
There are things that never truly disappear, even when they’ve long vanished from newsstands. They no longer carry the scent of fresh print, nor do they wait for us on shelves next to sweets and stickers, yet they live somewhere deeper – in memory. One of those things is Mikijev zabavnik, the magazine generations grew up with.

Mister No is a New Yorker, a World War II veteran, and a pilot who, in the late 1950s, leaves everything behind to seek a different life in South America - settling in the Brazilian town of Manaus. He is a man running from the pressures of modern life, a charming drifter who skillfully avoids the trap of marriage. However, “Mister No” is also the name of a comic shop in Banja Luka, which was recently opened in the Nova Varoš neighborhood.

Some childhoods are remembered for games in the yard, first bicycles, or long summer evenings. Others are remembered for their thin, colorful comic book issues, which smelled of fresh printing ink and promised adventure on every page.