Swedish Invasion
Welcome to THE SWEDISH INVASION! ... The alliance between the Swedish and American alternative comics scenes will reach historic levels this year with our campaign to introduce several talented Swedish cartoonists and their unique graphic novels (including Mats Jonsson's Hey Princess, Simon Gardenfors' The 120 Days Of Simon, Kolbeinn Karlsson's The Troll King, and Niklas Asker's Second Thoughts), as well as a terrific Swedish anthology, From the Shadow of the Northern Lights, and Swedish Comics History by international comics scholar Fredrik Strömberg! Check out all the titles below, and let's be sure to welcome all of these great creators into our community. ... Also, we should send out a special thanks to Johannes Klenell, the Publisher of Galago, in Sweden, who's helped facilitate the start of this long-term relationship. Thanks, Johannes!
New: Check out this goofy and hilarious SWEDISH INVASION PROMO VIDEO!
And click here for details on the Swedish Invasion tour, in New York and Chicago, this April!
Hey Princess
by Mats Jonsson
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“The brilliance of Mats Jonsson’s comics is knowing just how funny some of the most pathetic moments of adolescence can be, and not being afraid to share those, no matter how ridiculous it makes him look.” --Jeffrey Brown, author of Clumsy and Funny Misshapen …
The 120 Days of Simon
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"The 120 Days of Simon is an alternately charming, funny and aggravating four month journal of a self-advertised, couch-surfing freeloader. Highly recommended!" -- Peter Bagge
The 120 Days of Simon began when Swedish cartoonist/rapper Simon Gärdenfors left his home to …
The Troll King
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“The magical biology of The Troll King reads like a psychedelic Hans Christian Andersen, blended with the neo-traditional storytelling of Miyazaki and just a touch of black metal. These are hairy fairy tales for the Burning Man generation." --Jason Leivian, owner of …
Second Thoughts
by Niklas Asker
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Charlie Kaufman meets Sofia Coppola in this stunning debut from Sweden!
"Niklas Asker's debut hits just the right notes of longing, passion and tender reflection about those other lives and other loves that might have been. Like that special, meaningful album track or …
From the Shadow of the Northern Lights (Vol 1)
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Originally inspired by the counterculture work of Robert Crumb, the comical aspect of MAD and the storytelling of the master director Ingmar Bergman, the Swedish magazine Galago began as a publication of political satire during the late 70s. In the three decades since, it …
From the Shadow of the Northern Lights (Vol 2)
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"So can comics in a cold climate prosper? Yes, they can still root, send up fresh shoots and eventually sprout and blossom, providing they get the right nurturing care and soil conditions. Thanks to support from cities and the state, from feisty publishers like Galago, the …
Swedish Comics History
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Swedish comics are just now about to make it big abroad, but they have a long and intricate history -- a history that goes back to (at least) the end of the 18th Century. This book chronicles the history of comics in Sweden, presenting major trends and creators, showing …
