Blast from the past

I do not remember which of the two I read first but Blek and Asterix where two comic books that I would read occasionally when I was a kid.
Both were translated in Greek as ΜΠΛΕΚ and Αστερίξ.

The very first time I read Asterix was when I was about 11 and my cousin lent me all the issues that had been published up to then.
What a blast, the art was amazing and the stories were such humorous adventures, it was such a sad day when my cousin after repeatedly asking me to give the comics back she finally came over and picked them up her self.

Blek was a comic which Ι picked up by chance because I didn’t have something else to read. It was an anthology of comics I wasn’t that interested in Blek’s adventures.I was amazed though by several other comics which were featured in it, like Aria and the Leopard from Lime Street.

The reason I was reading them occasionally was that my pocket money was not enough to buy all the comics which were coming out when I was a kid and later they had stopped being published.

Now they have come back Blek is published by Μικρός Ήρως and Asterix by Μαμούθ Comix

A Magic World

Thessaloniki is one of my favourite places to visit and I was so happy when I got the chance to visit Triantafyllos Venetis magic world.

Triantafylllos runs a regular kiosk in Thessaloniki, what is special about it is that you can find their plenty of old and new comic books

The kiosk has become a regular hanging out place for many comic book fans, Trantafyllos himself being a huge comic book fan makes it a lot easier for us to visit and chat for as long as we like.

I was a pleasure to meet friends and make new ones when I visited, I also found several of my favourite comics!

Definitely, I will visit again the Magic Word!

Like a Dream

Isn’t this an amazing picture?

Yes, it is and it’s one of Konstantinos Sklavenitis creations. This painting is one of several which will be part of his two-day exhibition.

Konstantinos Sklavenitis is a cartoonist and a  comic book artist.

Tomorrow he will have his very first exhibition and presentation of his first comic book.

The art in the comic book is similar to the items that will be part of the exhibition.

I really enjoyed watching how he was setting up the exhibition hall with friends. While they were putting up the final details I had the chance to walk around and admire his art.


I also got the chance to go through his comic book for a second time, I enjoyed reading it yet again

Tomek – Comic Book Exhibition

Tomek is one of my favourite comic book artists in Greece, so when I heard there would be an exhibition with original art from his comics I definitely needed to go.

I was lucky enough to be on time and hear Tomek talking about his background on how he started to draw, what influenced him and how he expresses himself through his art.  He also gave us tips on how to draw and how to set up a story.


It was a pleasure visiting the exhibition and I really like Tomek’s art, even more so now. 


I will keep in mind his suggestion that no matter how cool a comic is if the cover does not catch your eye you will never approach it, I totally agree.