Mladen Novaković Collection
Raymond Macherot (1924-2008) originally wanted to pursue a career in journalism or painting, but soon focused on illustration and comics for financial reasons. His first works were published in the satirical magazine Pan, but his career in comics really began…
Darko Macan (1966) studied history and archaeology at the University of Zagreb. He began his career working in the Croatian comic art scene, before he broke through on the US comic book market in 1993. Macan has written ‘Grendel Tales:…
Željko Lordanić studied graphic arts at the Academy of Fine Arts in Zagreb. He is a professional comic artist and illustrator. He has been a long-term regular contributor to the publishing house Delo, which mainly publishes his adaptations of notable…
Đorđe Lobačev (1909-2002) is one of the pioneers and major authors of Serbian and Yugoslav comics. When in 1934 he lost his job in a construction company due to the economic crisis, he took up illustrating books, drawing caricatures and…
Nikola Listeš (1960) has been drawing caricatures since childhood, whereas his interest in comics began at the age of twenty two. His first comic strip was Scando. He worked for Disney publishing and during the war made the first comic…
Sebastijan Lechner (1921-1945) had his first comic released at the age of seventeen in the very first issue of Paja Patak magazine. From then onwards, his complete opus was published in Mikijevo carstvo, beginning with the strip ‘Gospodar svijeta’. The…
Don Lawrence (1928-2003), whose real name was Donald Sautham, was one of the most famous comics artists in the UK. He was best known for his realistic and highly detailed artwork, which was an important inspiration for younger generations of…
Bill Lacey (1917-2000) did his first comics work, ‘Robin Alone’ story, in 1951 for Mickey Mouse Weekly. While continuing this comic until 1956, he also worked for Cowboy Comics Library and Super Detective Library, where he really made his mark.…
Vladimir Krstić – Laci (1959) entered the world of comics in 1980s when his story on Bili Skitnica as a collaboration with the scriptwriter Miodrag Krstić was published in Yu strip. Their collaboration continued with the comic ‘Ninja protiv Jakuza’…
Darko Kreč graduated from the Faculty of Mining Engineering, University of Zagreb. He is presently a well known author of animated films and a Lecturer at the Academy of Fine Arts, Zagreb. He worked on a number of animated series…