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Foreign Rights
Click to download the Danish Comics 2023 Foreign Rights catalogue (PDF, 12 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 2023 catalogue available for download
Our new Danish Comics 2023 Foreign Rights catalogue is now available for download in PDF format. 60 pages divided into sections of Mainstream Comics, Graphic Novels, Family & Children and Picture Books.
New releases
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Homunculus
Data
2 books
76 pages in colour
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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My First Kiss
Data
1 book
20 pages, colour
17.0 x 24.0 cm- Contact for Foreign Rights: Lena Nicolajsen
- Reading sample: PDF in English
Description
“My first kiss” – is a graphic short story about three girlfriends who share their experience of getting their first kiss.
It started as a personal project for Lena. A series of stories from her life, where nothing really extraordinary happens. The most extraordinary thing happens in the most normal moments.A tribute to all the people getting that first kiss.
Lena NicolajsenIllustrator from the Faroe Islands, based in Copenhagen, Denmark, where she works as a freelance illustrator and independent designer with illustration, pattern design, comics, and toy creatures for children and childish souls. Graduated from The Danish School of Design.
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My Mind’s Eye
Data
1 book
68 pages, colour
20.5 x 28.6 (hardcover)Ages 15 and up
- Contact for Foreign Rights: Anna Laurine Kornum
- Reading sample: PDF in English
Description
A modern-day fairy tale, a dark fable with an undercurrent of existential horror. In a sequence of four intertwined short stories, we witness the undoing of a formerly happy, nuclear family.
The fourth story was published worldwide in English in 2016 by Heavy Metal Entertainment LLC.
Anna Laurine KornumBorn 1978 in Aarhus, Jutland. An academic, painter, author, and illustrator. Formally educated in biology and philosophy at the University of Copenhagen. Kornum’s work spans from scientific/ anatomical illustration to book covers. In 2016 her graphic short story ‘A Mind Bomb’ was featured in Heavy Metal Magazine. ‘My Mind’s Eye’ (2022) is her Danish debut novel.
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The Copenhagen Mystery
Data
1 book
80 pages (63 comics pages + 12 page illustrated appendix)
23.0 x 31.5, hardcover
Will be published in Danish on April 14th, 2023
Ages 13 and up- Contact for Foreign Rights: rights@eudor.dk
- Reading sample: PDF in English (page 1-4, 9-12 and 19)
(text and colours are not final)
Description
Four high school students have formed a “laziness lodge” with the ignoble purpose of getting through high school physics classes as effortlessly as possible. But soon they begin receiving letters from a mysterious “F” with invitations to meet at various landmarks and locations in Copenhagen, only to be tricked into attending lectures on different aspects of the history of Physics. Every time “F” manages to escape, and they decide to work together to reveal their antagonist’s true identity.
Reading while learning about the history of Physics
The purpose of “The Copenhagen Mystery” is twofold: It is a conspiracy thriller set in Copenhagen featuring four youngsters, who try to solve a mystery about who sends them mysterious letters, but the comic also takes the reader through the entire 2.500-year-long development of physics – from the ancient Greeks to the Theory of Everything.
Best-selling team behind “The Copenhagen Mystery”
The team behind “The Copenhagen Mystery” also made the highly successful “Ørsted”, the best-selling Danish comic of 2020, now on its sixth printing.
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.
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.
Jens Olaf Pepke PedersenBorn in 1958. He holds a PhD in physics and is a senior researcher at the Danish National Space Institute, where he conducts research into climate change. He has previously worked at the universities of Aarhus and Copenhagen, the CERN research centre in Geneva and several US universities.
Ingo MiltonGraduate from Design School Kolding.
Founding member of Gimle Studio in Copenhagen in 1980.
Since 2006 he has collaborated with national museums using comics to visualise the lives of people who went before us: Iron age tribes in East Jutland, Saints from Jacques de Compostella to Santa Claus, Seamen in the Caribbean, crusaders, carpenters and scientists alike.
This work earned him the Hanne Hansen award in 2014.
Mainstream comics
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Anne’s Seizures
Data
1 book, 64 pages in colour
19.0 x 27.0 cm
Published in Danish
Ages 10 and up.- Contact for Foreign Rights: Lene H.S. Toscano (Chief Medical Officer, Center for Functional Disorders Medical at Vejle Hospital, Denmark)
- Reading sample: PDF in English
Description
Functional seizures affect every year 50 to 150 children and adolescents in Denmark. One in ten people examined for epilepsy is found to have functional seizures. This book explains in a new way to children and adolescents about functional seizures and how to deal with them.
Lene H.S. Toscano
Lene H. S. Toscano is a Danish medical doctor and leader of the Center for Functional Disorders and Psychosomatics at Vejle Hospital in Denmark. She is also an author and journalist who has dedicated the last 15 years to teaching and being a mediator of knowledge about functional disorders. Anne’s Seizures is her most recent publication.
Erik PetriErik Petri is a well-known danish Illustrator with roots in cartooning and has a great fondness for complex subjects, that can be challenging to translate visually. On this project, he has worked closely with the author and a group of psychiatrists from the Aarhus and Aalborg hospital, who are the expert panel in this particular illness case story. The comic book has been tested on children who suffer from seizures. He found this very insightful so that he could be sure that he was faithful to their experience. When he is not visualizing other people’s stories, he works on a larger comic opus about a symbolist painter, which he both draws and writes.
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Dorthea’s Survivals
Data
7 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)
- Reading sample: PDF in English (book 6)
- Reading sample: PDF in English (book 7)
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 enemies in their quest to find a cure before Nicky’s head turns to mush.Book 6: Brat!
Four prequels from Dorthea’s past: 1 – BRAT! describes a pivotal time in her childhood when she encounters a certain Interpol agent for the first time; 2 – Ruh Inche Altyn Dogry concerns her education as an Interpol agent; 3 – The Affair of the Baroness is about how she met the Baron and the Baroness; and finally The Specialist is about how she was appointed a special team.Book 7 (to be published i 2023): Zoo
Dorthea and her team have to cut short a recreational weekend when they are called in to investigate the disappearance of a colleague. The case brings them to a zoo in Toronto where Dorthea goes undercover as a zookeeper. Apart from birthing giraffes and horny silverbacks, she also encounters a particularly aggressive Siberian tiger and the most vicious species of all: humans!
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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Marooned
Data
5 books
128 pages each
24.0 x 17.0 cm
Published in Danish.
Ages 6 and up- Contact for Foreign Rights: Rasmus Julius
- 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)
Description
A man lonely on an island. A classic theme. But no one has made so many funny comic strips using this concept, as Rasmus Julius.
“Marooned” is a pantomime comic, so it is an easy read in every language and for all age groups.
Rasmus JuliusRasmus Julius was born in 1969. Has worked in the commercial business and has made funny strips since 2000. His comics have been published in newspapers and magazines in Denmark, Norway, Sweden, The Netherlands, Luxemburg, Mexico, Venezuela and Costa Rica.
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Nofret
Data
13 books
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. The Nofret series follows the exploits and travels of a girl in ancient Egypt: During the reign of Akhenaten, Nofret must free herself from slavery in Babylon, survive as a dancer in Mephis, fight against pirates in the Aegean Sea and intrigue with the temple priests in Luxor.
Book 13 »Tutankhamun« came out in the Spring of 2022 and brought the series to its final conclusion. In book 13 Pharaoh Akenaten’s reign comes to an end and a new pharaoh is hailed as King of Egypt.
»A Slave in the Levant« is a special one-shot story telling the origin of Nofret.
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 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.
Graphic novels
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A Raven in May
Data
1 book
60 pages, hardcover b/w
18.0 x 25.0 cm- Contact for Foreign Rights: Nicolai Hvidberg Jørgensen
- Reading sample: PDF in English
Description
Author and illustrator Nicolai Hvidberg Jørgensen has created this book of Blackout Poetry with beautiful illustrations to support them.
Nicolai Hvidberg JørgensenFreelance illustrator since 2009 working on illustration assignments ranging from posters, drawings to magazines, comic books, vinyl covers, portrait drawings, character designs to storyboards, murals, performance art, advertising ads, visual identity and T-shirt and logo design.
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Learning for Life
Data
1 book
160 pages
18.0 x 24.5 cm- Contact for Foreign Rights: Forlaget Eudor
- Reading sample: PDF in English
Description
A young inexperienced teacher takes the big step from a small art school to a huge institution for young adults. We meet the uptight, strict teacher who sees the school as a factory and the mellow, seen-it-all-before type, who’s just holding out for retirement. In the melting pot of this environment, a modern teacher is created.
A harsh satire based on the Author’s own experience as a teacher — coming out in Autumn 2023.Best Danish Comic Award-winner
“Learning for Life” is Simon Petersen’s next graphic novel after the highly acclaimed “Punk Life Crisis”, which won the Claus Deleuran Award for Best Danish Book in December 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. -
Otto in Aeternum
Data
1 book
120 pages, b/w
20.0 x 25.0 cmAge 6 years and up
- Contact for Foreign Rights: Anders Brønserud
- Reading sample: PDF in English
Description
“Otto in Aeternum” is the 10th instalment of Otto and will be out in Denmark in the Spring of 2023 on Forlaget Forlæns.
It consists of one-panel cartoons, four-panel strips, and six to eight-page episodes.
Anders BrønserudAnders Brønserud is a danish comic book creator. His main work is the silent black and white strip Otto. Anders has been a part of the studio Gimle and is now working at Alfa, another artist’s studio in Copenhagen. He has made a living as an illustrator and graphic designer but is mainly doing his own comic book projects at the moment.
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Stalin’s Sink
Data
1 book
68 pages
14.8 x 23.0 cmAges 15 and up
- Contact for Foreign Rights: Craig Frank
Description
2016. A road trip in the farthest corner of Siberia, where the cruel Gulag labour camps existed under Stalin’s regime. Grim secrets are revealed along the way, and a game of truth or dare has fatal consequences when Greg, a man who has everything, goes on a terrifying photo safari with local guide Boris.
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.
Aksel Studsgarth
Originally trained as an industrial designer but fell in love with animation and the film industry. Over the years, he’s worked for Amblimation, Dreamworks and LEGO as well as co-founding the successful visual effects c. Ghost VFX. He’s written several short stories and TO THE BONE and GRÁR are his first published comics.
Family & Children
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Comet Kurt & Rex
Data
2 books
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.
Book 2 will come out in February 2023.
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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Roland’s universe
Data
1 book
52 pages, colour
16.0 x 23.0 cm.- Contact for Foreign Rights: Niels Roland
Description
Science for Kids: Learn about science – the fun way!
Join Little Bohr, Miss Lehmann and Professor Roland on a journey to Mars, on an expedition to the wildlife of the past or on a trip back to the beginning of the Universe.
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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Max and Meta
Data
5 books
28 pages, hardcover
21.0 x 21.0 cmAges 6-7 years old
- Contact for Foreign Rights: post@forlaget-meta.dk
- Reading sample: Coming soon
Description
The Max and Meta books celebrate the truly brilliant and diverse world of nature that children live in today. They entertain, inform and delight readers about the colours, sounds, senses, forces of nature – and much more! The first books in the series cover topics like the Moon, Gravity and Time. Max and Meta explore the natural world around them with curiosity and silly stunts. With a snap of her fingers, Meta can do magic tricks, like time travel and transporting our two heroes to new places. The books are written for children aged 6-7.
Lars-Ole NejstgaardLars-Ole Nejstgaard is a cartoonist and illustrator of children’s books, several of which have been adapted for film. He is also the political illustrator for a number of magazines and yearbooks – and has exhibited at the Comics Art Museum in Brussels. He is a member of Cartooning for Peace founded by the UN and Plantu from Le Monde.
Troels GollanderTroels Gollander is one of Denmark’s most popular writers of science literature for children and young adults and is the prize-winning author of more than 100 natural science books for grade 1-9 pupils. He was a science teacher for many years and now writes about the subject he loves. He often speaks at schools and libraries to inspire children’s interest in the fantastic world of the natural sciences. With his motto “Making the complex simple” Troels Gollander makes science accessible to everyone.
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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 Panty Tumblers
Data
12 books
12 pages each
15.0 x 15.0 cm
Published in Danish.
Ages 2-5- Contact for Foreign Rights: Rasmus Julius
- Reading sample: PDF in English (Journey to Mars)
- Reading sample: PDF in English (Brian’s New Car)
- Reading sample: PDF in English (Princess Snailhouse)
Description
The Panty Tumblers are four friends, each with a different personality. They are strong together and good at supporting each other.
The Panty Tumblers are for small children 2-5 years old and are perfect for reading before bedtime. They are very colourful and funny.Rasmus JuliusRasmus Julius was born in 1969. Has worked in the commercial business and has made funny strips since 2000. His comics have been published in newspapers and magazines in Denmark, Norway, Sweden, The Netherlands, Luxemburg, Mexico, Venezuela and Costa Rica.
