Goldenbird will soon move to a Comicpress-based blog. Take a look at this demo, it looks pretty nice doesn’t it? It will be easier to read the previous chapters online.
In other news, all Swedish readers can order the printed edition of chapter 3-4 for 75 SEK (postage included). The first orders will receive a cute freebie comic that I made for SPX 2009 (så länge lagret räcker). Just mail me at ainur dot elmgren at gmail dot com. For foreign readers, we can think of more creative solutions…
I’ll be in Helsinki next week, and I’ll bring along some issues for Finnish friends.
May 17th, 2009 | Category: blog, goldenbird | Comments (2)
Maledicti Fennones (Damn Finns!) is one of my future pet projects, an adventure story (possibly with magical elements) set in a fictional Thirty Years War. These sketches are pretty old but I found them while spring cleaning. They had to be saved…
The brave Finnish cavalryman chases the devious Jesuit down the road in the bleak Swabian countryside. But which side are they really on?
Some of the real-life warlords on both sides of the conflict. I’m personally rather fond of Wallenstein. Gustav II Adolf was later idolized in a most despicable manner, and Tilly was a bastard. But that’s history for you.
May 10th, 2009 | Tags: 1630's | Category: art, war | Comments (2)
Sorry for not updating. I got a scholarship for the next 2 years, which will help me combine my experiences as historian/teacher and visual artist. Of course, there will be free time to draw more awesome comics. ^_^
Speaking of something completely different, if you are familiar with manga/anime clichés, Falco is clearly tsundere, while Andy is a potential yandere. I’m rambling… x_x
Finally, some videos that inspire me when I draw my Italian characters. You don’t even need to understand Italian to get the gist of it… More »
May 7th, 2009 | Category: blog, cinema, italia | Comments (1)
The Super Elmgren Sisters, photo by Fredrik Strömberg
I must be getting old, because last weekend at Small Press Expo 2009 at Kulturhuset in Stockholm almost killed me. I must have slept almost half the time.
There are some nice reports at Sekventiellt.se and at Tinet’s Livejournal, so I don’t really need to mention anything except the lovely comics I bought (and sold) - more about that soon.
There are lots of Goldenbird 3-4 left, please write to me and we can discuss ordering details depending on your location. The basic price is 5 € or 50 SEK + postage.
April 28th, 2009 | Category: comic, friends, media | Comments (3)
