimes found in comic books and is often the primary ...