Translation: "I remember, in the first dance after the war, in the officers' club, I put on a very naughty dress, for that time! ...The colonel was very jealous!" - "Why? Did he want to put it on himself?"
Arkas is one of the most famous Greek comic artists. No biographical information is known about him, not even his real name. He has been publishing his albums since the early 1980s. Arkas is a humorous cartoonist, with a love for talking animals. Among his recurring characters are Kokoras the Rooster, Castrato the Pig, Loucretia the Cat, Vaggelis the bear, Pantelis the lion keeper and Montechristo the Mouse. His comics have been published in various newspapers and magazines, including the magazine E, a part of the newspaper Eleftherotypia.
'Kokoras the Rooster'.
Arkas' most famous comics are 'O Kokoras' ('The Rooster'), 'O Isovitis' ('The Lifer'), 'Xypnas Mesa Mou to Zoo' ('You Wake The Animal Inside Me'), 'Show Business', 'Castrato', 'Hamiles Ptiseis' ('Low Flights') and 'I Zoi Meta' ('The Life After'). He is still publishing albums of the three last series, which are in color.
Translation: "I can't be in Heaven! I believe there's been a mistake!…" - "They all do!".
Arkas official website
(comics in Greek)