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Glimtar
Posted by Fredrik Stromberg on January 18th, 2011 at 8:22 AMTitel: Glimtar
Translation: Glimpses
By: Rikke Bakman
Language: Swedish (Danish)
288 pages, color, hardcover
Publisher: Optimal Press, 2011
ISBN: 978-91-85951-23-9
Every now and then there appears a book that literally takes my breath away. This was the case with Glimtar…
Recommendation: Frances vol. 2
Posted by Fredrik Stromberg on January 12th, 2011 at 2:44 PMTitle: Frances vol. 2
By: Joanna Hellgren
Language: Swedish (French)
128 pages, b&w, soft cover
Publisher: Galago, 2010
ISBN: 978-917037559-0
Joanna Hellgren appeared on the the Swedish comics scene just a couple of years ago, seemingly out of nowhere and …
Klas Katt in the Wild West
Posted by Fredrik Stromberg on January 5th, 2011 at 4:05 AMTitle: Klas Katt i vilda västern
Translation: Klas Katt in the Wild West
By: Gunnar Lundkvist
Language: Swedish
94 pages, b&w and colour, hardcover
Publisher: Kartago Förlag
ISBN: 978-91-86003-45-6
Gunnar Lundkvist is an institution in the Swedish comics culture. He …
Johnossi Comics
Posted by Fredrik Stromberg on December 26th, 2010 at 11:33 AMJohnossi Comics is a strange hybrid, and even stranger seeing as it was made in Sweden. Johnossi is a successful Swedish band, an energetic live-playing rock duo that has also had some success abroad. They have teamed up with the …
Best Swedish Graphic Novels of 2010
Posted by Fredrik Stromberg on December 19th, 2010 at 4:30 AMIt’s that time of year again… Time to start looking back at what actually happened during the last 12 months. So, here are my thoughts on the best Swedish graphic novels published during 2010:
Comiquiz – The Nordic Comics Competition
Posted by Fredrik Stromberg on December 2nd, 2010 at 6:50 AMThere is, in the Nordic countries a phenomenon which is, as far as I know, unique in the world: Comiquiz. This is a competition in the knowledge of comics which is held every year. What makes it unique is that …
AltCom 2010
Posted by Fredrik Stromberg on November 16th, 2010 at 1:45 PMThe AltCom weekend is over, and I must say that I am very pleased with how it all turned out. We’ve had a festival for kids and kids’ comics in Malmö for about ten years now, but this was the first all-out adult comics festival and it drew a fair number of visitors, some really interesting guests from all over the world, many publishers and so on.
AltCom
Posted by Fredrik Stromberg on November 10th, 2010 at 2:31 AMThe comics festival AltCom in Malmö is already under way, with exhibitions all over the city, an alternative film festival last week and a comics anthology published and handed out for free. This weekend is the main focus, though, with …
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