Наслеђе натприродног у стрипу „Дилан Дог“
Heritage of supernatural in comic book „Dylan Dog“

Summary/Abstract: „Dylan Dog“ is an Italian comic book created in 1986 by Tiziano Sclavi. The center of the story is a strange private investigator, with dark past, blurry childhood and depressed moods. However he is not an ordinary detective. His fi elds of investigation are supernatural beings and phenomena. During his carrier, Dylan Dog fought with vampires, werewolves, witches, zombies and other monsters. All of these creatures are relicts of world cultural heritage that had been modifi ed and changed through long-lasting exploitation via arts, media and history. On the other hand, it’s common knowledge that Dylan Dog was extremely popular in the countries of former Yugoslavia, which could be a consequence of recognized cultural heritage. The vampires, for example, are original South Slavic legend, introduced to Europe and America, where this myth gain a great popularity and started existing independently with inevitable changes and modifications. According to the genesis of Vampire motif, it has emerged on territory of former Yugoslavia, as a demonic dark creature who drinks blood and kills villagers. As always, without an exception, such a creature was evil. He’s an immortal soul, living in a body which the Devil himself fi lls up with an evil spirit. Vampires also have a strong connection to sex. This legend primary originated from Slavic countries, spread through Europe, and finally found a good basis in literature of Gothic genre. From then on, this motif kept on living, becoming well known, especially after Bram Stoker's Dracula. We shouldn’t neglect an impact of a movie industry, which did the fi nal act on popularity of a Vampire. In a „Dylan Dog“ comic book, in one special episode, we can fi nd the main actors of a vampire story: the killer of a demon, his metaphorical child, vampires (sexual aspect of demon), and Vampire itself, mostly similar to art media nowadays and to original South Slavic legend. Probably most people who red „Dylan Dog“ had not been aware of domestic legend, but I believe that there was some kind of rooted tendency for horror genre, and this particular being in regional culture, that has persisted until now.

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