Comics in Cyprus and Greece: a Panel at Malta Comic Con 2015
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Ilias Kyriazis blushed when moderator Chris Thompson suggested that Kyriazis pioneered the comic scene. Thompson took the comment from a panel that he had done earlier in the day with Michael Dialynas, who credited Kyriazis with being the person to inspire Dialynas’ career. Kyriazis’ career kicked off when he won the first award from “Eleytherotypia” newspaper and “AKTO” art school, and he acknowledges that by the mid-1990s, there were no Greek comics.
“There’s not a unified scene” for comics in Greece, says Kyriazis, and it would be a mistake to deduce anything about Greek comics just from his work. He has been working for American comics since 2008 and says that going international is a matter of survival.
DaNi is an independent comics creator. She used to read the magazine that Kyriazis created for with the award he won. She was always into drawing, has done tailoring, stickers, ads, logos, whatever it takes to make a living. A local comic book store offered her a job, and she started to read more in the industry. She would love to do comics full-time but needs a writer.
“There is a chance,” says DaNi. “There’s hope.”
Christopher Dimetriou says that “Mickey Mouse” was the only comic book available in Cyprus when he was young. He never picked it up. He came to the comics scene later in life. His partner in Copper Mouflon, Stella Violari, was into Manga and Anime. When a talent scout from Singapore liked her Manga, but the connection didn’t work out. During her studies in the U.K., she learned about other genres of comics. Copper Mouflon is trying to break the stereotype that comics are for children.
“We are all going to have struggles in our life,” says Violari, but at least the struggles will come while doing something we love.
Ilias Kyriazis blushed when moderator Chris Thompson suggested that Kyriazis pioneered the comic scene. Thompson took the comment from a panel that he had done earlier in the day with Michael Dialynas, who credited Kyriazis with being the person to inspire Dialynas’ career. Kyriazis’ career kicked off when he won the first award from “Eleytherotypia” newspaper and “AKTO” art school, and he acknowledges that by the mid-1990s, there were no Greek comics.
“There’s not a unified scene” for comics in Greece, says Kyriazis, and it would be a mistake to deduce anything about Greek comics just from his work. He has been working for American comics since 2008 and says that going international is a matter of survival.
DaNi is an independent comics creator. She used to read the magazine that Kyriazis created for with the award he won. She was always into drawing, has done tailoring, stickers, ads, logos, whatever it takes to make a living. A local comic book store offered her a job, and she started to read more in the industry. She would love to do comics full-time but needs a writer.
“There is a chance,” says DaNi. “There’s hope.”
Christopher Dimetriou says that “Mickey Mouse” was the only comic book available in Cyprus when he was young. He never picked it up. He came to the comics scene later in life. His partner in Copper Mouflon, Stella Violari, was into Manga and Anime. When a talent scout from Singapore liked her Manga, but the connection didn’t work out. During her studies in the U.K., she learned about other genres of comics. Copper Mouflon is trying to break the stereotype that comics are for children.
“We are all going to have struggles in our life,” says Violari, but at least the struggles will come while doing something we love.
These videos are on YouTube:
Artist DaNi talks creativity at Malta Comic Con
Artist Stella talks creativity at Malta Comic Con 2015
Writer Chris talks about creativity at Malta Comic Con 2015
Does creativity come from a lack of resources? Greece and comics
Artist DaNi talks creativity at Malta Comic Con
Artist Stella talks creativity at Malta Comic Con 2015
Writer Chris talks about creativity at Malta Comic Con 2015
Does creativity come from a lack of resources? Greece and comics
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