Arkas (comics)

The rooster and the pig. Characters from the "Rooster".

The birds from the series "Flying Starts".

For other uses, see Arkas (disambiguation).

Arkas (Greek:Αρκάς) is the pen name of a famous but reclusive Greek comics artist. Arkas has seldom appeared at artists' conventions and generally avoids publicity and appearances on television shows or interviews. He is quoted as believing that the artist should be known through his work, not through personal promotion. His real name is also unknown, although it is quoted in some Greek forums that it might be a certain Antonis Evdemon (Αντώνης Ευδαίμων), a doctor, psychologist or psychiatrist or a guy called Kastritsis.

Arkas in Greek means Arcadian or someone from the province of Arcadia. However, the CamelCase 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 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, French, German, Romanian, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, Bulgarian, Polish and Serbian.

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
• 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) / Mortal Enemies (Theatrical Play)

External links

• Homepage of Arkas