The panel will explore how the genre has evolved in countries with distinct traditions of comics and graphic storytelling — from Slovenia and Czechia’s unique cultural landscapes to the contrasting histories of East and West Germany, their influence from the broader Western comic scene, and how different social, political, and artistic contexts have shaped the graphic novel’s growth in these regions.

With Jindřich Janíček, Rita Fürstenau, Tanja Skale and moderated by Jakob Hoffman. 

Organised by the Slovenian Book Agency in cooperation with Czech Literary Centre.