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Darko Macan

b. 1966

Croatian writer

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About Darko Macan

Born 1966. Darko Macan is a Yugoslav and Croatian science fiction writer, comics artist, writer, illustrator, translator and comics writer.

Darko Macan (born 1966) is a Croatian writer and illustrator who has created and collaborated on comics, essays and science fiction and fantasy. He is also an editor.

Biography Born in Zagreb, where he still lives, he has a degree in history and archeology from the University of Zagreb.

He has drawn and written many comic books, mostly in Croatian, but in 1993 he broke into the American comics industry when he and fellow Croatian artist Edvin Biuković submitted their work to Dark Horse Comics. He has also done Donald Duck and Mickey Mouse for Disney comics. He was nominated for the Eisner Award twice (Grendel Tales: Devils and Deaths and Prayer to Sun).

As a writer, he has sold more than forty science fiction and fantasy short stories, two science fiction novels and three children's books. He has won four SFERA Awards and two Grigor Vitez Awards.

Under the pseudonym Cecile Quintal he has written essays about comics.

He was editor of nine Annual Collections of Croatian SF. He is editor-in-chief of the Q strip comics magazine.

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Important facts

Born
1966, Zagreb
Birth century
Education
Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Zagreb
Awards
SFERA Award; Grigor Vitez Award

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Darko Macan?

Croatian writer

When was Darko Macan born?

Darko Macan was born in 1966 in Zagreb.

What is Darko Macan's occupation?

Darko Macan is a science fiction writer, comics artist, writer, illustrator, translator and comics writer.

What nationality is Darko Macan?

Darko Macan is Yugoslav and Croatian.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Darko Macan

· Wikidata: Q929885

· DBpedia: Darko Macan

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