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My Arkas page......

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Who is Arkas? Arkas is simply the best non-political comic-strip artist in Greece, If not the world. I highly believe that his strips are far smarter that Jim Davis' Garfield and Schultz's Peanuts. As a fanatical comic reader for many years, it is good to see an artist who can say things like they are. His comic-strips are a real oasis, and the humour can be read by everyone.

Nobody knows who he is. Nobody has ever seen him, as he refuses to appear in public. He didn't even appear to the Opera adaptation of his work!!! Nobody has ever seen his face, not even his publishers. Not very much is known about him.....Hell we don't even know if he is a "He". Arkas might be a woman!!! Presumably he comes from Arkadia, as his name suggests, but I doubt it. But we DO know he is there from his work......

Of course, this is not the only Arkas site on the web. You can go to the OFFICIAL ARKAS SITE. But what makes my site different from the rest is that the strips illustrated in mine are TRANSLATED. Yep, for the first time in history, a guy goes forth to translate Arkas comic-strips. The other sites DO have strips but they are all in Greek, and you can't really understand them, unless you are Greek. I created this page so that Arkas' humour can be read by people who DON'T know our (great) language.

Translating the strips were a really fun thing to do. Arkas' humour is not based on puns, and innuendoes, but on clever dialog, comebacks, and, at many times, the shrewd humour of the situation. I don't know If I did a good work or not....I guess you'll be the judge of that.....

On With Comic Strips then.....

(The Lifelong)

622 years in prison? Well it could get worse. Worse than the horrible food, the isolation (where reading and knitting is not entirely out of the question), worse than the loneliness and the time passing. And it does when you meet Montechristo, a mouse with a humour that will make your life a living hell.

The Lifelong is one of Arkas' best comics. The humour is tragic, as it is funny. The heroes of the prison are real people, facing their mistakes and the position they got stuck into. You see many types of persons in the comic, like the cheated husband, the wisecracking cook, the not-so-faithful priest, the brutal guards.You don't know if you should laugh or cry. Well... I laughed....A lot....

Here are a few moments from The Lifelong....

-So what are the rules?

-First sign of madness.

-Meet the mouse....

-Here are the terms...

-What's in the food.?

-Problem with food 1...

-Problem with food 2

-I've seen these before...

-Are you cheating on me?

-No darling I am not.

-What will you do for christmas?

-What are the news?

-Tell me your horrorscope....

-When I am old and grey....

-Can you remember women?

-Higher Education

-So...is this how women are supposed to be like?

-Oh, well....at least you have your fantasy.

-But Montechristo can handle it.

-Political Discussion 1.

-Political Discussion 2.

(The Rooster)

Now this is a character I know you'll love, mainly because he has more problems than you do. This Rooster is not like the ones you see in Chicken Houses....Oh No.....THIS Rooster is the most sexually deprived rooster in the world (at least the Comic's World). His chickens will NOT sleep with him even if he was the last cockerel in the world. They would rather sleep with the pig, a vulgar, fat, and yet adorable, guy......

I am sure many of you will identify with the Rooster and his problems with the opposite sex, mainly because those are problems that we all face in our lives sooner or later.

Anyway.....Here are some bits....

-The Rooster and Son

-Where do babies come from?

-Love thy child?

-An example of the Rooster's pick-up technique....

-Oh well.....I guess you can always count on the tourists....

-What are those chicks blabbing about?

-Short Rooster Story 1

-Short Rooster Story 2

-Short Rooster Story 3

-Short Rooster Story 4

-Short Rooster Story 5

-Short Rooster Story 6

-Short Rooster Story 7

(Low Flights)

Try to grasp to picture. You are a sparrow, looking for food and shelter in the big city. Your wife dumped you for a swallow, and you are stuck with a smart-ass kid that hates your guts. This is basically the story of Low Flights. It is a very funny book, But unfortunately I only had time to scan 4 stories from it....Enjoy....

-Never talk to strangers!!!

-When I grow up.

-Boy, this bird is old....

-How do we find you?

(You Wake The Animal Within Me....)

Or Simply......

"Zoo"....

Uh,oh....looks like we are starting to move into adult territory! Yes kids...Zoo is one of the rudest and yet funniest books you'll ever read. Unlike other Arkas' books these are not comic strips but more like one-liners (That manage to hit the spot, I might add). Anyway....I will definitely be adding more of them later on....

-Hey Grandpa, What is a.....

-Hey Granny.....have you ever....

-Is it good for our age?

-Ah, Summertime

-Jaws strikes back.....

-What...me? Easy?....

So there you have it folks,....my own personal collection of translated Arkas comic strips. Mind you, this is not all, this page will be updated every time I have free time. To all the Arkas fanatics...Yes I AM translating "Kastrato" right now and I will put it on the page when I have time. "Kastrato" is set in an old woman's home. Two cats live with the old lady, who lives by her memories.....Kastrato, a male cat who is neutered and Lucritia who is female, and can not get any satisfaction since "The only hard thing in this place is her luck".

Arkas, did not only make those comic strips. He also made a comic-strip series called "Show Business", which is a parody of the media and it is set in a circus. Another one of his good ones is a comic-strip series called "Meta tin Katastrophi" (After the Disaster), which is set in a post-apocalyptic world I have read those two and I am willing to put them in here translated....that is...I would If I had the damn books with me. So If anyone has scanned images of "Show Business" or "Meta tin Katastrophi", translated or not.... please let me know.

Two other works of his are "Take the Cherry", set in a computer game, and "Pantelis and the Lion", set in a zoo. I only read one strip of "Take the Cherry" and I thought it was pretty funny. Unfortunately, it's one of those gems that are lost in the winds of time. It was published in the magazine "Computer Mad" and it stopped being produced after the magazine closed down. Since no collection was made I guess we'll never hear anything about it. As for "Pantelis and the Lion"....I can honestly say that it is one of Arkas' worst moments. The artwork is great, but the humour is somehow....pale especially when compared to some of his other work. I did not consider it worthy to appear here....

Quite recently, "Isobitis" and "Meta tin Katastrophi" became an OPERA!!!! No....Pavarotti was not there but there were lots of great performers. I only heard a transcript of the opera, not seen it....dammit.... but from what I heard it's pretty good. It's probably the only opera in the world where you can hear the words "Wanker" and "Shit".

Disclaimer!!!!

I do not claim any of the art appearing in here as my own. All the strips were created by Arkas, believe me, If they ever came out in English, I would do anything to give them maximum publicity. However I TRANSLATED THEM!!! Anyone who is willing to use them is free to do so, provided that he adds a link of this page to his web-page. Nothing much, just click on the link below to go to my Java Scripts Page, cut or copy one of the HTML codes illustrated there and put it on the HTML code of your page. It's Easy, and it doesn't take long to do....

Go to my Java Scripts Page!!!

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