Simon Bukhave (DK, b. 1978)
“In 1999 I moved to Copenhagen from Thy on the northwest coast of Denmark where I grew up. In Copenhagen I joined the comics and illustration workshop Fort Kox, where I met other comic book artists and illustrators and started working on my first comic book Ghost.
Rui Tenreiro (NO b. 1979, Mozambique)
“For a few years I have been trying to find a language that suits my needs for telling a story. This search has led me to explore writing as much as illustration and, as such, the longer Graphic Novel fits my storytelling needs better than any other format.
Martin Ernstsen (NO, b. 1982) is a Norwegian comic artist currently living in Berlin. He has published four comic albums with Norwegian publisher Jippi, and he has also self published several mini-comics.
Mari Ahokoivu (FIN b. 1984) has studied comics at Liminka art school and at EESI, Angoulême and is currently attending Kvarnby Comics School in Malmö. Her publications include Sarjakuvantekijän opas (BTJ kustannus 2007) and Löydä minut tästä kaupungista (Asema 2009) and several zines.
Kolbeinn Karlsson ( SWE, b. 1982) makes comics about forests and fun. His comics have been published in Swedish, Finnish and English, and has been seen in magazines and anthologies like Galago, Glömp, Strapazin, Kush, and Bile Noir.
Kaisa Leka (FIN b. 1978) is a cartoonist from Porvoo, Finland. She has studied comics and graphic design in the Lahti University of Applied Sciences, and her comics have been published in several Finnish magazines as well as on her popular sketchbook blog www.kaisaleka.blogspot.com.
Jyrki Nissinen (FIN, b. 1982)is an artist-musician who is one the most prolific comic creators in Finland. His most known comics are Borgtron and Auttaja Hai.
Joanna Hellgren (SWE b. 1981) “I’m from a suburb of Stockholm. Everybody there lived in nice houses and if someone’s parents divorced, they moved away. No hard reality knocked on the door.
Emelie Östergren (SWE b.1982) took her B.A at Konstfack in Stockholm 2007. Emelies pictures has been published in magazine such as Arena, Bang and Kuti Kuti. Her debutbook “Evil Dress” came out in 2009, publiced by Sanatorium.
Bendik Kaltenborn (NO, b.1980) was raised in the gardens of Oslo, Norway. His grandparents taught him how to swim and the importance of eating fruits.
His comics have been published in many anthologies including Glömp, Kuti Kuti, Swindle Magazine, The Drama, Stripburger and Strapazin. A selection of these and other comics has been released by No Comprendo Press. His prize winning animated short film has a theme of death.
