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The Danish Samurai
Data
1 book
96 pages, colour
18.5 x 26.0 cmAges 9 years and up
- Contact for Foreign Rights: martin.petersen@natmus.dk
- Reading sample: Coming soon
Description
Who hasn’t dreamed of being a samurai?
In “The Danish Samurai”, we follow the Danish girl Regitze, who doesn’t just dream: as a child in Copenhagen in 1882, as a young woman in Yokohama in 1890, and as an adult back in Copenhagen in 1925, she is… the Danish Samurai. In the final chapter, Regitze fights a hundred yōkai monsters.
Regitze is a fictional character, but at the end of the 19th century and the early 20th century, there was significant interest in Japan and samurai culture in Europe and the US. The comic and the afterword deals with this remarkable period.
Martin PetersenMartin Petersen is a senior researcher at the National Museum of Denmark, specializing in East Asia.
Martin researches topics such as cosplay, Danish K-pop fans, South and North Korean comics, shamanism, and samurai.
Since 2019, he has collaborated with a wide range of Danish, South Korean, and Chinese comic creators to craft stories about the National Museum’s collections, Denmark’s history, and contemporary South Korea.
Angelica InigoDanish 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. -
The Geometric Society
Data
1 book
220 pages, colour
25.8 x 16.8 cmAges 13 and up
- Contact for Foreign Rights: Craig Frank
- Reading sample: PDF in English
Description
Copenhagen 1954, a Nordic noir horror story about Johan Crom, a crime scene photographer who dabbles in pornography and mysterious occults while desperately fighting to forget his traumatic past.
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.
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The Girl in Search of her Shadow
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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 girl’s shadow becomes jealous and runs away to The Shadow Island. A place where shadows go when they get tired of their owners. The girl follows her shadow through thick and thin in order to bring it back home.
Inger-Lise KristoffersenGrew up in Denmark, Colombia and Hong Kong. Graduated from Design School Kolding. Working with illustration for children, paintings, drawings and graphics.
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The Impossibles
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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.
Artist of The Impossibles. -
The Life and Times of Don Rosa
Data
1 book
198 pages
17.0 x 24.0 cm
Hardcover- Contact for Foreign Rights: info@comicfactory.dk
Description
Author: Jesper Sichlau
Artist: Don RosaDon Rosa is one of the greatest and innovative Disney comic creators. In the same way as Uncle Scrooge has endured much to reach his goal, so has Rosa as he frankly tells about in the book. Filled with illustrations and photos.
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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.
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The Matter We’re Made Of
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1 book
72 pages
17.0 x 24.0 cm
Published in English, Polish and Czech.- Contact for Foreign Rights: Line Høj Høstrup
- Reading sample: PDF in English
Description
Ellen is a young, ambitious woman who is about to fulfil her dream of building her own house when she is diagnosed with ALS. Ellen fights desperately to keep her dream alive, but maybe other things make life worth living.
Line Høj HøstrupLine Høj Høstrup (born 1988) is a colour-happy Danish illustrator and cartoonist. She graduated from Graphic Storytelling at The Animation Workshop in 2017 and started her freelance business Høj Høstrup Illustration in Aarhus. Her first comic The Matter We’re Made Of (Det Rette Element) came out at the beginning of 2019 and won the Ping Award for best Danish debut.
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The Mountains Ablaze
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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. -
The Ocean
Data
1 book
88 pages, b/w
19 x 26 cm
Ages 13 and up.- Contact for Foreign Rights: fahrenheit@email.dk
- Reading sample: PDF in English
Description
“Sometimes I really hate you,” the boy says to his mother. They have just moved to a remote island during the off-season. The mother is trying to restart her life after a rough breakup with the boy’s father, but the boy struggles to find his place in their new home. As the mother becomes invigorated, the boy becomes increasingly dark and secluded. Gradually, the mother realizes that some of the choices we make can have fatal consequences. “The Ocean” is inspired by one of the most peculiar laws of physics – the second law of thermodynamics, which posits that disorder always increases in the universe. Quantum physicist Ulrich Hoff puts everything into perspective in an enlightening postscript.
Jan Egesborg
(writer)Jan Egesborg is a Danish writer, based on the small isolated island of Mandø in the Wadden Sea. He has written 18 books and some of which have previously been translated into German and Japanese. His books consists of whimsical children stories about different scientific topics and dark graphic novels for adults.
Kim Larsen (artist)Over the past twenty years, Kim Larsen has crafted comics predominantly for anthologies and online platforms. In addition to his drawing career, he has penned numerous articles about the art of comics, and is currently holding a position as a chief graphic designer at a historical museum. Marking a significant milestone in his career, “The Ocean” stands as his inaugural comic to be embraced by a major publishing house.
Ulrich Busk Hoff (consultant)Ulrich Hoff is a Danish quantum physicist. He obtained his PhD in physics from the Technical University of Denmark in 2015 where he has also held a position as Senior Adviser in quantum technology up until recently. He is now taking on a job as Quantum Engagement Specialist in the Danish quantum computing start-up Kvantify. Ulrich is deeply engaged in the formation of a Danish quantum ecosystem and is a board member of the Danish Quantum Community. In addition, he is a very active and dedicated science communicator, a widely used speaker, and co-author of a several children’s books and graphic novels on various scientific topics.
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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.
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The Poppy Fields Paradox
Data
1 book
85 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 young woman, Nona, is released from a psychiatric facility. To ease her transition into society she is placed in a halfway house, the once mundane Poppy Fields Hotel.
But something is amiss, strange mechanisms are at work.
The Poppy Fields Paradox is due to be released late 2023.
Anna Laurine KornumKornum (1978.) is an academic, painter, author, and illustrator. Born in Aarhus, Jutland, 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. It was awarded Best Danish Horror publication and won the Danish comic award, the Ping Prize for Best Debut. Her second novel, The Poppy Fields Paradox came out in May 2024. She is currently working on her third novel.
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The Scrapbook
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1 book
52 pages
25.4 x 18.0 cm- Contact for Foreign Rights: Karsten Mungo Madsen
- Reading sample: PDF in English
Description
A horrifying lighthouse, bloody nightmares and an old scrapbook with clips from the 30’ties about a serial killer. The Scrapbook is a classic Christmas horror story and was nominated for “Best Horror Release of 2017” by the Danish Horror Society.
Karsten Mungo MadsenDirector, 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. -
The Shadow
Data
1 book
40 pages
17.0 x 24.0- Contact for Foreign Rights: Ingo Milton
- Reading sample: PDF in English
Description
Hans Christian Andersen’s little known eerie fairytale about a young scholar’s struggle with the dark side of his personality in a world that favours superficial glimmer and scandal over
substance.
Written in 1847 the story is surprisingly relevant today.
Ingo MiltonGraduate 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. -
The Shadow Ark
Data
1 book
128 pages
21.0 x 28.5 cm
Hardcover- Contact for Foreign Rights: Comic Factory
Description
The last of mankind has left Earth and sought refugee among the stars aboard the giant spaceship The Ark.
A series of grim murders frightens the lower decks, and two women gets assigned to the case – reluctant Molly and dutiful Luna. -
The song we didn’t know
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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.
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The Super Series
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3 books
32 pages in colour
14.5 x 21.0 cm- Contact for Foreign Rights: Jan Kjær
- Gekko, reading sample: PDF in English
- Rubina, reading sample: PDF in English
- Arkon vs. Angel, reading sample: PDF in English
Description
The SUPER SERIES is an EASY-READER comics series aimed at the early readers in primary school. The stories are self-contained SUPER HERO stories with action and super powers.
Available markets: Denmark, Sweden and Norway are considering.
Jan KjærJan Kjær was born 1971 in Denmark and is an award-winning writer and illustrator.
After high school, he served his apprenticeship as a Graphic Designer and worked for LEGO a few years before moving to America to attend ‘The Kubert School’ comic book in New Jersey. After graduating, Jan moved to Los Angeles and worked as a storyboard- and concept artist for three years for different Hollywood productions companies
In 2002, he moved back to Denmark and continued working for LEGO, doing illustrations and story development for lines such as BIONICLE and LEGO STAR WARS.In 2004 Jan decided to try his hand at writing and illustrating his own stories. He has now written 70 books and comics, and his work has been published in 15 countries.
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The Travelling Journeyman
Data
1 book
48 pages
17.0 x 24.0- Contact for Foreign Rights: Ingo Milton
- Reading sample: PDF in English
Description
This ‘edutainment’ comic is created in collaboration with Denmark’s Village Museum and based on memoirs of a carpenter apprentice around 1850 and his travels in Europe as a journeyman.
We learn secret rituals and workings of the Trade Guilds at the time.Ingo MiltonGraduate 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. -
The Whispers Game
Data
1 book
72 pages
24.0 x 17.0 cm
Sold to: France, Italy, Greece, Hungary and Korea.Ages 9 and up
- Contact for Foreign Rights: Alessandra Sternfeld, AM-Book
- Reading sample: PDF in English
Description
Playing ”pass the message” at school was a lot of fun for Vera and her friends. Then the quiet, new girl Anna joined the game. She whispered: ‘My mom hits me’. The Whispers Game is a comic book about girls making themselves heard.
Sofie Louise DamBorn in 1992. Cartoonist and illustrator. Graduated with a BA in Graphic Storytelling from The Animation Workshop in 2017.
Morten DürrDanish Children’s author with 57 published books. Translated into 20 languages. Current bestseller is the graphic novel, Zenobia.
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Thomas Alsop
Data
1 book
176 pages (series 1)
16.8 x 26.0 cm.
Published in English and Danish.- Contact for Foreign Rights: Chris Miskiewicz
- Reading sample: PDF in English
Description
Thomas Alsop is the current Hand of the Island, magical protector of Manhattan.
Fans of Constantine and Dr Strange will love this original take on the magic-wielding hero who battles demons on the streets… and in his own mind.‘Best Mini-Series of 2014’ (USA Today).
Chris MiskiewiczActor and comic book writer based in Brooklyn, NY. The writer of the award-winning comic book series, Thomas Alsop.
Palle SchmidtComics author, illustrator and screenwriter. Illustrator of Thomas Alsop and writer-artist of Stiletto. Teaches comics.
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To the Bone
Data
1 book
32 pages
14.8 x 23.0 cmAges 12 and up
- Contact for Foreign Rights: Craig Frank
- Reading sample: PDF in English
Description
How do you explain one of the biggest mysteries of our time? In To the Bone, we follow three heroes as a tragic chain of events causes them to break all the rules of time travel – with devastating consequences for everyone.
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.
