The collaboration between The Comics Archive and Malmö University continues. This autumn we will hold a symposium together, aimed at research initiation, where we will present collections and archives that would be suitable for research purposes. More info here: comics.uni.mau.se/invitation-t...

The Concierge at Hokkyoku Department Store by Nishimura Tsuchika translated by Jan Trench (Seven Seas, 2024) reviewed by Hagai Palevsky www.tcj.com/reviews/the-...

Nancy By Ernie Bushmiller April 1,1946

Hergé.

Quino!

Happy World Book Day!

Choose 20 comics that have stayed with you or influenced you. One comic per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. Day 20:

Choose 20 comics that have stayed with you or influenced you. One comic per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. Day 19:

Choose 20 comics that have stayed with you or influenced you. One comic per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. Day 18:

Researcher Martin Lund going through the unique material we have on Will Eisner at the Comics Archive.

Goscinny and Uderzo!

Choose 20 comics that have stayed with you or influenced you. One comic per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. Day 17:

Choose 20 comics that have stayed with you or influenced you. One comic per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. Day 16:

Choose 20 comics that have stayed with you or influenced you. One comic per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. Day 15:

We just had two Danish publishers visiting the Comics Archive, and here they are commenting on the fact that we actually had a Don Rosa collection, without a signature, which should make it a rarity :)

Have just organized an artist talk with Spanish comics artist Sebas Martin, who ended up drawing me as a character in one of his homoerotic comics :)

What I’m reading right now, an excellent graphic novel from Spain.

Todays review assignment: combining a childhood favorite, i.e. Lucky Luke, with an absolute favorite contemporary artist, Blutch! Really looking forward to this one.

Have spent the day in neighboring Denmark, picking up unique material that was donated to the Comics Archive. Oh and we were of course served Danish smörrebröd and beer!

Whenever you visit the comics festival in Angouleme, you have to take a selfie with the statue of Corto Maltese. It’s the law!

The Danish publisher Jens Peder Agger, who was the force behind getting French albums published in Scandinavia, and making my childhood so much better, gets honored in Angouleme.

My French publisher meets up with my Brazilian publisher to compare editions. Only in Angouleme!

And we’re off!

It’s getting time to announce all the winners at the grand award ceremony at the Angoulême festival!

An ”animation” from today’s lecture at the comics festival in Angouleme.

ly in Angouleme! We’re at our local pub in Angouleme for a pre-dinner Belgian beer, and an artist drawing Marsupilami on the windows. We convince her that Jonas Darnell is “the biggest comics artist in Sweden”, and he immediately get’s the assignment to draw his character on the door window :)

Have now given my first lecture at Festival International de la Bande Dessinée d'Angoulême, talking about Seriearkivet/The Comics Archivet, our goals and how we can help comics researchers with access to hard to find materiel concerning the processes behind the creation and dissemination of comics.

As per tradition, I’m gonna be at the Angoulême festival, arriving on Wednesday and leaving on Sunday, and hope to meet up with all of you, my international friends. Do come by the Swedish booth at the International Right market and say hi, or we’ll just find each other at some pub or other.

Choose 20 comics that have stayed with you or influenced you. One comic per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. Day 14:

Choose 20 comics that have stayed with you or influenced you. One comic per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. Day 13:

Choose 20 comics that have stayed with you or influenced you. One comic per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. Day 12:

Choose 20 comics that have stayed with you or influenced you. One comic per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. Day 11:

Choose 20 comics that have stayed with you or influenced you. One comic per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. Day 10:

Choose 20 comics that have stayed with you or influenced you. One comic per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. Day 9:

Choose 20 comics that have stayed with you or influenced you. One comic per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. Day 8: