SPOTLIGHT: Avi & Jihad

Between 2007 and 2009 I lived and worked in Jerusalem. My apartment was in Abu Tor, a hillside district near Mount Zion and the border between Israel proper and the West Bank. The neighborhood gym I went to after work was frequented by both Israeli and Palestinians. This story is part of a graphic novel I’m working on about two lovers trying to find a normal day-to-day existence in the tinder box atmosphere of Jerusalem during the 2000s, and was loosely inspired by an attack at a gay club in 2009.
– Eric Orner















 

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10 responses

  1. You CAN’T leave me there!!!! Did he live? Who were the red head shooter? How did the family react? AGGGHHHHH!!!!!

  2. This looks incredible. I can’t wait to read the rest!

  3. Rick Parks Avatar
    Rick Parks

    :] good job Eric! :] keep up the good work!

  4. Andrew Espinosa Avatar
    Andrew Espinosa

    Amazing storyline, illustration and work by Eric Orner… as usual!!!
    I hope to see much more by this cartoonist here.

  5. August Fulenwider Avatar
    August Fulenwider

    Eric Orner is an exceptional story teller. Thank you for posting this piece. I will return to this site regularly because of this posting.

  6. Sue Banner Avatar
    Sue Banner

    Yet another wonderful piece of work by the amazing Eric Orner…I want to see more!

  7. Joy B Avatar

    MORE!!!

  8. magda Avatar

    This story really engaged me. Love the pictures! When can we expect the next episode?

  9. A beautiful artist with so much to say that is from the soul and riveting.

  10. Ann Bodle-Nash Avatar
    Ann Bodle-Nash

    Engaging story line, full of cultural and geographic details of great interest. You Orner brothers are brimming with talent. Keep it up. Hi to Peter. Are you doing any collaborative works?

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