In the multitude of fast internet content, the comic is slowly paving the way for children and young people, according to publishers and authors of this once very popular media.
They say that when the comic appeared, parents warned children about its value, which, they thought, was below the level of the book. As for everything that's new.
This of course did not bother the children of that time; they loved him and cherish him to this day. One of these fans is the editor of the comic publishing house Agarthi Comics Almir Šehalić, who spoke for Fena about comics, the great past and the future that exists, in his comic book shop in Baščaršija in Sarajevo.
To his satisfaction, this graphic novel tends to stand side by side with the fast content of social networks such as stories and reels, although at the moment it seems an impossible mission.
- It may sound pretentious, but one thing is certain that the comic is returning among children and youth. Manga's are probably 'to blame' for this - Šehalić points out, explaining that manga is actually Japanese comics, which bring heroes from cartoons in the form of drawings.
For this, he emphasizes, the children have gone mad. Along with the new audience, he is certainly counting on the generation that grew up reading comics and never left them.
His positive attitude towards the future of comics is supported by the research he conducted before the opening of the comic book store in mid-2012, but also by the fact that they have existed for more than a decade.
Love existed, but we also had to check the market. It existed and that's why we started- said Šehalić and adds that the comic book store was conceived as a place for socializing, promotion and reading of comics.
Speaking of the comics they offer he says they are mostly licensed comics from the world. Domestic authors draw, but for world publishers because it is more profitable.
- Domestic publishers are not able to produce comics, nor to hire local draftsmen because it is too expensive and ultimately this product is not profitable. It is more profitable for us to buy the rights of our author from a foreign publisher and publish translated comics into our language and thus bring it to the local audience - said Šehalić.
Sarajevo comic book author Berin Tuzlić also says the comic has a future. The surrounding states are one step ahead, but he thinks we're getting there.
The audience has enough. What I would cite as an advantage is the development of a digital comic book. You have top publishers that offer applications through which you can read image by image or board by board. For the new generations who have learned about the comic book, this has become very attractive - says Tuzlić.
He said that with the development of technology, comics has reached a new level.
The artist explains that comics is the "ninth art", that it is considered one of the most important arts for the development of communication skills and that it is defined by illustrative information in one square.
A comic is a chronological sequence of images interconnected by the plot. It comes from the American name Comic Strip which literally translates to comic strip.
Its existence is associated with the emergence of mass media. It initially exists as an additional entertainment for newspaper readers, but soon becomes an independent medium.