Fredrik Strömberg
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Fredrik Strömberg
@fredrikstromberg.bsky.social
PhD, author, journalist, professor, curator - working with the art form of comics.

Married to comics artist @hannastromberg.bsky.social.

www.fredrikstromberg.com
In less than a week, on the 14th of November, we will organize a unique, one-day symposium together with @malmouniversitet (Malmö University) focusing on comics research, project funding, and the undiscovered treasures that lies hidden at @the_comics_archive , materials waiting to be the basis for…
November 8, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Just had a visit at @the_comics_archive by a gentleman who had filled his car to the brim with his whole comics collection, consisting mostly of the Swedish Phantom comic books, all the way up to the very latest subscription issue. He had driven all the way from Stockholm to donate what after…
November 8, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Today, @seriearkivet (The Comics Archive) was visited by the Brazilian comics researcher Luca Silva, who’s right now visiting researcher at @malmouniversitet (The University of Malmö). Silva is analyzing the very British comic Judge Dredd, so besides the general showcase of the archive, we looked…
November 8, 2025 at 3:16 PM
On Thursday the 6th of November I’ll be part of what seems like an incredibly interesting event on censorship and artistic freedom at @cite_de_la_bande_dessinee in Angouleme, France. The event is in French, but I’m part of the international section in the afternoon, which will be in English, with…
November 8, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Spooky Halloween to one and all!
November 8, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Have been working diligently this last week or so, checking all the details in the proofs for the next issue of @Bild & Bubbla. I’m happy to announce that issue 245 since the start in 1968 will, among any other things, feature an interview and a sketchbook section with the incredible Finish artist…
November 8, 2025 at 3:16 PM
In less than a month, we will organize a unique, one-day symposium focusing on comics research, project funding, and what riches lies hidden at @the_comics_archive, materials waiting to be the basis for future research. The event will include a presentation of some of the most interesting…
November 8, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Christmas came early this year! Today I received an intriguing parcel from the postman. Already the packaging told me that this was sent from the exceptional creative couple of @kaisaleka and Christoffer Leka, whose books repeatedly have won awards for best book design in Finland. This two-book…
November 8, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Today, @serieskolan_kvarnby (The Comics Art School) is visited by master artist @eriksvetoft!
November 8, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Ok, so I guess the cats out if the bag on this one. I’ve been involved in an incredibly interesting project the last year or so, courtesy of the indefatigable editor @pmartinlund. Writing my parts for the book COMICS IS…DEBATING THE SUBJECT OF COMICS STUDIES has been a journey. I’ve been debating…
November 8, 2025 at 3:16 PM
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Dick Cheney in his "undisclosed location" during the early years of the War on Terror, directing the search for Weapons of Mass Destruction. From 2003.
November 4, 2025 at 8:14 PM
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An organization representing many of Japan’s major publishers and producers, submitted a written request to OpenAI calling to cease training its Sora 2 generative AI on the copyrighted IPs of its members.
Japanese Organization Representing the Likes of Bandai Namco, Square Enix, and Studio Ghibli Demands OpenAI Ceases Unauthorized Training of Sora 2 on Their IPs
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October 31, 2025 at 2:31 PM
The collaboration between The Comics Archive and Malmö University continues. This autumn we will hold a symposium together, aimed at research initiation, where we will present collections and archives that would be suitable for research purposes.

More info here: comics.uni.mau.se/invitation-t...
Invitation to a symposium on Research Initiation at The Comics Archive in Malmö. – Malmö University Comics Hub
comics.uni.mau.se
June 4, 2025 at 5:34 PM
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June 4, 2025 at 1:00 PM
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The Concierge at Hokkyoku Department Store by Nishimura Tsuchika translated by Jan Trench (Seven Seas, 2024) reviewed by Hagai Palevsky www.tcj.com/reviews/the-...
The Concierge at Hokkyoku Department Store - The Comics Journal
The Concierge at Hokkyoku Department Store by Nishimura Tsuchika, reviewed by Hagai Palevsky.
www.tcj.com
June 4, 2025 at 5:21 PM
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Nancy By Ernie Bushmiller
April 1,1946
April 1, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Hergé.
March 24, 2025 at 9:57 AM
Quino!
March 18, 2025 at 8:39 PM
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