The comic album „Elijah and August“ by Gelev brothers - marking
some peculiarities of the artistic language. Chronotop and linguistic diversity Cover Image

Комиксът „Илийчо и Август“ на братя Гелеви – маркиране на някои особености на художествения език. хронотоп и лингвистични аспекти
The comic album „Elijah and August“ by Gelev brothers - marking some peculiarities of the artistic language. Chronotop and linguistic diversity

Author(s): Anton Staykov
Subject(s): Social Sciences, Fine Arts / Performing Arts, Media studies, Visual Arts, Communication studies
Published by: Софийски университет »Св. Климент Охридски«
Keywords: comics; commix; contemporary Bulgarian comic; artistic language in the comics; metaphors in Bulgarian comic; Gelev Sotir; Penko Gelev; Gekon

Summary/Abstract: The article discusses the mythological and metaphorical basis of comic album „Elijah and August“ written by Sotir Gelev and illustrated by Penko Gelev. Gelev and Gelev exploit fairy tale and folklore archetypes. The authors’ irony, their attention to the specifics of comic’s art, and their awareness of children psychology transform the mythological structures into contemporary narrative. „Elijah and August“ demonstrates how the mythological resistant dominants remain effective and versatile in a popular comic’s genre.