Tales from the Past

by Aleksandar Zograf
edited by Ivan Petrović

In the 1990s Aleksandar Zograf emerged as a powerful voice in alternative comics, known for his distinctive autobiographical and surreal style. His work gained international attention for its raw, introspective portrayal of life during the Yugoslav wars, often blending dreams with harsh realities. Titles like Life Under Sanctions and Dream Watcher vividly captured the psychological and social impact of conflict with striking honesty and dark humour. This volume brings together a collection of his most significant works from that turbulent decade.

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140 copies
76 pages
16x23 cm
Metapaper Rough Air 150gsm and
Impact natural 100gsm
Riso printed with GR3770 in bright red
staple binding

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2025

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Published by TiN Comix, Edition Dostal and Replikat Press.

contact: [email protected]

Printed at Wattworksvienna studio as a part of Vienna Comix Week.

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Aleksandar Zograf (a pseudonym of Sasa Rakezic) is a Serbian cartoonist, the author of such works as Life Under Sanctions, Psychonaut, Dream Watcher and Bulletins from Serbia. Zograf has been active on the international scene since the early '90s when his work started to appear in U.S. comics anthologies such as Weirdo and Zero Zero and when Seattle's Fantagraphics Books published a few of his titles. Works by Zograf have been translated and published in many European magazines, and his solo titles have been issued by publishers L'Association in France, PuntoZero in Italy, Jochen Enterprises in Germany, Under Comics in Spain, etc.