EXTRACTS: Illustrators issue 29 © 2019 The Book Palace (96 PAGES in Full edition)

92 the reading experience. I believe good communication is the ultimate goal in any kind of art. I’m working on a children’s book, which is new for me, and a second volume to ‘Contes Ordinaires’, and a memoir about growing up in Turkey while becoming a comic book artist. I am also interested in bringing my stories to TV and film audiences. There are projects that I am working on with people in that realm, but I am keeping it close to my chest for the time being. IQ: If you were starting out all over again—would you still make comics your career? EK: Without a single doubt. ● ABOVE: Camdakiler , digital, 2016. A series about two house cats. The entire series is done without outlines, using only digital colouring. RIGHT: Medicine Men , digital, 2018. Movie poster illustration. BELOW: Self-portrait , pencil and digital colouring, 2011. Illustration done for a feature in Uykusuz Magazine .