WOW (V for V)

Ariadni Krissa Kousela (Concept, research, scenario, storyboard and scene direction, design direction (design and image colorization)), Aris Papadopoulos (Scenario), Dimitris Jimkos Sotirakis (Design)

Isbn:

978-960-16-6890-1

Category:

Biographies & Memoirs

Number of pages:

136

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BOOK

WOW (V for V) ENG (excerpt)

WOW: A contemporary political comic book in Greece amid aspects of fantasy, which depicts the battle in the arena of negotiations between Minister, Yanis Varoufakis, code name V, and the authoritarian elite of Europe, the Troikan army and the European Minotaur.

The first contemporary political comic book in Greece with Yanis Varoufakis as a political superhero. A political comic book that depicts the first chapter of the European drama, which is still unfolding without end in sight and has a tremendous impact on the lives of the people of Europe.

The creators of wow have drawn aspects from both the real and the imaginary world, having at the crux of it, the most important events of Greece under the memoranda, culminating in the Greek referendum of the 5th of July, 2015 and the signing of the 3rd memorandum.

An epic battle takes place between a Greek European hero, who along with his valuable allies, Karl Marx, John Maynard Keynes, Adam Smith, John von Neumann, John Forbes Nash Jr. and Ariadne, struggle for freedom and democracy against the “monsters” of the European political scene.

A battle in the financial negotiating arena between Greek Finance Minister, Yanis Varoufakis, code name V, the authoritarian European elite, the troikan army, and the European minotaur. First episode unabridged.

Famous heroes & villains spark a current era οf revolutions that threaten the old Europe while the emergence of a new Europe promises wonders.

It is an era when economists are called upon to become heroes and heroes to become economists.

A comic book created by Ariadni, Aris & Jimkos and published by Patakis Publishers.

AUTHOR

Ariadni Krissa Kousela (Concept, research, scenario, storyboard and scene direction, design direction (design and image colorization))

Aris Papadopoulos (Scenario)

Dimitris Jimkos Sotirakis (Design)

Ariadni Krissa Kousela’s field of expertise is in Film and Audiovisual studies. She studied in Greece and at Paris III of Sorbonne. She learned about visual syntax and the composition of image through the art of cinema and painting. Attached to her love for animation is also her love for sketches/cartoons and the world of comics. Her short film animation has been awarded in Greece and has participated in competitions abroad. She is now a PhD candidate in the Film department at the School of Fine Arts of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. She thinks and communicates through images, even when she envisions, demands and pursues a more democratic world.

Aris (Gregoris) Papadopoulos studied at Athens’ Law School, in the Politics department. He then moved to Chicago and New York where he became a journalist for the National Herald of New York. For the last 20 years, he has been living in Athens where he likes to “fight” with power.

Dimitris Sotirakis was born in Athens. He developed his passion and talent for sketching/cartooning/drawing when he studied at Ornerakis School. In 2014, he was awarded in the competition, Young Designer Contest, and in 2015 he received second prize in the 3^rd National Cartoon Competition.

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