Dimensions: 29 x 41 cm
signed and dated lower right: 'MSZYSZKO23'
Inscribed on the reverse: 'BATTLE OF DELIUM'
Illustration for Karawansaray Publishing as part of the “Ancient Warfare” series
Origin
Wojtek Łowicki’s Comic Gallery
Biography
Born in Warsaw’s Powiśle district, Szyszko graduated from the capital’s High School of Fine Arts and earned a degree from the Graphic Arts Department of the Academy of Fine Arts. He began his career as an illustrator at the comic book magazine “Relax,” where he published works such as *The Mystery of Kipu*, *Konus*, *In the Power of the Great Goddess*, and *The Bronze Lion*. In the 1980s, he began collaborating with the “Sport i Turystyka” publishing house, where he took over the “Helicopter Pilot” series. He also created issues in the series *The Beginnings of the Polish State*, *Polish Travelers*, and *The Forest Sports Club*; his last major comic book project was *Julius Caesar*—however, the album was never published, and the artwork was lost. Szyszko subsequently abandoned comics in favor of historical illustrations.
