ist . ▁ ▁Re ception ▁The ▁first ▁issue ▁sold ▁ 6 5 , 0 0 0 ▁copies , ▁the ▁second ▁ 4 0 , 0 0 0 . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Works ▁c ited ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁Big ▁Num bers ▁# 3 ▁ ▁Category : 1 9 9 0 ▁com ics ▁deb uts ▁Category : Com ics ▁by ▁Alan ▁Moore ▁Category : Math emat ics ▁fiction ▁books ▁Category : Un pub lished ▁com ics <0x0A> </s> ▁Fr anti š ek ▁B í lek ▁( 6 ▁November ▁ 1 8 7 2 , ▁Ch ý nov , ▁Boh emia ▁– ▁ 1 3 ▁October ▁ 1 9 4 1 , ▁Ch ý nov ) ▁was ▁a ▁famous ▁Czech ▁Art ▁N ouve au ▁and ▁Symbol ist ▁sculpt or ▁and ▁architect . ▁ ▁B í lek ▁attended ▁the ▁Academy ▁of ▁Fine ▁Arts ▁( AV U ) ▁in ▁Prag ue . ▁Due ▁to ▁his ▁apparent ▁colour - bl ind ness ▁he ▁moved ▁to ▁Josef ▁Ma uder ▁one ▁year ▁later ▁( 1 8 8 8 ) ▁and ▁started ▁to ▁study ▁sculpt ure . ▁Given ▁a ▁scholar ship ▁offered ▁by ▁patron ▁V oj t ě ch ▁L anna , ▁he ▁spent ▁one ▁year ▁in ▁Paris ▁at ▁the ▁Ac adémie ▁Col ar os si ▁( prof . ▁Jean ▁Antoine ▁In jal bert ). ▁After ▁that , ▁he ▁lived ▁in ▁turns ▁in ▁Prag ue ▁and ▁in ▁Ch ý nov . ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁M án es ▁Union ▁of ▁Fine ▁Arts ▁from ▁ 1 8 9 8 ▁to