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
The big seminar day on comics, research and @the_comics_archive is over and I’m beat! Ended the day with a 90 minutes lecture on the archive and the collections we are the custodians of that would be suitable for research projects. Now, the obligatory beer drinking that always ensues whenever…
November 14, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Last week we held a meeting with the members of the association that runs @the_comics_archive. It was a purely formal meeting needed in order to validate the financial numbers of last year. Whenever we do something as boring as that, we make sure to add something to make it more fun, and often it’s…
November 11, 2025 at 9:47 AM
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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Hergé.
March 24, 2025 at 9:57 AM
Quino!
March 18, 2025 at 8:39 PM
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Choose 20 comics that have stayed with you or influenced you. One comic per day for 20 days, in no particular order.

No explanations, no reviews, just covers.

Day 20:
March 1, 2025 at 10:21 PM
Choose 20 comics that have stayed with you or influenced you. One comic per day for 20 days, in no particular order.

No explanations, no reviews, just covers.

Day 19:
February 27, 2025 at 7:16 PM
Choose 20 comics that have stayed with you or influenced you. One comic per day for 20 days, in no particular order.

No explanations, no reviews, just covers.

Day 18:
February 26, 2025 at 9:17 PM