Arkas a Greek comics artist

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 that started his work in middle 80s. He seldom appears at conventions, and generally avoids publicity and appearances on television shows or interviews, as he has been quoted as believing that the artist should be known through his work, not through personal promotion. His real name is unknown, although the Greek newspaper Kathimerini has also mentioned it as Antonis Evdemon.

Arkas in Greek means Arcadian or someone from the province of Arcadia

Arcadia

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. However, the CamelCase

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 style in which his name is written suggests that Arkas may be only his initials. In 1997, Arkas was asked to design the logo of Thessaloniki

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 when the city became the European City of Culture for that year. Arkas has been translated into other languages and has become known outside Greece. Translations of his books can be found in English

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, French

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, German

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, Romanian

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, Spanish

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, Portuguese

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, Italian

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, Bulgarian

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, Polish

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 and Serbian

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Titles

• Φάε το κερασάκι / Eat the Cherry
• O Κόκκορας / The Rooster
• Ο Ισοβίτης / The Lifer
• Ο Παντελής και το λιοντάρι / Pantelis and the Lion
• Show Business
• ΠειραματόΖΩΑ / ANIMALtesting
• Καστράτο / Castrato (Named after what could have been his first name, Καστρατίνος)
• Χαμηλές Πτήσεις / Flying Starts
• Η Ζωή Μετά / Life Hereafter
• Ο καλός λύκος / The Good Wolf
• Ξυπνάς μέσα μου το ζώο / You bring out the animal in me
• Μετά την καταστροφή / After the destruction
• Εχθροί εξ' αίματος (Θεατρικό) / Blood Enemies (Theatrical Play)
• Look Dad, I'm Flying! / Flying Starts
• Honor thy Father... / Flying Starts

External links

• Homepage of Arkas