Name Zoran Janjetov | ||
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Area(s) Penciller, inker, colorist Notable works The TechnopriestsAdventures of young John DifoolBernard Panasonik Books Before The Incal #3 : Croot, The Technopriests #1 : Techno Pre-School | ||
Zoran janjetov
Zoran Janjetov (Serbian Cyrillic: Зоран Јањетов; born June 23, 1961) is a Serbian comics artist. Janjetov is among most prominent comics creators of former Yugoslavia, published worldwide. He is best known as the illustrator of Avant l'Incal and The Technopriests, written by Alejandro Jodorowsky.
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- Zoran janjetov
- Comic Salon Erlangen 2008 Interview mit Zoran Janjetov
- Early biography
- Career in comics
- Musical career and cover design
- With Heroina
- References
During the mid-1980s, Janjetov was a vocalist for the Yugoslav art rock band Heroina, with which he recorded one album.
Comic-Salon Erlangen 2008 - Interview mit Zoran Janjetov
Early biography
Janjetov started to draw at very early age with strong support from his parents. His father, an architect by profession, gave him the knowledge needed to start his career. Young Janjetov was influenced by the works of Walt Disney, and had already made his first short comic at age seven.
After finishing high school, he continued his education at the Academy of Arts in Novi Sad, where he graduated.
Career in comics
From 1981 to 1995, Janjetov worked on the Bernard Panasonik, published in magazines Yu strip magazin and Vreme zabave.
In 1986, Janjetov was chosen by Moebius to continue his work The Incal.
Musical career and cover design
In 1983, Janjetov became a vocalist for the art rock band Heroina. With the band he recorded one self-titled album, produced by Mitar Subotić and released in 1985.
Janjetov designed the album artwork for Heroina along with artwork for a number of other Yugoslav acts, including Oktobar 1864, Viktorija, Angel's Breath, but also for international world music acts, like Zuco 103, Konono Nº1, Bebel Gilberto, Celso Fonseca, Tartit, Taraf de Haïdouks, Mahala Raï Banda, Kasai Allstars, Kočani Orkestar and other acts.