Rutu Modan – författare

A race for the Ark of the Covenant finds an exploration into the ethics and world of the international antiquities trade. When a great antiquities collector is forced to donate his entire collection to the Hebrew University in Jerusalem, Nili Broshi sees her last chance to finish an archeological expedition begun decades earlier a dig that could possibly yield the most important religious artifact in the Middle East. Motivated by the desire to reinstate her father s legacy as a great archeologist after he was marginalized by his rival, Nili enlists a ragtag crew a religious nationalist and his band of hilltop youths, her traitorous brother, and her childhood Palestinian friend, now an archeological smuggler. As Nili s father slips deeper into dementia, warring factions close in on and fight over the Ark of the Covenant! Backed by extensive research into this real-world treasure hunt, Modan sets her affecting novel at the centre of a political crisis. She posits that the history of biblical Israel lies in one of the most disputed regions in the world, occupied by Israel and contested by Palestine. Often in direct competition, Palestinians and Israelis dig alongside one another, hoping to find the sacred artifact believed to be a conduit to God. Two time Eisner Award winner Rutu Modan s third graphic novel, Tunnels, is her deepest and wildest yet. Potent and funny, Modan reveals the Middle East as no westerner could. Ishai Mishory is a longtime New York City and newly Bay Area based translator and sometimes illustrator. He is currently conducting research for a PhD dissertation on 16th century Italian printing.

Are Maya's manners fit for a Queen?

Mika reser med sin farmor Regina till Warszawa för att återkräva en egendom som gick förlorad under andra världskriget. I den lägenhet som familjen ägde bor nu den åldrade författaren Roman Gorski. Romans och Reginas gemensamma historia är mer komplicerad än den först verkar, och Mika börjar förstå att Reginas skäl till att vilja återse sin födelsestad inte bara har med en förlorad egendom att göra. Rutu Modan är en israelisk serieskapare som bor och arbetar i Tel Aviv. Hennes böcker har översatts till en rad språk och belönats med ett flertal priser och utmärkelser. Hon har vid två tillfällen tilldelats det prestigefyllda Eisnerpriset för ”Best Graphic Album”, 2008 för Exit Wounds och 2014 för The Property (Egendomen), som är den första av hennes böcker att översättas till svenska.

Always top quality art comics. Always refined (and complete) stories. In this issue: David Mack, Rutu Modan, Chiu Kwong Man, Jamil Mani, Amanda Vähämäki and more, including a text piece on Wimmen’s Comix by Trina Robbins. This comics anthology continues to push the boundaries of what can be done in the art form! Artists: Mattias Elftorp [SE] Amanda Vähämäki [FI] Chiu Kwong Man [UK] David Mack [US] Rutu Modan [IL] Andrea Echorn [IT] Jamil Mani [SE] Cover: Junko Mizuno [JP] Interior illustration: Susanne Johansson [SE] Text: Trina Robbins [US]