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Torbjørn Lien
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Norwegian cartoonist.
Creator of the award winning comic Chez Cuckoo, the graphic novel INTERITUM, and some other stuff 😊
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Chez Cuckoo: Lovely! 👍
December 23, 2025 at 9:01 AM
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Chez Cuckoo: Do you have a #christmastree?
December 19, 2025 at 9:01 AM
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Writing new comics for 2026
December 17, 2025 at 11:44 AM
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Chez Cuckoo: Have you been #shopping for #Christmas?
December 16, 2025 at 9:02 AM
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Chez Cuckoo: What's your tradition? 😎
Panel 1: Ronny and Mounir are standing at a table with a fully assembled gingerbread house. Ronny looks unimpressed, arms crossed. Ronny: A gingerbread house again? Why bother? Mounir: What do you mean? It’s a tradition! Panel 2: Mounir happily adds a small piece to the gingerbread house while Ronny watches silently. Panel 3: The gingerbread house has collapsed into pieces on the table. Mounir grabs his head in dismay while Ronny stands still, calm and unaffected. Panel 4: Ronny looks at Mounir and comments dryly. Mounir angrily points at Ronny, frustrated. Ronny: Exactly! A tradition of destruction! Mounir: It’s your fault this year too!
December 12, 2025 at 9:01 AM
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Chez Cuckoo: Wishes! 😂
Panel 1:
A pale, gothic-looking man in a black hooded cloak with the words "EVIL DUDE" on his shirt places a CD on the counter in front of Ina. The CD is titled "Musik für Schnaps und Lederhosen".
Man: I want this CD, please!
Ina: Okay… Panel 2:
Ina wraps the CD with festive paper.
Man: It’s a Christmas gift for my wife!
Ina: She has an interesting taste, hehe… Man: You bet! Panel 3:
A cheerful woman with a cross necklace hands over a CD titled "Praise & Hallelujah Collection".
Woman: Hi, I want this CD! Can you wrap it for me?
Ina: Of course! A gift for yourself?
Woman: No! Panel 4:
The woman gestures toward where the previous customer left.
Woman: It’s a gift for my husband! He was here just now, the pale guy in black!
Ina: Ooo-kay… Panel 5:
Ina stands alone behind the counter, staring blankly, one hand on the desk.
Ina (thinking): My God, how I wish I could be a fly on other people’s wall sometimes!
December 9, 2025 at 9:01 AM
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Chez Cuckoo: What's the first thing on your list? 🍺
Panel 1: Toby and Ina are walking outside in winter clothes. Toby looks grumpy while Ina smiles. Toby: I hate Christmas shopping! Ina: Stay positive, Toby! This is something we all have to endure every year! Panel 2: Toby throws his arms up in frustration. Ina looks alarmed and tries to calm him down. Toby: But it’s so boring!! Ina: Don’t do that! People are watching! Panel 3: Ina points firmly at Toby, giving instructions. Toby looks reluctant. Ina: Now, be a man! Go and buy the first thing on your list, and we’ll meet here again in half an hour! Toby: Ok… Panel 4: Toby stands in front of a bar with a smug expression, holding up one finger. Toby: One beer!
December 2, 2025 at 9:01 AM
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Chez Cuckoo: The horror 😱 😅
Panel 1:
In total darkness, only two pairs of eyes are visible. Mortimer: Why did you turn off the lights, Balder?
Balder: Because I want to show you my new flashlight, Mortimer! Panel 2:
Balder and his pal Mortimer stand close together in the dark. Balder switches on the flashlight, which shines upward, casting a huge, eerie shadow of their heads and hair spikes on the wall behind them, creating a sinister effect.
Sound effect: CLICK Panel 3:
From another room, Mounir and Ronny hear a long, terrified scream (“AAAAAA...”) coming from Balder’s room. Mounir looks surprised while Ronny grins and makes a metal hand sign.
Mounir: I didn’t know Balder was listening to pure black metal!
Ronny: Cool!
November 28, 2025 at 9:01 AM
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🇳🇴 «Torbjørn Lien har aldri vært så dyktig som tegneserieskaper som han er nå [...] Dette er den beste samlingen med Kollektivet så langt» – Anmeldelse i dagens Sydvesten 😍
November 27, 2025 at 9:47 AM
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Chez Cuckoo: The struggle is real... 😭
Panel 1:
Mounir stands in an office, looking shocked and angry while holding a blue folder. In front of him stands Madlyn, completely covered in a burqa.
Mounir: What the…? Madlyn? Why the hell do you wear a burqa? And at work?? Panel 2:
Madlyn, still fully covered, responds calmly. Mounir looks confused and slightly irritated.
Madlyn: Because I want you to see me as I am! I don’t want you to look at me just as a sex object! Panel 3:
Mounir, visibly frustrated, yells at Madlyn. He gestures angrily while she remains motionless in the burqa.
Mounir: Are you kidding me?? Now I don’t see a damn thing! Take that thing off so we can start doing what we are supposed to do! Panel 4:
The burqa flies off, revealing a naked Madlyn who lunges toward Mounir with arms spread wide and a crazed grin. Mounir screams and jumps back in panic.
Madlyn: I knew it! You really do want meee! Hiiiiiirrrrrrr…
Mounir: Aaaagh!
November 25, 2025 at 9:01 AM
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Chez Cuckoo: This comic is a few years old, but still relevant for some 😅
Panel 1:
Toby and Ina are lying in bed under a red blanket. Toby looks thoughtful and says, “Imagine if the smartphone never was invented!” Ina is staring at her phone. Panel 2:
Toby continues, “Imagine if we had to spend time talking to each other!” I na keeps scrolling on her phone, uninterested. Panel 3:
Toby looks at her silently while Ina keeps using her phone without reacting. Panel 4:
Toby asks, “Did you hear what I said?” Without looking up, Ina replies, “Not tonight! I’ve got a headache!”
November 21, 2025 at 9:00 AM
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Chez Cuckoo: Why kids should have #phones at school - or perhaps not 😂
Panel 1:
Balder raises his hand in class and shouts, “Teacher! I need to use the restroom!” The teacher answers, “Okay!” Panel 2:
As Balder heads toward the door with his backpack, the teacher calls out, “Wait a minute! Why are you taking your backpack with you?” Panel 3:
Balder, holding the doorknob and looking back, replies loudly, “Because I like to have something to read while taking a dump!” Panel 4:
At home, Balder holds up a letter and says, “Something to read!” His mother, Kathy, looks exhausted and responds, “Again?”
November 18, 2025 at 9:01 AM
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Chez Cuckoo: Do you remember Ina? 😎
Panel 1:
Ronny leans toward Ina, who is cooking at the stove. He smiles and says: “Looks good!”
Ina, stirring a pot and smiling, replies: “Thanks!” Panel 2:
Ronny asks eagerly: “A taste?”
Ina, still smiling, holds out a spoon and says: “Go ahead!” Panel 3:
Ronny touches her on her bottom, saying: “Nice!”
Ina looks shocked and uncomfortable. Panel 4:
Mounir and Greta stand by the stove. Ronny sits on the floor, dazed, with food and a pot spilled over his head.
Mounir comments dryly: “Doesn’t look good!”
Greta, tasting the food with a finger, says: “Too bad! The food tastes nice!”
November 14, 2025 at 9:01 AM
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Chez Cuckoo: Remember recovery after a #workout! 😜
Panel 1:
Emma, sweating and holding a towel around her neck after exercising, wipes her forehead and exclaims: “Phew! What a workout!” Panel 2:
Emma, now relaxing in a chair, calls out: “Greta! Would you please get me the chocolate milk I bought? I’ve read it works perfect as recovery after a workout!” Panel 3:
In the kitchen, Greta holds the chocolate milk carton, now empty after she has drunk everything, saying: “Wut?” Panel 4:
In the background: Emma lunges at Greta in rage while the carton flies through the air. 
Sitting on the couch in the foreground, Ronny comments: “Now she’s working out again!”
Mounir adds dryly: “I’ve read you should do some recovery between workouts!”
November 11, 2025 at 9:01 AM
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Chez Cuckoo: The hard choice 😎
Panel 1:
Kathy looks thoughtful.
Kathy (thinking): “Heavens! It’s so hard to make a choice!” Panel 2:
Kathy keeps thinking.
Kathy (thinking): “But whoever said that a woman’s life is easy?” Panel 3:
Kathy pauses, still thinking.
Kathy (thinking): “Hmm…” Panel 4:
Kathy stands between two men at a bar, with her arms around both of them as they hold each other close.
Kathy (thinking): “I’ll take both!”
November 7, 2025 at 9:01 AM
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🇳🇴 Den nye samleboka fra Kollektivet kjøpes i en bokhandel eller tegneseriebutikk nær deg, eller bestilles signert rett fra meg: kollektivet.no/produkt/bok-...
Forsiden på den nye Kollektivet-boka "Hver gang vi rølpes" er en tegning med figurene Emma, Ronny, Mounir, Agathe, Tobben og Gry i full rølpefest, med flasker og ølbokser og musikk. Balder står også der, med armene i kors, og ser oppgitt ut.
November 5, 2025 at 6:50 PM
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Chez Cuckoo: Men and women... 😜
Panel 1:
In the kitchen, Ronny scolds his son Balder, who’s sitting at the table with food in front of him.
Ronny: “You have to clean up after yourself when making food, Balder!”
Balder: “But…” Panel 2:
Emma enters the room angrily, pointing at Ronny.
Emma: “Ronny! Are you going to clean up the living room from last night’s party?” Panel 3:
Emma folds her arms and mutters in frustration.
Emma: “Men!” Panel 4:
Balder protests, pointing at Emma, while she looks sternly at him.
Balder: “But, Emma, you made me the food!”
Emma: “Listen to your dad and clean up!” Panel 5:
Balder cleaning the table and grumbling.
Balder: “Women!”
November 4, 2025 at 9:00 AM
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Chez Cuckoo: Remember to protect yourself this weekend! 🍺 🎃 😎
Panel 1:
Ronny, shirtless and thoughtful, raises his hand and says: “Do you know what I’m thinking about? What if this life is all we got?” Panel 2:
Still gesturing dramatically, Ronny continues: “No afterlife, no reincarnation, nothing… this is it!” Panel 3:
Ronny looks worried and says: “So, when we die we will never be able to do the things we didn’t do during our lifespan.” Panel 4:
A blonde woman in bed, half-covered by a blanket, looks unimpressed and says: “Nice try!” and: “But no condoms, no action!”
Ronny, with a disappointed expression, thinks to himself: “Damnit!”
October 31, 2025 at 9:02 AM
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Chez Cuckoo: Life is hard... 😂
Panel 1: Mounir and his cousin Mohammed are talking. Mounir asks: “So, how is your family life, cousin Mohammed?” Mohammed looks tired and replies: “Stress only!” Panel 2: Mohammed waves his hands in frustration: “Wife number three wants to have a kid, but wife number two opposes it! And wife number one is jealous of them both and refuses to cook!” Mounir looks surprised. Panel 3: Mounir asks: “What about the cousin living with you?” Mohammed throws his hands up, shouting: “She wants me to divorce the others and marry her! Just because she was stupid enough to become pregnant!” Panel 4: Mounir looks uneasy and starts: “Mohammed… can I say that…” Mohammed interrupts, spreading his arms dramatically: “I know! Being a man is so hard, right?”
October 28, 2025 at 9:02 AM
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Chez Cuckoo: Are you scoring tonight? 😅
Panel 1:
At a bar, Mounir raises a finger and says confidently: “One Coke, please!” Ronny, sitting beside him looks at him with a puzzled expression and a question mark over his head. Panel 2:
Ronny looks even more confused and asks: “Just Coke?” Mounir, sipping from his glass with a slice of lemon, looks serious and determined. Panel 3:
Mounir points upward with conviction while explaining loudly: “Women don’t like drunk men! Tonight I’m ready for action! Tonight I’m going to score!” Ronny drinks his beer silently, unimpressed, with a droplet hanging from his mouth. Panel 4:
Later. Mounir gets up and says: “I’m going home!” Ronny, drunk and surrounded by hot women, protests: “No, wait! You might still score tonight!”
October 24, 2025 at 8:02 AM
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Chez Cuckoo: What’s your philosophy? 😅
Panel 1:
At a bar in the evening, a muscular bald man holding a beer smiles at Emma, who’s wearing a red dress and holding a glass of wine. He says: “Well, hello there! Rumour has it you know Kung Fu?” Emma replies, unimpressed: “Pung Fu!” The man says: “Whatever…” Panel 2:
The man continues the conversation, smiling and gesturing with his beer: “But isn’t it a fact that martial arts contain a lot of philosophy too?” Emma takes a sip of her drink and answers: “Sure!” Panel 3:
The man leans in close, grinning flirtatiously, and says: “Well then, I think you and I should leave this place and exchange some philosophy together!” Emma looks uncomfortable as he grabs her. Panel 4:
A moment later, the same bar. Greta stands beside Emma, who is calmly sipping her drink. On the bar in front of her: Broken glass, and signs of her beating up the man. Greta says: “Not pretty!” Emma smirks slightly and replies: “Just my philosophy!”
October 21, 2025 at 8:01 AM
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Chez Cuckoo: Who's right? 😅
ChatGPT sa: Panel 1: Balder, angry and pointing, shouts at Liza: “You can’t just hit someone like that!” Liza, calm and defensive, replies: “Yes, if they deserve it!” Panel 2: The two are now shown in silhouette. Balder declares, “Anyway, boys are stronger than girls!” Liza crosses her arms and replies confidently, “I’m stronger than you!” Panel 3: Balder, looking frustrated, argues, “Maybe, but we are smarter!” Liza smirks and says, “I got full score at the latest math test! Did you?” Panel 4: Balder throws his fists in the air and yells: “I don’t care! Most of the world is ruled by men!!” Liza walks away calmly and replies over her shoulder: “And who do you think rules most of those men?”
October 17, 2025 at 8:02 AM
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Chez Cuckoo: Are boys and girls equal? 💪
Panel 1: Balder and Liza are walking together with backpacks on. Balder says confidently, “My mum says that boys and girls are equal, but…” Liza looks skeptical and interrupts him, asking, “But what?” Panel 2: Balder crosses his arms and smirks. “We are stronger than you by nature! That must be the reason why we rule, not you!” Liza looks unimpressed, staring silently at him. Panel 3: With a loud “POW!”, Liza punches Balder square in the face, sending him flying backward with stars spinning around his head. Panel 4: Balder lies dazed on the ground, rubbing his face. Liza stands over him calmly and asks, “You said?”
October 14, 2025 at 8:01 AM
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Chez Cuckoo: Guess the band! 🎵
Panel 1: 
Toby is in the shower, naked and covered in soap, holding the showerhead like a microphone. He sings loudly, “Too hot to handle,” clearly imagining himself as a rock star. Panel 2: 
Still in the shower, Toby passionately belts out another line: “Rock bottom, rock bottom,” pointing dramatically like he’s performing on stage. Panel 3: 
Toby, completely carried away, is screaming into the showerhead while kicking one leg high in the air. He shouts, “I’M THE WRI—” before chaos strikes. Panel 4: 
Ina stands outside the bathroom, casually on the phone, looking unimpressed, saying: “DOCTOR, DOCTOR!”. From the bathroom, the voice of Toby say: “Light’s out…” as stars float around.
October 10, 2025 at 8:02 AM
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Chez Cuckoo: Do you run alone in the dark? 🤔
Panel 1: 
At night, under a crescent moon, Emma runs determinedly through the forest in sportswear and bright yellow shoes. Her breath comes out in short “PF! PF! PF!” sounds. Panel 2:
 Two shady figures hide behind a tree, watching her. One grins evil and say: “Aaaah! Look what’s coming our way!» The other,responds with a question mark. Panel 3: 
Emma keeps running, focused and fast, still panting heavily: “PF! PF! PF!” Panel 4: 
The two shady figures are knocked over and beaten up by Emma. Stars swirl around them as they crash to the ground, and one mutters weakly: “A train?”
October 7, 2025 at 8:01 AM