Comics Creators Introduction and Question?

[EV_SV]

Hi! We are two brothers-Emiliyan Valev (26 years old) and Stanimir Valev (29 years old). We are writers and illustrators from Bulgaria. The world of arts is rich and magical in its diversity. We have a unique vision and an experience in working on international projects. We are always looking for new opportunities and collaborations. Our works have been showcased at international festivals and exhibitions in Bulgaria, Serbia, Republika Srpska, Romania, Sweden and Colombia. Our works have been published in Bulgaria, Republika Srpska, Romania, Turkey, France, Sweden, USA, and Argentina.
We 'd like to ask if someone can tell us about comics magazines and anthologies accepting submissions? We'd really like to share our work with our colleagues and comics fans from Germany

Our work is well received internationally. Our works have been published in the US - our comics DREAMROAD in SEQAPUNCH QUARTERLY Issue 05 (2013); the comics EPIPHANY, written by us in UNFASHINED CREATURES: A FRANKENSTEIN ANTHOLOGY (2013); our comics RISE OF THE FORSAKEN in GRAYHAVEN'S LIMITLESS STEAMPUNK ANTHOLOGY (2013); our comics IN THE MOOD and MYSTERIOUS WAYS in INDIE COMICS QUARTERLY Volume 01 (2014), which are also nominated for SPECTARE CREATIVE’S INDEPENDENT COMIC AWARD, and our comics ARROW OF TIME in DOIS-INDIE COMICS QUARTERLY Volume 02 (2014), also nominated for SPECTARE CREATIVE’S INDEPENDENT COMIC AWARD. Our works have been presented in international publications, showcasing indie artists and comics creators like: Parabellum/ Republika Srpska (2011, 2013), COMICS/ Romania (2012, 2013), Pocketfulmag/ Turkey (2013), Co-mixer/ Bulgaria (2013), Seqapunch Quarterly/ USA (2013), METROPIA/ Argentina (2013, 2014), Grayhaven Comics/ USA (2013), Red Stylo Media/ USA (2013), Indie Comics Quarterly/ USA (2014), and we’re honored to be in the anthology for the upcoming AltCom Festival 2014 Postapokalypse/ Sweden.
We invite you to our blog: http://eandspresent.blogspot.com/ Our blog at AMILOVA.COM -an international site and online community devoted to comics, manga and video games with more than 600 authors and 80 000 members: http://www.amilova.com/en/members/42691/eandspresent/ Our entry in the most formidable online comic encyclopedia. Lambiek Comiclopedia - an illustrated compendium of over 11, 000 international comics authors:http://www.lambiek.net/artists/v/val...n_stanimir.htm
Best, Emiliyan Valev and Stanimir Valev
http://eandspresent.blogspot.com/
Bulgaria

[EV_SV]

Some news about us we'd like to share!

We were happy to give an interview to Nichi Scribbles for the wonderful magazine INDYFEST Issue №84 (May 2015). In the material we share thoughts and feelings, more about our working methods, the influence of Bulgarian folklore and culture, our graphic novella UNDER MY SKIN, and our series SAMODIVA’S KISS. We invite you to read it online here: http://mag.indyfestusa.com/kiss-of-bulgaria/ and download the magazine here for free, to enjoy the enhanced version of the material: http://mag.indyfestusa.com/store/pro...azine-84-epdf/ Sabotnik’s story revealed inSAMODIVA’S KISS Episode 10: ELEMENT in БЪЛГАРСКИ ЛОВЕЦЪ (Bulgarian Hunter) №155/Pages 90-92 (May 2015). You can read and download Yovo’s latest adventurehere:http://lovec.bg/magazine/view/1063 For a second consecutive year our comics works were exhibited at the spectacular Iasi Comics Fest, Iasi, Romania (May 16-17, 2015). We’re very happy, that we shared our work with the festival’s many wonderful guests! You can learn more about the event here: https://www.facebook.com/events/353143648207721/ and http://revista-comics.blogspot.com/2...omicsfest.html Our manga strip „VOICE OF SATORI” is in one of the most prestigious manga anthologies MNG АЛЬМАНАХ РУССКОЙ МАНГИ, Russia. This is our Russian language debut. We’re thrilled to share our work with our talented colleagues in the anthology and the many fans of ФАБРИКА КОМИКСОВ/ COMICS FACTORY. You can learn more about MNG АЛЬМАНАХ РУССКОЙ МАНГИ Volume 10 (2015) and “VOICE OF SATORI”/ „ГОЛОС САТОРИ”, here: http://comics-factory.ru/2015/05/27/...2%D0%B5%D1%82/

[Maidith]

Hi and welcome to Comicforum!
I'm moving your thread to the artist Presentation Forum which is the forum for everyone to show their work.

Thanks for sharing!

[EV_SV]

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IN THE MOOD an animated short film by two brothers-Emiliyan Valev and Stanimir Valev. It is an adaptation of the strip IN THE MOOD which has been exhibited in Serbia, Romania and Bulgaria; and published in Romania, USA and Argentina.

We give you the motion comics adaptation of our comics “In The Mood” (2012) . This work was showcased at BALKANSKA SMOTRA MLADIH STRIP AUTORA, LESKOVAC, SERBIA 2012; published in the Romanian comics magazine “COMICS” Issue 12 (October 2012) (pages 36-37). http://issuu.com/smokingcoolcat/docs...acomicsnr12/39 which premiered at t he 22nd SALONUL INTERNATIONAL AL BENZII DESENATE, Constanta, Romania (September 2012) (International Exhibition of Comics) . It's been exhibited at Bucuresti Comics Fest, 2013 Romania; “First National Exhibition of Bulgarian Comics” Bulgaria, 2013-2014. The comics is published in the U.S. Anthology INDIE COMICS QUARTERLY Volume 01. The 98-page book collects works of US and international creators from the Indie Comics Scene. We’re happy that our story is also nominated for SPECTARE CREATIVE’S INDEPENDENT COMIC AWARD. You can learn more about INDIE COMICS QUARTERLY Volume 01, and our contribution to the Anthology here: http://www.indiecomicsquarterly.com/...ics-quarterly/ IN THE MOOD makes its Spanish language debut in the Argentinean arts magazine “METROPIA”. You can read the special anniversary issue 8 here (“In The Mood/ Con Ganas“ is on pages 114-115): http://issuu.com/metropiamagazine/do...pia_n8_issuu/1

[EV_SV]

Our strip “A DREAM FOR A DREAM” is published in SINISTER SAINTS’ Anthology “GROWING PAINS” (2015)/ United Kingdom. SINISTER SAINTS is the Young Adult imprint of the U.K. award wining publisher HORRIFIED PRESS. “GROWING PAINS” with “A DREAM FOR A DREAM” is out on June 18, 2015.

“Growing up has always been difficult. There's peer group pressure to contend with, teenage angst, making social connections, acceptance, finding out who you are and what you want... So add psychopathic tendencies, crazy families, hidden secrets and loopy la la crushes into the mix and you'll be lucky to hit puberty! Join editor Rich Dodgin and the authors from imprint Sinister Saints Press for this horrific 'coming of age' collection.”

You can learn more about the book and the publisher here: http://www.horrifiedpress.com/



Our comics “SMILING VENGEANCE” is in “STARBURST MAGAZINE” Issue 413/ United Kingdom. It is featured in the magazine’s STRIP SHOWCASE section. The section’s dedicated to helping fresh and exciting talent be seen by a wider audience. Debuting in December 1977 “STARBURST MAGAZINE” is the world's longest running magazine of cult entertainment. You can learn more about “STARBURST MAGAZINE” Issue 413 (June 2015) here:http://www.starburstmagazine.com/com...-now-issue-413

[Jenny]

Hi you two, what you're showing looks way cool.

Here at the artists' café at Comicforum.de, however, we're far more into exchange than into seeing your press releases with all-caps and bold print.

[EV_SV]

For the sixth consecutive year we are among the young and talented authors at Balkanska Smotra Mladih Strip Autora, Leskovac/ Serbia. One of the most important events for the comics art in the Balkans and Europe was held June 26^th-28^th 2015. At the festival’s 17^th edition we showcased our comics strips , scripts, and illustrations. http://balkanskasmotra.blogspot.com/




After been exhibited in Serbia, Romania and Bulgaria; and published in Romania, USA and Argentina, and adapted into an animated short film, our strip IN THE MOOD is published on AMILOVA.COM - an international site and online community devoted to comics, manga and video games with more than 600 authors and 80 000 members. We invite you to read the comics here: http://www.amilova.com/en/comics-man...-the-mood.html

For the past year we’ve been taking with great pleasure the readers of SAMODIVA’S KISS on a journey in a wonderful, magical and unique world. SAMODIVA’S KISS Episode 12: CROSSROAD (July 2015) marks the denouement of the beginning of an epic saga. You can read and download Yovo’s latest adventure here: http://lovec.bg/magazine/view/1071


We’re in the world's longest running magazine of cult entertainment “STARBURST MAGAZINE”/ United Kingdom/ again. Our introduction as artists and a collage of our works are published in the August’s issue. You can learn more about “STARBURST MAGAZINE” Issue 415 (August 2015) here: http://www.starburstmagazine.com/com...-now-issue-415

[EV_SV]

Our works were in the competition of Kragujevac Comic Con Year Five 2015. You can learn more about the event here: http://www.svetstripa.org.rs/stripom...-con-year-five

[EV_SV]

After being part of the revolution in the Romanian comics scene for the passed few years the Festivalul International De Benzi Desenate BD Sibiu (International Comics Festival Sibiu) is spreading its spirit internationally. Galerie Alexandre in Barney, France is a host to a special exhibition (September 19 – October 03, 2015). We were excited to receive a special invitation to present our comics at the event in 2014 and 2015. Now we are among the authors selected to highlight Sibiu Festival at the exhibition in Galerie Alexandre. We are honored to share our works, and represent the Bulgarian comics scene. 25 works by the hottest established and new talents in Romania, and us as international guests from Bulgaria, are showcased in France – home to the most active comics scene in Europe, and one of the most renowned centers of the Ninth Art. You can learn more about International Comics Festival Sibiu here: https://www.facebook.com/Sibiu-Comic...1315/timeline/ You can learn more about Galerie Alexandre here: http://associationalexandre.com/

[EV_SV]

Our works were at Transeuropa Festivalin Belgrade, Serbia, from 2nd to 5th of October! Among the other great events at the festival, RISH Aproject presented the interpretation of their issue’s theme CHAOS by 80 international graphic artists in KM8 Gallery. We’re glad to be among the diverse authors in the exhibition! You can learn more about RISHA Project here: http://www.rishaproject.org/ and about Transeuropa Festivalhere: https://transeuropafestival.eu

[EV_SV]

Our works were exhibited at the 13th International Comic Showroom - Veles 2015, Macedonia (16-18 October 2015). This is our second participation at the wonderful event. You can learn more about the festival here: http://www.comicscenter.mk/

[Maidith]

This is a forum for presenting your own artwork for feedback and critique. A thread consisting solely of advertising it is not allowed. Closed.