"Richard II" Poster

I am pleased to share with you my poster design for the play by William Shakespeare, "Richard II", at the JDP-Yugoslav Drama Theater in Belgrade, Serbia. The play is directed by Boris Lijesevic.

In "Richard II", anger at a king’s arbitrary rule leads to his downfall—and sets in motion a decades-long struggle for the crown. Richard II is the first of Shakespeare's four plays about the House of Lancaster.

Richard II begins as Richard’s cousin, Henry Bolingbroke, charges Thomas Mowbray with serious crimes, including the murder of the Duke of Gloucester. Bolingbroke’s father, John of Gaunt, privately blames the king for Gloucester’s death. The king banishes both men from England.

When John of Gaunt dies, Richard seizes his possessions to help finance a war in Ireland, thus dispossessing Bolingbroke. Bolingbroke returns to England, quickly gathering support. By the time Richard returns from Ireland, many of his former allies have joined Bolingbroke. Richard abdicates, yielding the crown to Bolingbroke.

Richard is held at Pomfret Castle, and Bolingbroke becomes King Henry IV. A murder plot against him is uncovered and stopped. Richard is murdered by a follower of Henry, crowning his descent from the throne.

You can see more of my theater posters here.

My Lovesick Skateboard Deck Graphic

I’m pleased to let you know that I just received samples of the new skateboard deck from Lovesick Skateboards with my artwork on it.

This is the third collaboration between Aleks Lewandowski at Lovesick and me. You can read more about our first project here.

 

“El Cirque Tragico” by Alberto Breccia

My recent acquisition. An original page from the comic titled
“El Cirque Tragico” by Alberto Breccia, signed and dated 1961. Breccia was one of the most expressive and influential comics artists of the second part of the last century.

Sketch illustrations for the play "Ghosts"

Some proposal sketch illustrations from the past for a poster for the Henrik Ibsen play "Ghosts."  

"After several years abroad, Helena Alving's son, Oswald, has returned home from Paris, carrying with him an untold burden. As Helena works to build an orphanage in honor of her late husband, whose disreputable past has cast a long shadow over the family, she and Oswald become entangled with Pastor Manders, housemaid Regina, and Regina's father Engstrand, each guarding their own private deceptions."

 

 

Sketch illustrations for the play "Epiphany"

Some proposal sketch illustrations from the past for a poster for the play "Epiphany" by Brian Watkins.

 'An uncanny evening. Snow falls softly. An eager host gathers old friends to try and resuscitate a forgotten tradition. But when the guest of honor is unusually late, the group becomes unmoored, craving answers. And there might not be enough wine, or goose, or time to fend off the long-neglected questions that now haunt their souls.'

 

A.C. 2020 on Comic Storyteller

I am pleased to let you know that my newest book, “A.C. 2020,” was featured in this past Sunday’s edition of Comic Storyteller.

Comic Storyteller is a show created on Youth Radio (RTV) dedicated to the rich world of comics and related arts. Twice a month, authors Dušan Majkić and Petar Klaić, from their Studio Oradij in Serbia, introduce you to new editions, old masterpieces, authors, writers, collectors, and films.

You can watch the section of the show on A.C. 2020 here.

I originally created the A.C. 2020 visual essay series to express the anxiety and uncertainty caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. Over time, within the same series, I also began to address my other anxieties and visual observations. Each visual essay consists of self-contained, single-page stories created in greyish-blue tones to reflect the subject matter.

You can learn more about the A.C. 2020 book here.

 

 

Jutarnji List "A.C. 2020" Review

I am pleased to let you know that, today, the biggest newspaper in Croatia, Jutarnji list published a review of my graphic novel “A.C. 2020,” titled “Anxiety and Despair” by Patricia Kiš Terbovc.

“A.C. 2020” is published by Croatian comics publisher Fibra.

If you're interested, you can see more of my A.C. 2020 comics here.