The First Issue of Great Expectations Is Out

The first issue of "Great Expectations, Comic Magazine", featuring the works of the fourteen finalists of the 2nd ANİM.İST Comic Competition and printed with the support of ANİM.İST (Istanbul Animation Platform) and Arkabahçe Publishing and Comic Book Store, is now on the shelves.

Featuring the works of A. Sare Onur & Elife Başaran (Deklanşör), Barkın Orak (Mirza: Guardian of Sacred Secrets), Berkay Gür (Cyber Core), Doğa Canpolat (Allegro), D. Mercan Arapoğlu (Project: Cocktail), Eylül Ağar (Mara's Choice), Gülbeyza Çakır (Star Shadows), Gülnaz Tekin (M.A.D.), Hussein el Kebbi (King of the Field), Leo Stigner (Jack Valiant and the Cryptid Hunt), Mert Emre Yılmaz (The Book of Everything), Mustafa Oğul (The Witches of Dremir), Nil Tuna (Invasion) and Uto Adal (Mirrors), the "Great Expectations" comic magazine presents 4-5 page excerpts telling each work from the very beginning.

In our magazine, which will be published every two months, the creators of the three most liked works in each issue will receive the prizes promised by the competition. Through social media, our magazine also aims to give you a say in supporting your favorite comic artist(s).

For details on the 2nd ANİM.İST Comic Competition and Great Expectations Comic Magazine, you can visit www.istanbulanimationplatform.com/2023 and the Instagram pages "animist_istanbul" and "arkabahcecomics".

Emphasizing the importance of every kind of support you can give to this initiative, which aims to contribute to the local comic book industry by guiding talented and eager young artists, we would be delighted to see you comic lovers at our launch on Tuesday, 30 January 2024 at 18:30 at Joker No.19 (Beşiktaş).

Ahmet KOCAOĞLU, Owner of Arkabahçe Publishing and Comic Book Store: "If a new comic book is not successful locally, it is hard for it to achieve success on a global scale. The comic books we prepare should take a stand that addresses current or old stories about the local subjects of the country in which they are published."

Lecturer Can PEKİN, Department of Cartoon and Animation, Faculty of Communication, Bahçeşehir University: "We are excited to bring you the first issue of our magazine, consisting of the works of the illustrators and writers who ranked in the top 14 of the second ANİM.İST Comic Competition. We thank everyone who contributed their effort and support."

Prof. Dr. Nazlı Eda NOYAN, Head of the Department of Cartoon and Animation, Faculty of Communication, Bahçeşehir University & Director of ANİM.İST, said: "With the second edition of our competition, which aims to bring new names and works to the local comic book industry, we aimed to produce by spreading the process over time, nourishing one another and continuing to learn together."