Comic books and graphic novels have increased greatly in popularity in the
Czech Republic over the last ten years, which saw release of both
mainstream and avant garde titles, both classic as well as lesser-known
authors. On the domestic scene artists also began to emerge, writers such
as Jaroslav Rudiš and illustrators like Jaroslav 99, who collaborated on
the celebrated graphic novel White Brook. In today’s Arts, another Czech
duo: screenwriters Džian Baban and Vojtěch Mašek, authors of a
phantasmagoric trilogy focusing on the adventures and