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Foreign Rights
Click to download the Danish Comics 2022 Foreign Rights catalogue (PDF, 19 Mb).
The Danish Guild of Professional Comics Artists and Writers is proud to present its web portal for Danish Comics Foreign Rights.
We present you with a wide variety of available properties and artistic styles.
Select the Booktypes or Genres you are looking for in the menu above. Then click on a property’s cover to read more about it. Please feel free to contact the individual property owners in case you find something of interest.
Please visit this website regularly for up-to-date information about new Danish comics titles and the Danish comics scene in general.
NEW 2022 catalogue available for download
Our new Danish Comics 2022 Foreign Rights catalogue is now available for download in PDF format. 84 pages divided into sections of Mainstream Comics, Graphic Novels, Family & Children and Picture Books.
New releases
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Homunculus
Data
1 book
76 pages
28.5 x 22.0 cm.
Published in Danish and French.- Contact for Foreign Rights: Rune Ryberg
- Reading sample: PDF in English
Description
Meet supernatural sleuth Dr Harryhausen who fights false psychic media and explores the fifth dimension. Usually accompanied by his sidekick Homunculus – who, as his name suggests, is an artificial being created by an occult group whom Dr Harryhausen fiercely battles …
Rune RybergRune Ryberg is an award-winning Danish comic book artist with a history in animation. His style is loose and colour-full, often with longer wordless sequences and a focus on the characters inner emotional struggles and tribulations. His work is not shy of vivid colours and the reader is usually subjected to a playful 70’s acid trip. In 2020, Rune received the Danish Arts Foundation’s 3-year work grant, for his contribution to the art that is a renewal of Danish comics.
Benni BødkerBorn in 1975. He holds a Master’s Degree in Danish Literature and Philosophy and works as a publishing editor and teaches creative writing. He has published the novels Helvedesmaskinen (2004, The Infernal Machine) and Besættelse (2005, Occupation) for young adults and the children’s vampire series Nattens Børn (2006, Children of the Night) along with several easy reading titles. His books in English include Halloween (2004) and The Ghost Rider (2005).
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Kijara
Data
3 books
80-96 pages each
Book 4 in production
5 more books planned
20.0 x 28.0 cm- Contact for Foreign Rights: Tatiana Goldberg
- Reading sample: PDF in English
Description
The series takes place in a united European Union where genetic modification is common and people with illegal modifications are deported to enclosed camps. Kijara is illegally modified and forced to work for a police unit dealing with illegals.
Tatiana GoldbergWriter and artist of the award-winning comic book series Kijara as well as a licensed psychologist using her skills in the creation of characters and stories. Tatiana teaches comics and character design for kids, teens and adults. Her psychological horror comic Anima, was nominated for the Ping award for Best Danish Debut in 2014 as well as shortlisted for the Danish horror award for literature.
www.tatianagoldberg.dk
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Nofret
Data
13 books
Book 13 out in April 2022 (preliminary cover)
48-56 pages each
23.0 x 31.5 (hardcover) or 22.0 x 29.5 cm (softcover)
Published in Danish, Swedish, French, Dutch, Indonesian.
Ages 9 and up- Contact for Foreign Rights: Sussi Bech
- Reading sample: PDF in English (book 1)
- Reading sample: PDF in English (book 2)
- Reading sample: PDF in English (book 10)
- The Nofret Series: PDF, a 1-page overview
Description
One of the greatest graphic novel successes in Scandinavia, Sussi Bech’s series tells the exploits and travels of a girl in the Egypt of the pharaohs. During the reign of Akhenaten, Nofret must free herself from slavery in Babylon, survive as a dancer, fight against the pirates of the Aegean Sea and intrigue as a temple priestess.
Book 13 will be published in Denmark in April 2022 and bring the series to its final conclusion. The shown cover is not final.
Sussi BechA 1983 graduate from the School of Applied Arts in Copenhagen, Sussi Bech is an award-winning cartoonist living in Denmark. Her most popular graphic novel is Nofret – 13 volumes so far – which stars a young Egyptian girl in the land of the pharaohs and combines her adventures with historically accurate depictions of ancient Egypt. Sussi Bech has won several awards for her work.
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Repulsive Attraction
Data
1 book
84 pages
32.0 x 21.5 cm- Contact for Foreign Rights: Patrick Steptoe
- Reading sample: PDF in English
Description
A socio-critical collection of novels in toxic colors. A bastard of dystopian pantomime tales about the greedy mutants of capitalism and environmental decay. Absurd and repulsive visions of doomsday, and the imminent collapse of society. No speech balloons, only black humor, radioactive colors, and transgressive details.
Prizewinner
Repulsive Attraction won the Ping Award for Best Danish Debut 2020 and got numerous positive reviews in its homeland and abroad.
Patrick SteptoeFormer product designer turns comics artist and illustrations activist. With a penchant for creating pictorial narratives with satirical bite and absurd humor, Patrick has cultivated animation, comics and picture books for children. His latest award-winning album has received rave reviews.
Mainstream comics
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Anepantla
Data
1 book
2 more planned
50 pages
21.0 x 30.0 cmAges 9 and up
- Contact for Foreign Rights: Lina Rosé Saxtorph
- Reading sample: PDF in English
Description
Anepantla is an expressive historical fiction drama that takes place during the height of the Aztec Empire. We follow the young court musician, Atl, as she discovers the secrets of the mystical Rain God whom she feels inexplicably drawn to.
Lina Rosé SaxtorphI’m a self-taught artist and illustrator from Copenhagen who debuted in 2021 with part one of my comic series: Anepantla. While working on this, I trained in Edinburgh for a degree in musical theatre. In 2018 I had my art exhibited for the first time, which officially marked the start of my professional art career. My comic and visual art are driven by my interest in Mesoamerican history and culture, and I find I tend to express this rich history best through watercolour.
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Dorthea’s Survivals
Data
5 books
More books in production
48 pages each
29.5 x 22.0 cm
Ages 9 and up- Contact for Foreign Rights: Henriette Westh
- Reading sample: PDF in English (book 1)
- Reading sample: PDF in English (book 2)
- Reading sample: PDF in English (book 3)
- Reading sample: PDF in English (book 4)
- Reading sample: PDF in English (book 5)
Description
Book 1: The Death List
Interpol agent Dorthea Bourgogne gets busy when Interpol discover that a deathlist exists on which Dorthea herself is next in line. Her investigation takes her to castles, dungeons, train roofs and house roofs before the mystery is solved.Book 2: Lullaby
Interpol agent Dorthea Bourgogne spots the face of an assassin that once tried to kill her.
She goes undercover and is soon dangling from the ropes of a Viking ship before she identifies the assassin’s target and cracks the case.Book 3: The Castle of Vultures
The conclusion to the previous book, ”Lullaby”. Dorthea wakes up inside a castle tower after having been abducted. She immediately sets out to survive and overcome the culprits, applying various mines and leftover weapons as well as her trusted fist.Book 4: The Gates of Hell
When Dorthea takes out her horse, Rinaldo, for an endurance ride in Turkmenistan, they encounter a very spooked horse. What happened? The incident takes Dorthea and her horse to the Karakum Desert and to the crater, ”The Gates of Hell”.Book 5: Phantasm
Dorthea’s XO, Nicky, has a thundering headache. Dorthea soon realises that Nicky is suffering from more than just common pain. Time and aggressive villains are their enemy in their quest to find a treatment before Nicky’s head turns to mush.
Henriette WesthBorn 1963, autodidact artist with an affinity for comics. In 1988, her first professional comic book, “Hamlet 5. akt, scene 2” was published by Bogfabrikken. In 2020 she rekindled her old comics character, Dorthea, and created a full story of 44 pages and established her own publishing house. Henriette is constantly working on new comic books, and she has no intention of stopping any time soon.
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Infection
Data
2 books
78 and 66 pages
Book 3 and 4 are in production.
17,6 x 25,0 cm- Contact for Foreign Rights: Casper Sand Christensen
- Reading sample: PDF (from book 1) in English
- Reading sample: PDF (from book 2) in English
Description
NEW! Originally a popular Danish webcomic. Now finally, remastered and expanded for print.
Infection is a story of rage and revenge and is built around action and humour. We get to meet Dave Blame on his way to destruction throughout vol. 1 and 2. And it is only the beginning.
Casper Sand ChristensenA Danish comic artist and graphic designer, Casper’s published works include various newspaper strips and other anthology stories in Danish. He has been drawing comics for most of his life, but it is only recently that his work has been published in print. Infection has been a passion project for years now.
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The Mountains Ablaze
Data
2 books
81 pages each
27.5 x 19.5 cm
Hardcover- Contact for Foreign Rights: Jacob Thybo
- Reading sample: PDF in English
Description
1835. A crippled boy is born into a frontier colony. After getting attacked by local bandits, he flees with his mother. In the wilderness, they become mixed up in a conflict between the military and the original inhabitants: the Elves.
Jacob ThyboJacob Thybo was born in Denmark, and travelled to Finland, at an early age, to study arts.
Back in Denmark, he has done preschool teaching, washing clothes for the local soccer team, garbage sorting and all along, comics illustrating.
Graphic novels
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Copenhagen Carnival Murder 1990
Data
1 book
180 pages
14.8 x 22.7 cm- Contact for Foreign Rights: Craig Frank
- Reading sample: PDF in English
Description
In 1990 a young woman was brutally murdered. The murderer was never found. A historian and artist discover a new perspective about the signature the murderer carved into the victim’s arm which points towards a whole different suspect. Based on a true story.
Craig Frank
Born in 1961, St. Louis, Missouri, USA. Moved to Denmark in the late ’80s. Graduated with a BFA and has worked in animation. Has directed several animated films (JOURNEY to SATURN) and has created several graphic novels. JFK Secret OPS and COOL VALLEY.
Troels Rasmussen
Born in Denmark in 1967, educated as a historian. Worked many years as a researcher and has written several historical books. Today Troels works as a historian in a large international company and has worked together with Craig Frank on many animated projects.
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DAD
Data
1 book
55 pages
21.5 x 30.0 cmFor ages 12 and up
- Contact for Foreign Rights: Søren Maarbjerg Thomsen
Description
Following a terminal illness and death in the family, how do you go on with your life? 55 years old Søren M. Thomsen does it by making his first graphic novel “DAD” A Heart Touching homage to his father and family.
Søren Maarbjerg Thomsen
Born 1965. Author and illustrator of DAD.
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Punk Life Crisis
Data
1 book
106 pages
18.0 x 24.5 cm- Contact for Foreign Rights: Forlaget Eudor
- Reading sample: PDF in English
Description
“Punk Life Crisis” is for anyone who can’t fit into their old black metal T-shirts anymore. It’s a story of one last chance to be cool and rock out in a band:
Simon is approaching 40. His old-time punk friends have become f*king breeders and suburbians. Their fight against capitalism has been put on hold, while the »shit system« provides them with social care and child support. No more concerts and pub crawls.
Only Simon is still dreaming of becoming a lead singer in a punk band before it’s too late. One night at a metal karaoke concert he’s asked to join a new band.New book in preparation
Right now, Simon is working on his next graphic novel scheduled for publication in late 2022.
Simon PetersenSimon Petersen is a Danish cartoonist, who has been published for many years in Denmark, but also in many other countries, especially the U.S. He has been nominated for an ‘Ignatz’ award. His American publisher Pronto Comics has put out 7 of his books during the years. Simon works mostly with the themes of dark humor and no-filter satire. -
The song we didn’t know
Data
1 book
100 pages
19.0 x 24.0 cm- Contact for Foreign Rights: Christer Bøgh Andersen
- Reading sample: PDF in English
Description
June 1990. Jannick, 15, is enjoying the peace of home with little brother Nis and their mother.
Big sister Karen then arrives with a new friend, Camilla, ending the peace for Jannick. A story about family relationships, jealousy and desire.
Christer Bøgh AndersenChrister Boegh Andersen. Danish comic artist and author. Works as an illustrator and communication consultant.
Debuted in 2014 with the graphic short story collection ‘The sophisticated junk dealer’, which was nominated for the Ping Award for best Danish debut 2014.
Family & Children
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Aksel and Supernova
Data
1 book
100 pages
22.00 x 31.0 cm.- Contact for Foreign Rights: Niels Roland
Description
Aksel befriends Nova, a girl from the sky with superpowers, and must decide whether her powers should be used to his own benefit or to help other people.
Niels RolandDebut in 1986 with The Studio (Atelieret), short satirical comics about a group of frustrated young artists. In 1990, 50 years after the German occupation, Roland, Morten Hesseldahl and Henrik Rehr made five volumes of Denmark Occupied (Danmark Besat), each covering one year of the occupation. Since then Niels has concentrated on daily and weekly comics for Danish newspapers, in recent years mainly Weekendavisen.
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Comet Kurt & Rex
Data
1 book
68 pages
16.0 x 23.0 cmAges 6 years and up
- Contact for Foreign Rights: Morten Dürr
- Online sample: PDF in English
Description
Comet Kurt has his very own space rocket. He has a very cool job too. Kurt is a rocket delivery boy flying through outer space with his trusted robot dog Rex. A fun read for young school children – guaranteed to spark their imagination.
Morten DürrDanish Children’s author with 61 published books, translated into 21 languages. Morten has won several national book awards including “Skriverprisen”, from the Educational Ministry of Denmark. Titles in this catalogue: “Comet Kurt and Rex”, “The Whispers Game”, “Ivalu” and “Zenobia”.
Patrick SteptoeFormer product designer turns comics artist and illustrations activist. With a penchant for creating pictorial narratives with satirical bite and absurd humor, Patrick has cultivated animation, comics and picture books for children. His latest award-winning album has received rave reviews.
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Cousin Gross’ (dis)tasteful monstercookbook
Data
2 books
88 pages
21.0 x 28.0 cmAges 6 years and up
- Contact for Foreign Rights: Thomas Schrøder
Description
The Underworld’s leading chef, good old Cousin Gross, has gathered 30 of the most terrifying monsters and their favourite dishes in the most (dis)tasteful cookbook the world has ever seen. The book was heavily covered on national Danish tv, radio and magazines when it came out.
Book 2
In 2021 came the follow-up, Cousin Gross’ (dis)tasteful gluten-free and lactose-free monstercookbook.
Published digitally on Fairytell app in Sweden and Germany.
Thomas SchrøderAuthor of the series ”Cousin Gross’ monstercookbook” and ”The Impossibles” and author of ”What ever turns you on”, translator and Disney-expert.
Niels Voss BoldvigAuthor and illustrator of children’s books.
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Victoria and Igor
Data
1 book
100 pages
22.0 x 31.0 cm.- Contact for Foreign Rights: Niels Roland
Description
Among other adventures, Victoria and her drone Igor are accepted as students at the mysterious school at Belaburg Castle – the former home of Count Darkula.
Niels RolandDebut in 1986 with The Studio (Atelieret), short satirical comics about a group of frustrated young artists. In 1990, 50 years after the German occupation, Roland, Morten Hesseldahl and Henrik Rehr made five volumes of Denmark Occupied (Danmark Besat), each covering one year of the occupation. Since then Niels has concentrated on daily and weekly comics for Danish newspapers, in recent years mainly Weekendavisen.
Picture books
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Beetle and Bear
Data
1 book
30 pages
Book 2 in production
23.0 x 23.0 cmAges 4 and up
- Contact for Foreign Rights: Peter Hermann
- Reading sample: PDF in English
Description
Wordless stories about everyday events that turn into small adventures.
In book 1, Beetle and Bear go for a walk at night, so Beetle can pee before he goes to sleep.
We follow their walk in the cosy and imaginative city, looking for just the right tree.
Peter HermannPeter Hermann is a Danish artist who loves to mix elements of comic books and children’s books, drawn in a loose and colourful style.
He was educated at the Kubert School in the USA and at Designskolen Kolding in Denmark.www.phermann.com
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Sussi and the senseless shoes
Data
2 books, 28 pages each
21,0 x 21,0 cm
Ages 4 and up- Contact for Foreign Rights: Forlaget Eudor
Reading samples:
Description
Two crazy and fun picture books for kids (and their parents) with illustrations in an appealing cartoony style that will make children want to hear the stories over and over again.
Book 1: Alf wants a pet NOW!Alf is 5 years old. Alf likes animals very much. Every day Alf asks his mom and dad if he can have a pet. Please! In the end, mom and dad drive Alf to the pet store to buy a pet. But Alf does not want a hamster. Alf wants a wild animal!
Book 2: Sussi and the senseless shoes
Sussi is 5 years old. Sussi is extremely fond of shoes. Every day, Mom tells Sussi to wear her sensible shoes for school. But sensible shoes are boring and annoying company. One day, Sussi finds a pair of shoes in her Mother’s locker she has never seen before. It is as if they’re talking to her!
Frank MadsenA creator of children’s books and graphic novels – notably the adventures of Kurt Dunder – Frank Madsen is an award-winning cartoonist and three times Best Danish Comics Author nominée. Author of the weekly satirical cartoon Eks Libris since 2010.
Frank has also written the popular picture books for children Snus Mus about a mouse detective, with illustrations by Sussi Bech. The books were published in Chile in 2018 and more are in production. -
The Impossibles
Data
3 books
24 pages each
Book 4 in production (Spring 2021)
24,0 x 33,8 cm- Contact for Foreign Rights: Thomas Schrøder
Description
Swarming-find things-book made as doublepage spreads Escher drawings. The characters are just as crazy as their twisted surroundings.
Besides the task of finding things, there is a story you can read out loud. And at the end there are additional puzzles.Published digitally on Fairytell app in Sweden and Germany.
Thomas SchrøderAuthor of Cousin Gross’ monstercookbook and The Impossibles.
Translator and Disney-expert.Niels Voss BoldvigAuthor and illustrator of children’s books.
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The Man, the Fly and the Unruly Girl
Data
1 book
Graphic picture book w/ linecut illustrations
Published in English and Spanish
21.5 x 30.0 cm (wide)- Contact for Foreign Rights: Inge-Lise Kristoffersen
Description
A man shares his lunch with a fly. When the fly tells of its many journeys, wings are growing out from the man’s back, and together they fly out into the world only to be captured by an insect-collecting girl.
Inger-Lise KristoffersenGrew up in Denmark, Colombia and Hong Kong. Graduated from Design School Kolding. Working with illustration for children, paintings, drawings and graphics.
