Cem Ozuduru
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Cem Ozuduru is a Turkish comic book artist.
in 2005.
Though moody in a way, his style is also received as a very fresh and vitalizing approach to what can be done in the medium of comic book storytelling: The cliché creatures of science-fiction, such as zombies, ghosts, etc. are situated in Ozuduru's short stories not as the centre of interest, but as keys that let the reader enter subconsciously into different level of perceiving what the writer has to say - that is, sometimes, a strongly political level.
Known to his fans as "the dreamcatcher", Ozuduru has recently finished his first long story in the format of a graphic novel (Zombistan
, 2009).
Cartoons by Ozuduru appear in the pages of Altyazi
, a monthly movie magazine. With texts by Murat Mihcioglu, this illustrated department of the magazine hosts an uncommon form of movie criticism, one that involves mostly humor.
Biography
He was born in 1987, and has been writing and drawing professionally since his debut in the monthly comics magazine Rodeo StripRodeo Strip
Rodeo Strip is a monthly comics magazine published in Turkey between October 2004 - May 2006.The magazine was created and edited by Murat Mihcioglu, who also scripted some of the content. Turkish comic creators including Mahmud Asrar, Yildiray Cinar, Cem Ozuduru, Yalcin Didman, Ersin Burak, Murat...
in 2005.
Though moody in a way, his style is also received as a very fresh and vitalizing approach to what can be done in the medium of comic book storytelling: The cliché creatures of science-fiction, such as zombies, ghosts, etc. are situated in Ozuduru's short stories not as the centre of interest, but as keys that let the reader enter subconsciously into different level of perceiving what the writer has to say - that is, sometimes, a strongly political level.
Known to his fans as "the dreamcatcher", Ozuduru has recently finished his first long story in the format of a graphic novel (Zombistan
Zombistan
Zombistan is the name of a graphic novel created, written and illustrated by Cem Ozuduru.The book is notable in the sense that it is the first authentic graphic novel by such a young comics creator. Normally, Turkish comics creators get pages in weekly humor magazines and some of these works later...
, 2009).
Cartoons by Ozuduru appear in the pages of Altyazi
Altyazi
Altyazi is a Turkish movie magazine that focuses on the emerging Turkish movie industry while covering all the contemporary movies distributed in Turkey.The magazine was created thanks to the efforts of Yamac Okur and his friends from Bogazici University...
, a monthly movie magazine. With texts by Murat Mihcioglu, this illustrated department of the magazine hosts an uncommon form of movie criticism, one that involves mostly humor.