French artist Achdé has been responsible for the Lucky Luke adventures since the death of Morris in 2001. Joakim Pirinen, from Sweden, is an artist well known among hardcore comic […]
The First Book of Hope
The main character in The First Book of Hope is seemingly an ordinary Finnish middle-aged man: a little bit overweight and slightly balding. His name is never mentioned and we […]
The polemic pencil
When did you publish your first comic? When I was 13 years old, I self-published a 50-paged album. It was an adventure influenced by Asterix, Corto Maltese and Indiana Jones. […]
Letters from Finland
The 31 letters can be read like short stories. Some tell of fatal incidents, like the "Faisan of Malmi" ending up as a delicious French dish in the casserole of […]
Of pigs and ducks
{mosimage}This will come as no surprise to anybody as the Aku Ankka weekly magazine is still the biggest-selling magazine in Finland. In few other countries does Donald Duck gain such […]
Helsinki Book Fair
The fair became a paradise for book lovers. The biggest names of the industry placed huge stands where you could find all the newly-released books, but there was also plenty […]