2 books
48 pages
22,0 x 29,5
Published in Danish
Ages 9 and up
Set in medieval Denmark AD 1450. Three travelling puppeteers are invited to perform at a castle. They meet a knight returned from Constantinople with PTSD and his estranged sister. In book 2 they try their luck at the clandestine trade in holy relics.
Graduate from Design School Kolding.
Founding member of Gimle Studio in Copenhagen 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.
8 books
28-32 pages, hardcover
21.0 x 21.0 cm
Ages 6 years and up
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 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 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.
1 book
134 pages, colour
19.5 x 26.0 (hardcover)
Published in Italy.
Ages 13 and up
Pursued by police and terrorists, a gamer girl and her biomechanized brother must escape the metro tunnels of a future sunken city before they too get flooded.
Metrozone is a science fiction story for young adults, inspired by the great movies and sci-fi comics of the 1980s, as well as manga.
It’s a highly original take on “the chosen girl” trope.
Born 1972 in Nairobi, Kenya.
Based in Copenhagen, Søren has worked for the last 20 years as a comic artist and illustrator for many major Danish newspapers and magazines as well as a wide range of publishers abroad.
1 book
20 pages, colour
17.0 x 24.0 cm
“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.
Illustrator 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.
1 book
68 pages, colour
20.5 x 28.6 (hardcover)
Ages 15 and up
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.
Born 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.
1 book
56 pages
22,0 x 29,5 cm
A story from Nordic mythology. As Balder returns to Asgard, he gets everyone’s attention and Loki feels ignored.
Out of sheer jealousy, Loki lets Balder meet Nanna, a human princess and the fiancée of Hother, Balder’s unknown twin brother.
Director, animator, illustrator, writer and cartoonist. Karsten is manager and owner of Tiny Film ApS, that produces animated TV series.
His illustrated children’s books have been published in Denmark, Norway, Germany, Belgium, Netherlands and China.
1 book
64 pages, colours
24.0 x 17.0 cm
Come with the boy Otto on an exciting adventure into the mysteries of the night. When monsters disturb his sleep, Otto and his family embark on a quest to uncover the truth behind these nocturnal visitors. A heartwarming tale of courage, discovery and unexpected friendships.
Ages 5 years and up
Illustrator and writer with a fondness for comics and children’s books. Graduated as a graphic designer from the Design School in Kolding. Additionally, works as a freelance illustrator and teaches various creative subjects. Founder of the Azobe Books publishing house.
www.tegneren.dk
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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
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.
A 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.
1 book
80 pages
23,0 x 31,5, hardcover
Published in Danish
Ages 13 and up.
A Slave in the Levant is a special one-shot story, telling the origin of Nofret. The book can be read independently of the rest of the series.
Nofret is captured by pirates and sold at the slave market in Byblos. She is forced to march through the desert of Syria and married to a rich, old merchant in Babylon.
Published in Denmark with two variant covers, one for the younger audience and one for older readers.
A 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.
1 book
60 pages
21.5 x 30.0 cm
7 years and up.
“Ogier” is a comic about Ogier the Dane and his travel to France. Ogier is taken as a penance by Charles the Great. He is transported from Denmark to Paris, where he ends up spending a large part of his life. We follow him in his development and see what resistance he encounters on his way.
Freelance 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.
1 book
68 pages, softcover b/w
16.5 x 23.5 cm
“On the bottom of the cup” is created intuitively during October 2022. No sketches, just a brush and some paper. I did two pages a day and didn’t have to spend more than three hours on it. Made entirely in the creative spirit of Inktober.
Freelance 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.
1 book
75 pages
17.0 x 24.0 cm
This comic is for teens/YA and comments on our use of social media. The story follows 14-year-old Olivia who together with her grandparents have to balance online/offline life and figure out how to be present in both worlds.
Danish freelance illustrator and cartoonist living in Copenhagen, Denmark with a big passion for creating meaningful stories that influence and inspire children and young adults for the better.
Angelica has a bachelor’s degree in Graphic Storytelling from The Animation Workshop, Viborg, and experience with children’s books, graphic facilitation and illustration work.
1 book
120 pages, b/w
20.0 x 25.0 cm
Age 6 years and up
“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 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.
1 book
80 pages (63 comics pages + 12 page illustrated appendix)
23.0 x 31.5, hardcover
Published in Danish and English
Ages 13 and up
One spring day in 1820, during a lecture, the Danish physicist Hans Christian Ørsted allowed a current from a battery to pass through a platinum wire that lay across a compass – and the compass needle moved! Ørsted had thereby demonstrated the link between electricity and magnetism.
Hans Christian Ørsted is one of Denmark’s greatest natural scientists, and this comic book is being published to mark the 200th anniversary of his discovery of electromagnetism. But Ørsted was also one of the leading cultural figures of the Danish Golden Age and lived in a dramatic time for Denmark. This is the story of his life.
With six reprints and more than 5,700 copies sold so far, »Ørsted. He electrified the world« is the best selling comic of 2020 by a Danish author.
The team behind »Ørsted« has also made The Copenhagen Mystery, a thriller set in Copenhagen telling the history of Physics. This book was published in Spring 2023.
A 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.
Graduate from Design School Kolding.
Founding member of Gimle Studio in Copenhagen 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.
Born 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.
1 book
64 pages, colour
22.0 x 29.5 cm
Ages 13 and up
The zombie sickness has cost Gregory his entire family since its outbreak in 1968.
Zombies have become part of everyday life, but now the virus has evolved to infect animals as well… and Gregory may be humanity’s last hope.
Writer, artist, state-certified translator and interpreter. After working for the EU Commission in Brussels, he returned to Denmark … and his first love, comic books. Alongside writing and illustrating comics, he has translated and lettered hundreds of French comics for various Danish publishing houses. (also colourist on Phase 3)
Self employed illustrator and art director born 1965. Graduated graphic designer from the Design School Kolding. Lives and works in Herning with illustration, concept development, and advertising.
1 book
56 pages
19.5 x 25.0 cm
From 10 years+
Rasmus loses his parents in a car crash but discovers the existence of a multiverse of infinite possibilities and goes on a search for a world in which his parents could still be alive.
Script by Lars Kramhøft. Art by Tom Kristensen.
Lars Kramhøft (born 1984).
Graduate from The Animation Workshop 2011.
Award-winning Danish graphic novelist, children’s book author & illustrator.
Born in 1982. Tom Kristensen is an illustrator and occasionally award-winning comic creator. Graduated from Design School Kolding in 2012.
1 book
106 pages
18.0 x 24.5 cm
“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:
Claus Deleuran Award for Best Danish Comic
In December 2022 Punk Life Crisis won the Claus Deleuran Award in the category Best Danish Comic 2021.
Right now, Simon is working on his next graphic novel scheduled for publication in Autumn 2023.
1 book
84 pages
32.0 x 21.5 cm
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.
Repulsive Attraction won the Ping Award for Best Danish Debut 2020 and got numerous positive reviews in its homeland and abroad.
Former 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.
1 book
52 pages, colour
16.0 x 23.0 cm.
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.
Debut 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.
1 book
48 pages, b/w
22.5 x 29.5 cm (wide)
Printing material: Available as TIFF files.
Ages 15 years and up
Book one of three. A modern pirate story taking place on Saint Cain, a fictitious island in the Northern Atlantic.
Henrik Rehr, born 1964. He has published comics from, amongst others, Futuropolis, Dargaud/Urban China, Vents d’Ouest, Lerner Graphics, Ponent Mon, Jacoby & Stuart, Safara Editore, Carlsen Comics and Forlaget Fahrenheit.
Henrik Rehr can read scripts in Danish, English, French, German, Swedish and Norwegian and is available for projects.