A cover of the "Q strip" comics magazine.

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Born in Zagreb(where he still lives), he has a degree in history and archeology from the University of Zagreb. Zagreb (pronounced: ) is the capital city of Croatia. ... For other senses of this word, see history (disambiguation). ... Archaeology or sometimes in American English archeology (from the Greek words αρχαίος = ancient and λόγος = word/speech) is the study of human cultures through the recovery, documentation and analysis of material remains, including architecture, artefacts, biofacts, human remains, and landscapes. ... The University of Zagreb (Croatian SveučiliÅ¡te u Zagrebu, Latin Universitas Studiorum Zagrabiensis) is the oldest Croatian university in continuous operation and also the oldest university in southeastern Europe. ...

He has drawn and written many comic books, mostly in Croatian, but in 1993 he broke into the American comics industry when he and fellow Croatian artist Edvin Biuković submitted their work to Dark Horse Comics. He has also done Donald Duck and Mickey Mouse for Disney comics. He was nominated for the Eisner Award twice (Grendel Tales: Devils and Deaths and Prayer to Sun). A comic book is a magazine or book containing the art form of comics. ... 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ... Edvin Biuković (1969--December 5, 1999) was a Croatian comics artist. ... Dark Horse Comics logo Dark Horse Comics is one of the largest independent comic book publishers in the United States, behind dominant publishers Marvel Comics and DC Comics. ... Donald Duck is an animated cartoon and comic-book character from Walt Disney Productions. ... Michael Mickey Mouse is a comic animal cartoon character who has become a symbol for The Walt Disney Company. ... The Walt Disney Company (most commonly known as Disney) (NYSE: DIS) is one of the largest media and entertainment corporations in the world. ... The Will Eisner Comic Industry Award is given for creative achievement in comic books. ...

As a writer, he has sold more than forty science fiction and fantasy short stories, two science fiction novels and three children's books. He has won four SFera Awards and two Grigor Vitez Awards. Science fiction is a form of speculative fiction principally dealing with the impact of imagined science and technology, or both, upon society and persons as individuals. ... For other definitions of fantasy see fantasy (psychology). ... // Basic characteristics There is some debate as to what constitutes childrens literature. ...

Under the pseudonym Cecile Quintal he has written essays about comics.

He was editor of nine Annual Collections of Croatian SF. He is editor-in-chief of the "Q strip" comics magazine.

Partial bibliography

Science Fiction and Fantasy prose

• Ona koju vole bogovi, novel (with Tatjana Jambrišak, Goran Konvični, Damir Starešinić and Berislav Lopac; SFera and Nova stvarnost, 1998)
• Koža boje masline, novel (SFera and Nova stvarmost, 2000), SFera Award
• Teksas Kid (i još neka moja braća), short story collection, (Mentor, 2003)

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Books for kids

• Knjige lažu! (Znanje, 1997), Grigor Vitez Award
• Pavo protiv Pave (Mozaik kniga, 2002)
• Žuta minuta (Autorska kuća, 2005), Grigor Vitez Award

Comics

• Citati (with Edvin Biuković; Stripagent, 1993, 2000)
• Strossmayer (with Radovan Devlić and Dušan Gačić; Glas koncila, 1993)
• Grendel Tales: Devils and Deaths (with Edvin Biuković; Dark Horse Comics, 1996)
• Star Wars: X-Wing: The Phantom Affair (with Mike Stackpole and Edvin Biuković; Dark Horse Comics, 1997)
• Borovnica (Školska knjiga, 1998)
• Tarzan: Carson of Venus (with Igor Kordej; Dark Horse Comics, 1999)
• Hellblazer 144-145 (DC Comics, 2000)
• Star Wars: Vader's Quest (with Dave Gibbons; Dark Horse Comics, 2000)
• Star Wars: Chewbacca (with a group of other artists; Dark Horse Comics, 2001)
• Komarac: Prop'o plan (with Štef Bartolić; Profil, 2001)
• Star Wars: Jedi vs Sith (with Ramon Bachs; Dark Horse Comics, 2002)
• La Bette Noire 1-5 (with Milan Jovanović; Drugi pogled, 2001 and 2002)
• Mister Mačak (with Robert Solanović and Tihomir Tikulin; Bookglobe, 2002)
• Cable: The End (with Igor Kordej, David Tischmann and Mike Huddlestone; Marvel Comics, 2002)
• Soldier X: 1-8 (with Igor Kordej; Marvel Comics, 2002)

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External links

• Blog (in Croatian)

See also

• Science fiction in Croatia