Portrait by the incredibly talented Anneli Furmark. This was at the big Swedish dinner and I was just as tired as I look. Oh, and this was Anneli’s second go at drawing a portrait this evening, as she wasn’t happy with the first one … January 31, 2015 By Fredrik Strömberg 0
One of the stranger publications found at the Angoulême festival: a pirate edition of Tintin au Congo translated into lingala, the official Congolese dialect. Done by the same publisher who did the (in)famous Katz a few years ago. January 31, 2015 By Fredrik Strömberg 0
The comics historian in me has been gathering everything concerning Charlie Hebdo. There’s no doubt about the theme of this years Angoulême festival. January 31, 2015 By Fredrik Strömberg 0
At the massive Bill Watterson exhibition, with endless amounts of originals on display, including the first draft that he sent to the syndicate before the strip got started. January 31, 2015 By Fredrik Strömberg 0
Portrait Norwegian artist extraordinaire Steffen Kverneland, capturing my current state of bewilderment after three intense days at the Angoulême festival. January 31, 2015 By Fredrik Strömberg 0
Manifestation for Charlie Hebdo, with many of the professionals from the French comics industry present. January 31, 2015 By Fredrik Strömberg 0
The entrance to the very moving and surprisingly extensive and well curated exhibition on Charlie Hebdo, that the comics museum has put together in no time for the Angoulême festival. January 31, 2015 By Fredrik Strömberg 0
The joint party of the Swedes, the Finns, the Norwegians and the Germans. January 30, 2015 By Fredrik Strömberg 0
High art and low art? The beautiful poster by Bill Watterson is on display all over Angoulême. January 30, 2015 By Fredrik Strömberg 0
A press conference at the press centre, with the “Je suis Charlie” sign on prominent display. January 30, 2015 By Fredrik Strömberg 0
The festival makes it pretty clear where their alliances lies. January 30, 2015 By Fredrik Strömberg 0
The Nordic Comics battle under way, with yours truly as the game host. January 30, 2015 By Fredrik Strömberg 0
The big Nordic panel is under way, with a large, interested audience. January 29, 2015 By Fredrik Strömberg 0
And now: the fastest comics artist in Sweden, Mattias Adolfsson. January 29, 2015 By Fredrik Strömberg 0
And we’re off! Natalia Batista is the first Swedish artist to draw live on the Swedish stage at Angoulême. January 29, 2015 By Fredrik Strömberg 0
What happens when the biggest online shop for magazines in Sweden tries to sell far too few copies of Charlie Hebdo. January 20, 2015 By Fredrik Strömberg 0
Building yet another venerable old Swedish comics character, out of LEGOs. Here’s my first prototype. Anyone who can guess which character I’m aiming for? January 18, 2015 By Fredrik Strömberg 0
My pet Christmas project of building the old Swedish comics character Adamson/Silent Sam out of LEGOs is coming to a close. I’ll probably keep tinkering some more now and then though, as this has been so much fun. January 5, 2015 By Fredrik Strömberg 0