A surprise find at the Book Fair: a 1944 pamphlet with comics advertising cocoa from Mazetti. Since we run the Comic Art Centre in the very building depicted on the cover, I just couldn’t resist buying this. It’ll probably end up on the shelves of the Comics Archive. September 29, 2014 By Fredrik Strömberg 0
Some of the loot from the Book Fair was three dimensional this year. I like! September 28, 2014 By Fredrik Strömberg 0
One more caricature from the Book Fair, this one by the multi-talented Malin Biller. September 28, 2014 By Fredrik Strömberg 0
Another favorite caricature from this year’s Book Fair, by the great Johanna Kristiansson. September 28, 2014 By Fredrik Strömberg 0
Publishing duo Viktor Agering and Jens Andersson accepting the Urhunden Award for best translated graphic novel: Pyongyang by Guy Delisle. September 28, 2014 By Fredrik Strömberg 0
One of my favorite caricatures from this year’s Book Fair. By the inimitable Mattias Adolfsson. September 28, 2014 By Fredrik Strömberg 0
Cartoonist Liv Strömquist on the cover to the official magazine for the Book Fair. September 27, 2014 By Fredrik Strömberg 0
Artist talk with Scandinavian Disney comics master Arild Midthun. September 27, 2014 By Fredrik Strömberg 0
Artist talk with Hanna Gustavsson, winner of this year’s Urhunden Award for Best Swedish Graphic Novel: Nattbarn. September 27, 2014 By Fredrik Strömberg 0
The International Adamson Award goes to Pierre Christin and Jean-Claude Mezieres. September 27, 2014 By Fredrik Strömberg 0
The joys of having a big comics library. Reading these two in tandem right now. September 26, 2014 By Fredrik Strömberg 0
And thus ends the comic strip Elvis. A commercially successful, autobiographical comic strip, done by a couple for over a decade, finally depicting their breakup and then ended. Not sure if I’ve seen that done before. September 20, 2014 By Fredrik Strömberg 0
Just received a big package from Belgium, with som weird and wonderful Trappiste beers. And yes, that’s two kinds of Westvleteren in the middle! September 12, 2014 By Fredrik Strömberg 0
Larger than Line, the gigantic, beautiful portfolio/folder from Sanatorium, with unbelievably detailed art by Mattias Adolfsson. The biggest and most beautiful thing I’ve revived in a long time. September 6, 2014 By Fredrik Strömberg 0
A “few” books which arrived today, courtesy of Egmont Norway, for reading, perusing, analyzing, reviewing and generally enjoying. September 3, 2014 By Fredrik Strömberg 0