"Lobster Johnson" by Tonci Zonjic

My recent acquisition is this comic page of Lobster Johnson - Caput Mortuum by Croatian comic book artis Tonci Zonjic.

 

My JDP Posters Featured on Graphis Blog

I am glad to share with you that Graphis Magazine featured two of my JDP theater posters which won gold in the Graphis Poster 2025 Awards on their blog.

"🎭 Bold. Provocative. Unforgettable. Designer Mirko Ilic takes theater promotion to the next level with his stunning posters for the JDP-Yugoslav Drama Theater. From shattered hearts to reimagined symbols, his work is where art meets drama. Check out the blog to read his story behind the art! 🔥" —Graphis Magazine

You can read the Graphis Blog post here.

 

Artist Heat-?????

WTF?????

Artist Heat

'Let’s take a look at 12 of the most influential graphic designers who have shaped the visual landscape of the music and art industries:

....

Mirko Ilić

The multi-talented Mirko Ilić has art-directed albums for artists like Bruce Springsteen, created animations for MTV, and illustrated New Yorker magazine covers. Some design highlights include:

“Darkness On The Edge Of Town” album design: Ilić’s black and white photo-realist design marked Bruce Springsteen’s artistic evolution from fresh-faced singer to working-class hero.

MTV Marathon packaging: Ilić created the chaotic iconic network graphics and montages that defined the visual style of 1980s music television.

His simple yet powerful Eastern European style communicates raw emotion and complexity. Having grown up in communist Yugoslavia inspires Ilić’s subtle anti-establishment bent. He brought fresh, provocative dynamism to both music and media.'

"La Religieuse" by Georges Pichard

My recent acquisition—an original page from the comic La Religieuse by Georges Pichard from 1995.

“La Religieuse“, Denis Diderot's 17th century novel was seized by the courts. The film adaptation by Jacques Rivette in 1966 was banned from distribution. But the most scandalous version of La Religieuse is this comic book by Georges Pichard which focuses particularly on the sadistic perversions in convents.

The blurry censorship is mine.

The Clenching Fist

 I am a visual type. Because of that, I pay attention to visual elements. Sometimes, they are very puzzling to me.

One of those is this clenching fist that I've been noticing for the past 20+ years. With very characteristic details highlighted here in pink circles, especially the one highlighted in the red circle, I see exactly the same fist appearing again and again. In some cases, it's exactly copy-pasted, or photocopied before computers.

 

The exact same fist is used by totally opposite groups/movements—from racist Aryan groups, White Power to the Black Panther Party/Black Power and Black Lives Matter and everything in between.

 

https://br.m.wikipedia.org/.../Restr:Racist_Aryan_Fist_or...

https://medium.com/.../the-black-panther-party-b7ce0268002b

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_power

https://www.etsy.com/.../black-lives-matter-svg-digitized...

 

Even the American Association of University Professors and the American Federation of Teachers use a slightly modified version of the same fist.

 

I am very curious about whose original drawing was this fist.

If by any chance you know this, please let me know.

 

 

"Floyd Collins" Musical

This days at Lincoln Center you can see posters with my illustration for the Lincoln Center Theater's musical Floyd Collins. The poster is art directed by Nicky Lindeman at SpotCo.

You can read more about this project here.

 

"Texas Kid, My Bro" by Igor Kordej

Another gift from my friend Igor Kordej.

A few days ago, Igor gifted me this beautifully drawn and intense comic Texas Kid, My Bro, published by the Croatian publisher Fibra.

Igor is one of my longest-known friends. We've known each other since 1972 and have shared many personal and work-related adventures.