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
June 29th, 2012 at 10:24 am
You CAN’T leave me there!!!! Did he live? Who were the red head shooter? How did the family react? AGGGHHHHH!!!!!
June 29th, 2012 at 10:47 am
This looks incredible. I can’t wait to read the rest!
June 29th, 2012 at 7:03 pm
:] good job Eric! :] keep up the good work!
June 29th, 2012 at 7:12 pm
Amazing storyline, illustration and work by Eric Orner… as usual!!!
I hope to see much more by this cartoonist here.
June 30th, 2012 at 7:59 am
Eric Orner is an exceptional story teller. Thank you for posting this piece. I will return to this site regularly because of this posting.
July 1st, 2012 at 3:13 pm
Yet another wonderful piece of work by the amazing Eric Orner…I want to see more!
July 5th, 2012 at 6:40 pm
MORE!!!
July 5th, 2012 at 11:42 pm
This story really engaged me. Love the pictures! When can we expect the next episode?
July 28th, 2012 at 10:16 am
A beautiful artist with so much to say that is from the soul and riveting.
October 1st, 2012 at 11:03 pm
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?