Zoran Janjetov

Zoran Janjetov (; born 23 June 1961) is a Serbian comics artist. Janjetov is among most prominent comics creators of former Yugoslavia, published worldwide. He is best known as the illustrator of Avant l'Incal and The Technopriests, written by Alejandro Jodorowsky.

During the mid-1980s, Janjetov was a vocalist for the Yugoslav art rock band Heroina, with which he recorded one album.

Biography

Early biography Janjetov started to draw at very early age with strong support from his parents. His father, an architect by profession, gave him the knowledge needed to start his career. Young Janjetov was influenced by the works of Walt Disney, and had already made his first short comic at age seven.

After finishing high school, he continued his education at the Academy of Arts in Novi Sad, where he graduated.

Career in comics

From 1981 to 1995, Janjetov worked on the Bernard Panasonik, published in magazines Yu strip magazin and Vreme zabave.

In 1986, Janjetov was chosen by Alejandro Jodorowski to finish the colour art in The Incal.

Janjetov has drawing illustrations and comics for Yugoslav youth and student newspapers and magazines since the late 70s. He drew The John Difool series of graphic novels from 1986, On the French comics as a colorist under Giraud, alias Moebius and became an artist.

Musical career and cover design In 1983, Janjetov became a vocalist for the art rock band Heroina. With the band he recorded one self-titled album, produced by Mitar Subotić and released in 1985.