comics

Warsaw illustrator’s delightful ‘Agent Fox’ becomes Icelandic hit

Coined by illustrator Weronika Lis, the adventures of her alter ego, Agent Fox, have become cult reading in the northern hemisphere following the publication of Agent Fox in Iceland, a comic book inspired by her two-years living in the country. Weronika Lis/Instagram

Coined by illustrator Weronika Lis, the adventures of her alter ego, Agent Fox, have become cult reading in the northern hemisphere following the publication of Agent Fox in Iceland, a comic book inspired by her two-years living in the country.

Toy Story: campaign underway to find retro playtime artefacts for PRL exhibition

Appealing to the public to send in both stories and toys, the Nowa Huta Museum has already been flooded with donations for an exhibition that will explore the wonders of childhood.

Mythical superheroes led by ‘Pan Twardowski’ battle Covid-19 in new comic book aimed at showing importance of solidarity

Set in the fictional world of PanEuropa, the superheroes make their way across Poland and Europe to meet doctors and scientists as they combat the killer virus and fake news before finally tracking down “an insidious enemy who wants to use the situation to implement his evil plans.” 

Batman has landed: New DC Comics book sees caped crusader in Warsaw where he is baffled by low crime rate

VIDEO: When Batman lands in the capital in a chapter of the 184-page book which sees the Dark Knight travel to 14 countries, he concludes that the low levels of crime are due to technology developed by a company called Warsaw Tech.

Poland’s largest collection of comics goes on show as first step towards creating country’s first Comic Museum

Featuring first editions alongside works from some of Poland’s most well-known illustrators, collector Wojceich Jama unveiled 180 pieces from his private collection at an exhibition in Kraków last week.

How novel: the debut comic book set to crack America

Wojtek Wawszczyk’s award-winning graphic novel, Mr. Lightbulb, has become the first Polish-language comic book to be snapped up by the legendary Fantagraphics Books publishing hose.

Classic comic series Kajko and Kokosz to become Netflix’s first Polish animated series

Available on the platform from 2021, the comics follow the adventures of two Slavic warriors, who loosely resemble Asterix and Obelix.

Colourful ‘comic-strip’ mural goes up to mark 100th anniversary of Battle of Warsaw

Covering an area of 360 square metres on the side of a ten-floor apartment building, the mural features historical figures associated with the battle, including statesman Józef Piłsudski.

Marvel-ous! Drawing sensation from Tarnów to illustrate Marvel’s new X-Men series

After becoming first Pole to illustrate the Batman series of comics, followed by Superman and superhero action comic Green Lantern, Szymon Kudrański is now taking on the mutant world of the X-Men.

He’s Popeye the Polish man: the roots of the famous cartoon character may lie deep in central Poland

Few know that the inspiration behind the famous spinach muncher and pipe-tooting  sailor was actually a man born to Polish parents.

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