Category Archives: Photos
Mats Jonsson föreläser på Serieskolan under det självbiografiska temat.
Probably one of the oldest comics murals still in existence in Angoulême.
Winners of the award for best album of the year, Philippe de Pierpont and Eric Lambé for Paysage apres la battallie, with the presenter and president of the jury, Posy Simmonds.
Action in the Swedish booth, with signings by Kim W. Andersson and Mattias Adolfsson.
The panel on Swedish epic comics, with Kim W. Andersson and Fabian Göransson is under way.
Major review of Kim W. Andersson’s graphic novel Alena in the French journal Zoo.
Day three at the Festival International de la Bande dessinée in Angoulême and the crowds have arrived en masse.
The bust of Hergé being used for a greater purpose :)
The great team that organized the Swedish booth in Angoulême 2017.
And now, the Valerian exhibition. Great to see originals by Mézières, but the props from the film stole the show.
Dinner with the Swedish delegation in Angoulême 2017.
The new French edition of Alena by Kim W. Andersson. Come and listen to him and Fabian Göranson talk about epic Swedish comics at the Conservatoire at 16.30 today if you are in Angoulême.
Moose sausages at the reception at the Swedish booth. Art by the inimitable Mattias Adolfsson.
Chaos at the Swedish booth!
Visiting the big Herman exhibition. Nicely done, but a bit exhausting with so many originals.
Hilding Sandgren drawing live at the Swedish scene in Angoulême.
At the big Will Eisner exhibition. Really well done. Moody in a Spirit kind of way and shock full of beautiful originals.
The panel on the best Swedish comics, featuring publishers Johannes Klenell, Jens Andersson and Sofia Olsson, with yours truly as moderator and Maria Ridelberg-Lemonie as fearless translator into French.
Artist Rui Tenreiro drawing live to music for a rapt audience, at the Swedish scene in Angoulême.
The official breakfast with the Swedish and French publishers is under way.
In Angoulême. Baoom!
Sometimes the parcels containing comics sent to me also has to be preserved and kept in the library
New issue!
Another great portrait, this time by Pelle Forshed, done between signings in the Swedish booth at SoBD. #sobd #comics #bd #paris #swedishcomics
A great portrait by the ever charming Justin Hall, from when he was staying at our house and teaching at the Comic Art School.
More signings in the Swedish booth. Day three and the interest in Swedish comics is still high. #sobd #bd #swedishcomics #paris
Signing at the Swedish booth.
A Jaques Tati inspired cafe, where the owner played traditional Swedish singer songwriter tunes, and danced around in a bright red wig. Psychedelic. Paris delivers!
SoBD, one of the nicest comics festivals I’ve ever visited.
Media attention is focused on the Swedish comics booth.
And finally, the third panel, on Swedish female comics artist. Here you can tell that I’m starting to get tired, after having been on stage for three hours straight…
The second panel on Swedish contemporary comics, with Maria Ridelberg-Lemoine translating all our jumbled answers into beautiful French.
The first panel on Swedish comics, with the fantastic Philippe Morin as moderator.
Part of the Swedish comics exhibition at SoBD.
Introducing Swedish comics to the Parisian audience.
Trying to visit the legendary bookstore Un Regard Moderne, which has opened again after the tragic death of its owner.
Hilding Sandgren and Anneli Furmark signing in the Swedish booth at SoBD.
Second day with SoBD, at the very center of Paris.
Finally arrived at SoBD. The Swedish booth right up front!
Knut Larsson improvises a sign for the Swedish booth at SoBD.
The Eisner Award nominated comics artist Justin Hall, giving a lecture at the Comic Art School of Malmö.
Strike a pose! Kim W. Andersson at the grand opening of his exhibition at Rum för serier, Malmö.
The great master Anneli Furmark lectures at the Comic Art School.
On stage, talking about comics in the school, with teachers extraordinaire: Helga Boström and Melinda Galaczy.
Årets första scenframträdande på Bokmässan: samtal med författarna till de ypperliga pedagogiska serieböckerna om Curly Bracket.
After about twenty years of these beauties sittning on a shelf in the manga section of my library, I can now finally, actually read the comics. Big thanks to the indefatigable Frederik L. Schodt. #manga #ozamutezuka #frederiklschodt
Wohoo! New issue, with cover by Rutu Modan, two interviews with Joann Sfar, preview of new book by Åsa Grennvall and much more. #comics #rutumodan #joannsfar #proud
A few new books to read…
Indian graphic novels
Planning to update my knowledge on the bourgeoning Indian graphic novel market during the next year or so. Thanks to Sumit Kumar and Thomas Karlsson for getting me started with this little gem.
Casually reading Previews and suddenly… Bam! A new book by Kim W. Andersson!
At the library
Just visited to the local library, and found comics artist and professor Gunnar Krantz reading my book Seriebiblioteket (The Comics Library).
A beautiful hand painted bottle from the 1930s
Just bought this beauty, with a painting of the Swedish comics character 91:an. OK, so now I’ll probably have to buy the christmas album from 1939, which quite obviously was the model of the drawing.
Oooh, some really, really early originals by Rune Andreasson, showcased at the upcoming exhibition on the children’s comic Bamse.
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The big exhibition on the Swedish national treasure, the children’s comic Bamse, is being built as we speak, with loads and loads of originals from the comic’s 50 year history.
And the hits just keep on coming
This “little” tome (it’s almost 500 pages long) was published a while ago, but I just now got a copy. I contributed with the article “Propaganda in Graphic Novels: Sex, War & Politics!”.
The Second book from the Comics Archive
More brand new books with contributions by yours truly. This is the second book from the Swedish Comics Archive, focusing on the comics culture in Sweden in the 1960s. I’ve contributed an interview with pioneering comics historian Sture Hegerfors, and an article about the likewise pioneering female comics artist Ulla van Rooy, who illustrated a graphic novel as early as 1960.
Just hit the jackpot! Bought a major collection of originals, sketches, photos and more from the late, great Oscar Jacobsson. I can feel a book coming on…
This just arrived, with my article “Comics Studies in the Nordic Countries – field or discipline?”.
Graduation day at the Comic Art School. Many new and interesting artists about to enter and enrich the comics community!
Adrian Malmgren presents Wicked Hero at the public examination of the Comic Art School.
And… we’re off! Public examination of the students at the Comic Art School.
Crowded at the grand opening of the Comic Art School’s exhibition.
Getting ready for the grand opening of the Comic Art School’s yearly exhibition. See you at 17.00!
Swedish comics artist Mattias Elftorp talks about the international comics festival AltCom at the Comic Art School.
Finnish comics artist Harri Filppa talks about the Oulu comics festival at the Comics Art School.
Comics artist William Rasoanaivo (Pov) from Madagaskar/Mauritius gives a lecture at the Comic Art School.
At a major exhibition with original art and sketches by the incredible Sven Nordqvist! Well worth a visit.
German comics artist Paula Bulling, current artist in residence in Malmö, gives a lecture at the Comic Art School.
Mikael Tegebjer from the syndicate Bulls talks about strip comics at the Comic Art School.
The incredibly thick 17th yearbook of the Comic Art School is here!
Is it really the 17th book since we started the Comic Art School? I made sure we created a yearbook that very first year, i.e. 1999/2000, otherwise there would not have been an impetuous for making sure there was one each and every year. Now it would feel incredibly wrong to break this winning streak. But 17… That’s a long time, and many new comics artists that have been presented to the general public throughout the years.
Portrait by Matt Madden, with me as the character in his incredible 99 Ways to tell a Story: Exercises in Style.
Some of the loot from this year’s edition of Stockholm International Comics Festival.
Portrait by the inimitable Max Andersson.
Szymon Holcman talks about Polish comics history. #sis16 #seriefestivalen
Right now at the presentation of Polish comics history, at Stockholm International Comics Festival.
Swedish comics artist Sara Granér being interviewed on stage, at Stockholm international Comics Festival.
Good company!
The inaugural ceremony of the Stockholm International Comics Festival, Rutu Modan presenting.
Aaand… we’re off! Matt Madden is giving a Master Class to the students of the Comic Art School of Malmö.
One of the smallest pieces in my collection, by a dearly cherished one.
The Swedish comics character Adamson (Silent sam), featured on a cigar band, made for the German market by what seems to be a French manufacturer. International indeed.
Visiting the new exhibition with art by Liv Strömquist.
Giving the inauguration speech at Kim W. Andersson’s new exhibition
At the grand opening of Kim W. Andersson’s exhibition, in his (and my) hometown Staffanstorp.
Comics publishing in Sweden is getting more interesting by the minute!
Visiting the local comics festival Seriefest, and the stand for the Comic Art School.
A Japanese copy of a German figurine, based on a Swedish character, sold as a souvenir from Lincoln, Nebraska…
Finding my old traveling exhibition Swedish Comics History displayed in my own neck of the woods. Haven’t seen it for years. Nice!
I suddenly stumbled upon a parody of myself, in the latest volume of Daniel Ahlgren superhero pastiche SH3.
At the Grand opening of the exhibition Serier & film.
The hanging of the exhibition Serier & film (Comics & movies)
Wohoo!
Coco Moodysson gives a lecture at the Comic Art School
Portrait: By the great Per Åhlin.
On stage with childhood hero Per Åhlin!
Mailbag: Catching up on my reading in preparation for nominating to the Urhunden Award.
Mailbag: Today’s haul. Sometimes the postman actually does ring twice.
Ok, so maybe I’m obsessing a bit much about this book…
Mailbag: Weighty additions to the Stromberg library
The Swedish master of horror comics, Lars Krantz, talking about his new exhibition.
