Robert Aman
@robertaman.bsky.social
writer, comics scholar, and senior associate professor at Linköping University I författare, serieforskare och biträdande professor vid Linköpings universitet
www.robertaman.se
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Robert Aman
@robertaman.bsky.social
· Nov 27
Hello all new followers. I research ideology in comics (all books and articles can be found here: www.robertaman.se/forskning/). I also write about comics for newspapers and magazines such as The Comics Journal. Those texts are listed here: www.robertaman.se/kulturjourna...
Kort uppdatering från arbetet med Johan Vilde: Den kompletta samlingen.
December 10, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Kort uppdatering från arbetet med Johan Vilde: Den kompletta samlingen.
The streets of Malmö are filled with some fantastic comic art made with mosaic.
December 3, 2025 at 6:40 PM
The streets of Malmö are filled with some fantastic comic art made with mosaic.
Dagens ETC tipsar fint om senaste numret av Det grymma svärdet. Däremot innehåller texten ett betydande sakfel. Numret fanns att beställa, men är nu helt slutsålt. Rykten gör gällande att Larry’s Corner och Konsti-ig i Stockholm kan ha något exemplar kvar.
November 29, 2025 at 8:26 AM
Dagens ETC tipsar fint om senaste numret av Det grymma svärdet. Däremot innehåller texten ett betydande sakfel. Numret fanns att beställa, men är nu helt slutsålt. Rykten gör gällande att Larry’s Corner och Konsti-ig i Stockholm kan ha något exemplar kvar.
Last week, I had the distinct pleasure to speak about the Phantom in Sweden at the city library in Linköping which had devoted a whole day to the Ghost Who Walks as the magazine celebrates 75 years of interrupted publishing in Swedish.
November 26, 2025 at 8:56 AM
Last week, I had the distinct pleasure to speak about the Phantom in Sweden at the city library in Linköping which had devoted a whole day to the Ghost Who Walks as the magazine celebrates 75 years of interrupted publishing in Swedish.
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New Left Comics – A New Cultural Studies Book by Robert Aman
Available now for preorder is a new cultural studies book by Swedish University Professor Robert Aman. Titled 'New Left Comics', the book examines how Swedish comic creators used mainstream comics (such as the Phantom) in the 1970s to…
Available now for preorder is a new cultural studies book by Swedish University Professor Robert Aman. Titled 'New Left Comics', the book examines how Swedish comic creators used mainstream comics (such as the Phantom) in the 1970s to…
New Left Comics – A New Cultural Studies Book by Robert Aman
Available now for preorder is a new cultural studies book by Swedish University Professor Robert Aman. Titled 'New Left Comics', the book examines how Swedish comic creators used mainstream comics (such as the Phantom) in the 1970s to discuss New Left ideology, social justice, and international politics. The book will be of interest to researchers and students…
thephantom.fan
November 22, 2025 at 7:24 PM
New Left Comics – A New Cultural Studies Book by Robert Aman
Available now for preorder is a new cultural studies book by Swedish University Professor Robert Aman. Titled 'New Left Comics', the book examines how Swedish comic creators used mainstream comics (such as the Phantom) in the 1970s to…
Available now for preorder is a new cultural studies book by Swedish University Professor Robert Aman. Titled 'New Left Comics', the book examines how Swedish comic creators used mainstream comics (such as the Phantom) in the 1970s to…
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Book Club 2025: Serier för vuxna by Robert Aman https://lars.ingebrigtsen.no/2025/11/10/book-club-2025-serier-for-vuxna-by-robert-aman/
November 10, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Book Club 2025: Serier för vuxna by Robert Aman https://lars.ingebrigtsen.no/2025/11/10/book-club-2025-serier-for-vuxna-by-robert-aman/
Lars Ingebrigtsen makes a nice review for English speaking readers of "Serier för vuxna: Epix och den svenska serierevolutionen".
lars.ingebrigtsen.no
lars.ingebrigtsen.no
November 10, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Lars Ingebrigtsen makes a nice review for English speaking readers of "Serier för vuxna: Epix och den svenska serierevolutionen".
lars.ingebrigtsen.no
lars.ingebrigtsen.no
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Satirtecknaren Pontus Lundkvist tilldelas EWK-priset 2025. Priset delas ut den 8 november på Arbetets museum i Norrköping.
ewk.se/pontus-lundk...
ewk.se/pontus-lundk...
November 3, 2025 at 11:27 AM
Satirtecknaren Pontus Lundkvist tilldelas EWK-priset 2025. Priset delas ut den 8 november på Arbetets museum i Norrköping.
ewk.se/pontus-lundk...
ewk.se/pontus-lundk...
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"My Suicide" from Dan Clowes' Eightball #8 (March 1992)
October 23, 2025 at 2:29 AM
"My Suicide" from Dan Clowes' Eightball #8 (March 1992)
DN Kultur lyfter fram Det Grymma Svärdet som en favorit bland landets kulturtidskrifter.
www.dn.se/.../dn-kultu...
www.dn.se/.../dn-kultu...
October 25, 2025 at 6:22 AM
DN Kultur lyfter fram Det Grymma Svärdet som en favorit bland landets kulturtidskrifter.
www.dn.se/.../dn-kultu...
www.dn.se/.../dn-kultu...
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Check it out: TCJ has an exclusive excerpt of Bob Levin's essay about Vaughn Bode from Messiahs, Meshugganahs, Misanthropes & Mysteries (originally printed in The Comics Journal Special Edition Vol. 5 2005): https://ow.ly/hUYc50Xf78N
'See My Light Come Shining,' an excerpt from Bob Levin's Messiahs, Meshugganahs, Misanthropes and Mysteries - The Comics Journal
Today we are pleased to provide an excerpt of Bob Levin's essay "See My Light Coming," about famed underground cartoonist Vaughn Bode, which was originally printed in The Comics Journal Special Edition Vol. 5 2005.
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October 20, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Check it out: TCJ has an exclusive excerpt of Bob Levin's essay about Vaughn Bode from Messiahs, Meshugganahs, Misanthropes & Mysteries (originally printed in The Comics Journal Special Edition Vol. 5 2005): https://ow.ly/hUYc50Xf78N
Det Grymma Svärdet has been resurrected, co-edited with Pär Thörn. The Cockroach Killer! Mystiska 2:an! The Signing Economy! Reviews! And much more. Plus comics by Caroline Sury, Vanja Ivarsson, Jaakko Pallasvuo, Agnes Jakobsson, JC Menu, Tim Ng Tvedt, and many others.
www.bokus.com/bok/97891990...
www.bokus.com/bok/97891990...
October 10, 2025 at 12:10 PM
Det Grymma Svärdet has been resurrected, co-edited with Pär Thörn. The Cockroach Killer! Mystiska 2:an! The Signing Economy! Reviews! And much more. Plus comics by Caroline Sury, Vanja Ivarsson, Jaakko Pallasvuo, Agnes Jakobsson, JC Menu, Tim Ng Tvedt, and many others.
www.bokus.com/bok/97891990...
www.bokus.com/bok/97891990...
Det Grymma Svärdet har återuppstått, redigerat tillsammans med Pär Thörn. Kackerlacksmördaren! Mystiska 2:an! Signeringsekonomi! Recensioner! Och mycket mer. Plus serier av Caroline Sury, Vanja Ivarsson, Jaakko Pallasvuo, Agnes Jakobsson, JC Menu, Tim Ng Tvedt mfl.
www.bokus.com/bok/97891990...
www.bokus.com/bok/97891990...
October 10, 2025 at 12:08 PM
Det Grymma Svärdet har återuppstått, redigerat tillsammans med Pär Thörn. Kackerlacksmördaren! Mystiska 2:an! Signeringsekonomi! Recensioner! Och mycket mer. Plus serier av Caroline Sury, Vanja Ivarsson, Jaakko Pallasvuo, Agnes Jakobsson, JC Menu, Tim Ng Tvedt mfl.
www.bokus.com/bok/97891990...
www.bokus.com/bok/97891990...
Reposted by Robert Aman
Gillar ni historiska serier och vill veta mer om den svenska slavhandeln på 1600-talet? Gillade ni Fantomen på 70- och 80-talet? In och backa denna bok som samlar kvalitetsserien om Johan Vilde!
Johan Vilde – Den kompletta samlingen
Vi samlar Janne Lundströms och Jaime Vallvés fyra klassiska seriealbum med Johan Vilde i en lyxig utgåva fylld med bonusmaterial.
www.kickstarter.com
September 30, 2025 at 8:57 PM
Gillar ni historiska serier och vill veta mer om den svenska slavhandeln på 1600-talet? Gillade ni Fantomen på 70- och 80-talet? In och backa denna bok som samlar kvalitetsserien om Johan Vilde!
Woke up to some good news: a new Crickets is out in November. It’s been two years since Sammy Harkham put out the last issue.
October 1, 2025 at 8:36 AM
Woke up to some good news: a new Crickets is out in November. It’s been two years since Sammy Harkham put out the last issue.
"Johan Vilde - Den kompletta samlingen" har efter en dag passerat hundratusen kronor. Otroligt kul! Vill du själv ha ett stycke svensk seriehistoria i bokhyllan så klickar du på länken.
www.kickstarter.com/projects/apa...
www.kickstarter.com/projects/apa...
Johan Vilde – Den kompletta samlingen
Vi samlar Janne Lundströms och Jaime Vallvés fyra klassiska seriealbum med Johan Vilde i en lyxig utgåva fylld med bonusmaterial.
www.kickstarter.com
September 29, 2025 at 12:30 PM
"Johan Vilde - Den kompletta samlingen" har efter en dag passerat hundratusen kronor. Otroligt kul! Vill du själv ha ett stycke svensk seriehistoria i bokhyllan så klickar du på länken.
www.kickstarter.com/projects/apa...
www.kickstarter.com/projects/apa...
På Bokmässans seriescen berättade Johan Kimrin, Andreas Eriksson och jag om ”Johan Vilde - Den kompletta samlingen”. Kickstartern är igång, backa gärna så att vi kan realisera detta hjärteprojekt: www.kickstarter.com/projects/apa...
September 28, 2025 at 2:35 PM
På Bokmässans seriescen berättade Johan Kimrin, Andreas Eriksson och jag om ”Johan Vilde - Den kompletta samlingen”. Kickstartern är igång, backa gärna så att vi kan realisera detta hjärteprojekt: www.kickstarter.com/projects/apa...
Jacob Habinc, Andreas Eriksson och Pidde Andersson pratar Fantomen på Bokmässan.
September 28, 2025 at 11:33 AM
Jacob Habinc, Andreas Eriksson och Pidde Andersson pratar Fantomen på Bokmässan.
Söndag 14.30 på Bokmässans seriescen berättar vi om ”Johan Vilde – Den kompletta samlingen”; verket vi arbetar på tillsammans med Janne Lundström. Denna lyxiga nyutgåva kommer vara proppfull med unikt extramaterial, bland annat från Jannes privata arkiv.
September 25, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Söndag 14.30 på Bokmässans seriescen berättar vi om ”Johan Vilde – Den kompletta samlingen”; verket vi arbetar på tillsammans med Janne Lundström. Denna lyxiga nyutgåva kommer vara proppfull med unikt extramaterial, bland annat från Jannes privata arkiv.
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News of it never circulated here, but @elijahbrubaker.bsky.social died a few weeks back. I have a few words in this piece for the Comics Journal, reflecting on his work and mourning his loss.
Elijah Brubaker, 1975-2025 - The Comics Journal
Austin English collects remembrances from the friends and colleagues of the Reich and Story of Jezebel author, who died on Aug. 28 at the age of 50.
www.tcj.com
September 24, 2025 at 12:20 PM
News of it never circulated here, but @elijahbrubaker.bsky.social died a few weeks back. I have a few words in this piece for the Comics Journal, reflecting on his work and mourning his loss.
Reposted by Robert Aman
Dokumentären om Art Spiegelman och Maus ligger uppe på Youtube. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zkwy...
Art Spiegelman: Disaster is My Muse | Full Documentary | American Masters | PBS
YouTube video by American Masters PBS
www.youtube.com
September 20, 2025 at 9:38 AM
Dokumentären om Art Spiegelman och Maus ligger uppe på Youtube. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zkwy...
At Helsinki Comics Festival, Ilan Manouach being interviewed by Warda Ahmed.
September 21, 2025 at 8:06 AM
At Helsinki Comics Festival, Ilan Manouach being interviewed by Warda Ahmed.
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Paintings in the back by Katja Tukiainen
September 21, 2025 at 7:53 AM
Paintings in the back by Katja Tukiainen