Que for signings by the speaker of tonight, Natalia Batista. February 10, 2014 By Fredrik Strömberg 0
Comics artist Natalia Batista talks about stereotypes in Japanese comics, at the first evening meeting of 2014 with the local chapter of the Swedish Comics Association. February 10, 2014 By Fredrik Strömberg 0
Camilla Läckberg joins the Swedish crime fiction authors who have had a novel turned into a graphic novel for the prolific French comics market. Would be fun if at least some of these could actually be published in Sweden. February 4, 2014 By Fredrik Strömberg 0
Swedish comic strip Rocky sold in a comic store in Paris, with the added note: “A young, idle but hilarious Swede. Fantastic!!!” February 4, 2014 By Fredrik Strömberg 0
Good morning! A day in Paris, and nothing planned. Going for a walkabout. February 3, 2014 By Fredrik Strömberg 0
At a pub in Paris, discussing the design of magazines about comics, testing the new Belgian Trappiste beers and listening to a great live music trio with violin and guitars. Life’s good. February 3, 2014 By Fredrik Strömberg 0
The renowned recluse Bill Watterson is announced as next years President of the Angoulême festival. The American publisher (via cell phone): “I’ll try to get him to come, but he doesn’t like to travel…” February 2, 2014 By Fredrik Strömberg 0
One of the trends of French comics today: biographies, reportage, autobiographies, realism. February 1, 2014 By Fredrik Strömberg 0
This year’s outdoors exhibition celebrates the 80th anniversary of the French Mickey Mouse magazine. February 1, 2014 By Fredrik Strömberg 0
One of the major international guests of the festival, Israeli Rutu Modan, walked by and fell I love with Swedish artist Emelie Östergren’s book Evil Dress. Fortunately we had two display copies, so We could give her one to take to her French publisher, to convince them to publish it here. February 1, 2014 By Fredrik Strömberg 0
Whoa! Visiting another really emotionally exhausting exhibition (it’s turning out to be a good exhibition year for the Angoulême festival): the Korean exhibition on the “comfort women”, i.e. the Korean women who were forced to be prostitutes for the Japanese army during WWII. Major controversy surrounding this exhibition, with Japan launching a formal complaint to the festival. February 1, 2014 By Fredrik Strömberg 0
Dinner with “Team Sweden” in Angoulême 2014, the biggest Swedish group to ever attend the festival. February 1, 2014 By Fredrik Strömberg 0