Two major accolades for the graphic novel ‘Gra-Grou’ from the 2018 Greek Comics Awards.

Gra-Grou, the atmospheric graphic novel by Tassos Zafeiradis, Yannis Palavos and Thanasis Petrou, with music by Michalis Siganidis, was the big winner at the 2018 Greek Comics Awards, taking home two major prizes: ‘Best Comic’ and ‘Best Script’!The awards ceremony took place on Friday 20 April in the amphitheatre of the French Institute of Athens, as part of Comicdom Con Athens 2018, Greece’s biggest celebration of comics. The evening was hosted by the ‘Stenos Korse’ team.The book, now in its second edition, continues to receive rave reviews from readers and critics alike. Set against the backdrop of the eponymous restaurant, a landmark in Northern Greece for an entire era, Gra-Grou crafts a charming gallery of characters just before each of them chooses the ‘big Yes or the big No’. The publication includes original music composed by Michalis Siganidis, available via a QR code.Many thanks to the creators of Gra-Grou for entrusting Ikaros Publications with its publication, and to the Academy for singling it out!