Why no updates on the comic lately? The embarrassing truth is, I moved from Sweden to Finland in June and I still haven’t located the sketches for the rest of Chapter 5. Due to other pressing tasks, I haven’t had time to look for them properly, either. I’d be grateful for any clues, but unfortunately I’m the only one who might know… How frustrating!
När jag fick chans att medverka här blev jag överförtjust – och nervös. En av världens viktigaste serier, avgörande för min egen uppväxt… Utställningen har redan varit i Göteborg och Stockholm, men jag har tyvärr inte haft tillfälle att besöka den. Jag ska dock se den i Skåne!
Utställningen MUS MOUSE MAUS
PLATS: Malmö Stadsbibliotek
DATUM: 3 november – 15 december 2010
VERNISSAGE: Onsdagen 3 november kl. 17 – 19
MUS MOUSE MAUS
Det är utgångspunkten för en utställning där 24 skandinaviska serietecknare gjort unika tolkningar av en av världens mest inflytelserika och världsberömda serier, Art Spiegelmans “Maus”.
Dessutom har Seriefrämjandets tidskrift Bild & Bubbla tillägnat nummer 184 (nr 3/2010) temat med spännande artiklar om olika aspekter av både serien och serietecknaren själv. Bild & Bubbla nr 184 kan beställas till 109 kr på order@serieframjandet.se
Se även: Kort recension av B&B i Dagens Nyheter
Oundvikligen har utställningen väckt debatt… Här svarar Seriefrämjandet på kontroversen.
Falling For You
Goldenbird readers may know that Mayann’s little B/W puppy Mochi is an Akita Inu. This dog breed of Japanese origin is very close to my heart. My family loves all Spitz-type breeds for their independence, sensitivity and so-called “primitive” traits, and we had the honour of calling the wonderful Akita lady Himitsu von Nobara-ken a member of our pack for almost 12 years. No surprise, then, that the welfare of dogs in general and Akitas in particular (as a large-sized breed with a strong protective instinct, always in the risk zone for abuse and neglect) is important to me.
Some time ago, I did a charity illustration for the benefit of the Akita Rescue Society of Florida, Inc. Note cards with this motif can be ordered from their website. But why Florida, of all places? The ARSF volunteer Jen Fone discovered my Mochi illustrations and approached me with this idea. Among many things, she has been teaching dog bite prevention with her loveable Akitas. (How many times haven’t I seen people approach cuddly-looking dogs carelessly, not realizing the clear warning signs that the animal communicates to its own protection? And how many times haven’t I made mistakes myself, and been kindly corrected by the dog? Yes, they are predators, but they cut us so much slack…) I’d like to sincerely thank Jen for providing me with this opportunity to give something back to the dogs that I love.