Author & Illustrator Guide | BookFairy
📖 About Alexandra Gold
Alexandra Gold is a Romanian graphic novelist, illustrator and comic book artist from Brașov, known for her distinctive visual storytelling and contributions to Romanian science fiction, fantasy and historical comics.
Her work combines expressive illustrations, imaginative settings and a strong interest in the possibilities of sequential art. From independently created graphic novels to collaborations with established Romanian writers, Gold has contributed to the development and visibility of contemporary Romanian comics.
She is associated with the Antares Science-Fiction & Fantasy Club in Brașov and has worked across several genres, including science fiction, fantasy, horror and historical fiction.
One of her best-known works is Ora 12, an original Romanian graphic novel that received recognition within the country’s comic book community.
Beyond her independent projects, Alexandra Gold has collaborated with Romanian science fiction writer Alexandru Lambă and illustrated books for younger readers.
Her work demonstrates the creative range of Romanian graphic storytelling, a field that continues to develop its own artistic identity.
🕰️ Ora 12 — A Romanian Graphic Novel
Original title: Ora 12
Original publication: 2017
Later edition: Pavcon, 2019
Genre: Graphic Novel, Fantasy, Mystery
Ora 12 is one of Alexandra Gold’s most recognisable projects.
The story begins in a mountain town, where a group of friends discovers an unusual clock inside an old castle.
At twelve o’clock, something extraordinary happens.
The mysterious discovery leads the characters into an adventure that combines fantasy, suspense and imaginative visual storytelling.
The graphic novel is particularly notable for its artwork, atmospheric illustrations and distinctive visual presentation.
Its original graphic album appeared in 2017, followed by a Pavcon edition in 2019.
Ora 12 received recognition from the Romanian comics community, including an award for Romanian graphic storytelling.
🚀 Povești din lumi și timpuri
English translation of the title: Stories from Worlds and Times
Published: 2022
Publisher: Pavcon
Creative collaboration: Alexandru Lambă and Alexandra Gold
Povești din lumi și timpuri is a collection of eight illustrated comic book stories created through a collaboration between Romanian science fiction writer Alexandru Lambă and Alexandra Gold.
The collection brings together different genres and narrative approaches, demonstrating the versatility of graphic storytelling.
Its stories include:
- Suflu
- Os pentru os
- Moș Ion Roată și Cuza Vodă
- Fum și abur
- Fabrica
- Focurile Lumii Noi
- Poluare
- Copiii întunericului
The album explores science fiction, fantasy, horror and Romanian historical subjects.
Several of its illustrated stories received recognition at Romanian comics events and festivals.
The collaboration highlights the relationship between a written scenario and its visual interpretation, showing how illustration can expand a story’s atmosphere, characters and emotional impact.
📚 Other Graphic Works
🔥 Focurile Lumii Noi
Published: 2018
Publisher: Geek Network
Writer: Alexandru Lambă
Illustrator: Alexandra Gold
Focurile Lumii Noi is an illustrated science fiction project based on a scenario by Alexandru Lambă.
Gold’s contribution centres on the visual development and illustration of the story.
The work was later included in Povești din lumi și timpuri.
📖 15 noiembrie 1987
Published: 2022
Publisher: Muzeul Județean de Istorie Brașov
Genre: Historical Graphic Novel
This graphic album explores the events surrounding the workers’ revolt of 15 November 1987 in Brașov.
Through illustrated historical storytelling, Alexandra Gold revisits an important episode in Romania’s recent history.
The project demonstrates how comics can be used not only for fantasy and entertainment but also to preserve historical memory and communicate significant events to new generations.
📰 Anthology Contributions
Alexandra Gold has also contributed to Romanian comics projects and anthologies, including:
- UN 1.ON — published by EAT Comics
- Istorii din ’89 — associated with the Brașov County Museum of History
These contributions form part of her broader involvement in Romanian graphic storytelling.
🎨 Children’s Book Illustrations
Alexandra Gold has illustrated children’s books published in Romania and internationally.
Her illustrated projects include:
- Floarea Domniței
- Legenda nalbei
- Legenda zorelelor
- Cine a fost Iona
- Misterul din Înaltul Cerului
- O dispariție misterioasă
These works demonstrate her ability to adapt her illustration style to different audiences and types of storytelling.
🏆 Awards and Recognition
Alexandra Gold’s graphic work has received recognition within Romania’s comics community.
Ora 12 was awarded a distinction for Romanian graphic novels, while Gold’s historical comics work received awards at editions of the Romanian Historical Comics Festival in 2019 and 2020.
Her contributions are particularly significant within Romanian speculative fiction and the independent comics scene, where artists and writers continue to develop original illustrated stories across a wide range of genres.
✨ What Makes Alexandra Gold’s Work Special?
🎨 Distinctive Visual Identity
Gold’s greatest strength is her illustration.
Her artwork brings personality to characters, settings and atmospheric details, making visual composition a central part of the reading experience.
🚀 Genre Versatility
Her projects move between science fiction, fantasy, horror, historical fiction and children’s literature.
This variety demonstrates how illustrated storytelling can accommodate very different subjects and audiences.
🇷🇴 Romanian Graphic Storytelling
Alexandra Gold is part of a creative community working to develop original Romanian comics and graphic novels.
Her projects contribute to a field in which local history, folklore, imagination and speculative fiction can be explored through sequential art.
🤝 Creative Collaboration
Her work with Alexandru Lambă demonstrates the possibilities of collaboration between a fiction writer and a visual artist.
The relationship between written storytelling and illustration is particularly important in graphic novels, where both elements contribute to the finished narrative.
📖 BookFairy Reviews
Ora 12 by Alexandra Gold
BookFairy’s review of Ora 12 explores the contrast between the graphic novel’s striking artwork and its less developed narrative structure.
The illustrations, visual composition and atmospheric presentation made a strong impression, while the story itself felt as though it could have benefited from tighter writing and more careful pacing.
Despite these reservations, Ora 12 remains an ambitious Romanian graphic novel with a distinctive visual identity.
📖 Read the Ora 12 Review on BookFairy
📚 Where Should You Start Reading Alexandra Gold?
For readers discovering Alexandra Gold’s work, Ora 12 is a natural starting point.
It introduces her artistic style and demonstrates her approach to original graphic storytelling.
Readers interested in Romanian science fiction, fantasy and collaborative comics can continue with Povești din lumi și timpuri, created alongside Alexandru Lambă.
Those interested in Romanian history and the possibilities of educational graphic storytelling may prefer 15 noiembrie 1987.
Together, these works provide an introduction to Alexandra Gold’s versatility as an illustrator and graphic novelist.
🦋 Discover Alexandra Gold on BookFairy
Alexandra Gold represents an important part of Romania’s contemporary graphic storytelling scene.
Her work highlights the creative possibilities of comics as a medium for fantasy, science fiction, history and artistic expression.
Through original projects, collaborations and illustration, she continues to demonstrate how powerful visual storytelling can be in bringing imaginative worlds and meaningful stories to life.