Before we head to the station and make our journey back to Denmark, here is one last picture post from moi. Enjoy. The fair city of Angoulême American cartoonist Nathan Schreiber at his workspace in Maison des Auteurs The big head staue of Hergé had shades on this year Crowds gathered outside the […]
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On the move: ANGOULÊME DAY 3 – HITTING THE WALL
These posts are a delicate balance to write. I don’t want it to be look-at-me-in-fancy-places-meeting-fancy-people, I don’t want it to be personal look-what-I-had-for-breakfast type posts. If I can, I will try to give a tip or two, some insights into what goes on at these places or maybe even discuss something that relates to other things, like […]
On the move: ANGOULÊME DAY 2
Yesterday I met with a few editors and forced my book upon them. Incidentally that’s also the plan for today. Show up, look around, be nice, leave my book, get out. When publishers are at events like this, their minds are of course preoccupied with a million other things than looking at a stranger’s comic book. […]
On the move: ANGOULÊME DAY 1
View from the top: Angoulême, Thursday afternoon. J’arrive! Or something. I don’t really speak French. I can order a coffee (“Café Long” is regular) and pronounce Gerard Depardieu correctly, but that’s about it. Last time I was at Angoulême was in ´98 or ´99. My first comic book was on it’s way but not out yet and […]
On the move: ANGOULÊME
Tomorrow I am off for the annual comics festival in Angoulême, France. I will bring my book The Devil’s Concubine in the hopes of a sale to the French market. I’m sorry for the lack of posts on here in the past weeks where I have been insanely busy. Please come back in the next […]