Dudu Geva

Dudu Geva (March 14, 1950 - February 15, 2005). An Israeli artist, writer, cartoonist, illustrator, and comic book creator. Considered the most well-known and beloved Israeli comic creator. Image File history File links Dudu_Geva. ... Image File history File links Dudu_Geva. ... March 14 is the 73rd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (74th in leap years) with 292 days remaining in the year. ... 1950 (MCML) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... February 15 is the 46th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Look up artist in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... The term writer can apply to anyone who creates a written work, but the word more usually designates those who write creatively or professionally, or those who have written in many different forms. ... A cartoonist at work. ... An illustrator is a graphic artist who specializes in enhancing written text by providing a visual representation that corresponds to the content of the associated text. ... A comic book artist at work. ...

Dudu Geva started his artistic career at the age of 17, in a youth weekly newspaper named "HaAretz Shelanu". In his army service, Geva contributed his talent to the military's newspaper "BaMahane". After his military service, Geva joined the staff of Israel TV's Channel One (the mainstream, government-sponsored station) as a graphic designer. Popular use of the word youth refers to a person who is neither an adult nor a child, but somewhere in between, scientifically referred to as an adolescent and, in the United States, commonly referred to as a teen or teenager. ... Army (from French armée) can, in some countries, refer to any armed force. ... This article or section is in need of attention from an expert on the subject. ...

From then until his dying day, Geva didn't stop working and developing the Israeli culture of comics, illustrations, and humor. He published caricatures, comic strips, and satire columns in Israel's leading newspapers: "Haolam Hazeh" ("Zoo-Aretz-Zoo"), "Hadashot" ("The Song of the Duck"), "Ha'Ir" ("Joseph and his Brothers", "The Silence of the Duck"), "Kol Ha'Ir" ("Ahalan and Sahalan"), "Maariv" ("The Road to Happiness", "Geva's Journal") and "Haaretz" ("The Weekly Caricature"). Comics (or, less commonly, sequential art) is a form of visual art consisting of images which are commonly combined with text, often in the form of speech balloons or image captions. ... Drawing is one way of making an image: it is the process of making marks on a surface by applying pressure from or moving a tool on the surface. ... Look up Humour in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Caricature of Alan Greenspan by Jan Op De Beeck. ... This article is about the comic strip, the sequential art form as published in newspapers and on the Internet. ... The World According To Ronald Reagan - a Finnish satirical poster from 1984 Satire is a literary technique of writing or art which exposes the follies of its subject (for example, individuals, organizations, or states) to ridicule, often as an intended means of provoking or preventing change. ... Haolam Hazeh (Hebrew: העולם הזה, meaning This World) was a weekly news magazine published in Israel until 1993. ... Maariv (Hebrew evening) is a daily newspaper in Israel. ... Haaretz (Hebrew: (help· info), The Land) is an Israeli newspaper, founded in 1919. ...

Although working for mainstream bodies like newspapers and books' publishers, Geva worked (mostly in his last years) on developing the underground subversive and independent Israeli art world that had been blossoming in the area. Together with his artist friends, he had published independent comic and humorous booklets. Look up book in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Venus de Milo exhibited in the Louvre museum, France. ... The Dragon, the highest grossing Booket of all-time. ...

In addition to his work in journalism, Geva never stopped producing artistically. From watercolors to acrylic to pen and pencil, Geva made hundreds of beautiful, varied artworks. Geva also produced dozens of humorous comic books, fine book illustrations, and charming children's books in collaboration with many of Israel's writers and artists. Geva was known for his amazing sense of humor which came to fruition in his amusing characters- among them Joseph and the duck. Journalism is a discipline of collecting, analyzing, verifying, and presenting information regarding current events, trends, issues and people. ... Watercolor is a painting technique making use of water-soluble pigments that are either transparent or opaque and are formulated with gum to bond the pigment to the paper. ... Git Up!, Acrylic painting of Muhammad Ali vs. ... A ballpoint pen A pen is a writing instrument which applies ink to some surface. ... A selection of coloured pencils. ... A comic book is a magazine or book containing the art form of comics. ... There is some debate as to what constitutes childrens literature. ... Subfamilies Dendrocygninae Oxyurinae Anatinae Merginae For other uses, see Duck (disambiguation). ...

Dudu Geva died on February 15, 2005, of a heart attack. He left an ex-wife and two children. A myocardial infarction occurs when an atherosclerotic plaque slowly builds up in the inner lining of a coronary artery and then suddenly ruptures, totally occluding the artery and preventing blood flow downstream. ...

Noted Books

• Zoo-Aretz-Zoo (1975)
• The Knight Zick (1976) with Hanoch Marmari
• Ridiculous Book (1981) with Kobi Niv
• Son of Ridiculous (1983) with Kobi Niv
• Kotz in the Potz (1984)
• Ahalan and Sahalan in the Wild West (1985) with Kobi Niv
• Dwarf in the Pants (1985)
• Ridiculous in the rear of the Enemy (1985) with Kobi Niv
• The Journal of the Clerk (1987)
• The Duck (1994)
• The Knight Zick in the Torah Wise Men Land (2002)
• The Knight Zick in his War against the Routine (2002)
• The Knight Zick in the Kingdom of old Legends (2002)
• The Knight Zick and the Princess of the Nile (2002)
• A4 Booklets (2003)
• Cheap Literature Booklet (2005)
• The Silence of the Duck (2005)

External links

• Dudu Geva 1950-2005- Haaretz (Hebrew)

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