dalibor never supposed comic book artist growing former yugoslavia comics shunned lowbrow art form reserved tiddler continually demoralised pursuing dream becoming professional comic book artist became sort sad supposed grow eventually something serious life evidence abc news never stopped drawing like secret love nocturnal activity endure musical family curse good hearing said trained schooled musician worked clarinet instructor decade breaking comics industry credits disintegration yugoslavia resulting influx western funny books croatian market catalyst career shift suddenly became possible suddenly childish dream possible reality recalled decided whatever takes career want said shocked parents quitting steadfast job music school began working full time drawing story table tv commercial message well various small publishing firm last dream bank account taking hit new son pick out aid couple months moneyless window admitted sheepishly took gamble added wrote publisher always wanted work marvel surprise inquiry immediately answered hired draw series deadpool kills marvel seven years later series function date become one marvel artists view industrial zona zagreb croatia dalibor talajic works evan news studio sits second floor unassuming parry near zagreb industrial zone walls covered hysteric random doodles posters favorite superhero movies shares space accomplished croatian comic scripture artists visitors put unusual initiation competition immediately followed contributing drawing walls other spring afternoon got surprising call marvel headquarters new secret project illustrate life mother trapped besieged syrian town madaya watch video vr headset littlstar app ios android samsung gear apple tvos surprised marvel decision cover said typical superhero story crime tarradiddle real life almost insisted bring gig important accepted job dove headlong dispatches sent young mother would know madaya identity withheld protect family reprisals thousands miles out go town besieged forces since july words powerful enough shake bone madaya mommy wrote starving nipper maimed neighbors horrible sensation abandoned world powers task easy transform text messages vivid illustrations life siege read understood madaya mom news report deserved shelf alongside characters captain america thor superheroes determine powers physique special abilities superhero heart said madaya mom fits within category finds strength maybe accident marvel took upon publish continued dalibor talajic drawing dialog box madaya mom evan news visualise would prove among challenging yet tight deadlines lack visual address quite immense responsibility felt getting madaya mammy story right someone actually alive sustenance draw raises lot questions maiden sounds like exploiting someone real serious troubles explained could personalize immense suffering help diminish suffering little bit something course knowing country went war felt like connection would know draw randomly excogitate endless explosions everything really try capture low said dalibor talajic working studio zagreb croatia evan news born sarajevo moving croatian city zagreb early long time age old yugoslavia descended war rejected enlisting croatian military joined citizen watch group patrolled zagreb quickly recede interest group nationalism led pick weapon realized mostly throughout war supposed cannon meat someone shot supposed casualty future statistic said time patrol living croatian capital miles front said never experienced real horrors war pointless sense be wore day day worst thing war finally accept new reality surviving daily basis read