Tegneserier

The comic industry of Norway, which has a lot of commonalities with the other Nordic industries.

Name:

Tegneserier

Aliases:

Norwegian Comics

Start year:

None

First issue:

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Note: To avoid redundancy, this page should not be credited to all issues published by publishers from Norway (which are listed below) but specifically to all comic material that was uniquely first published in Norway, translated or otherwise. For an editable and easily organizable list of comics published in Norway, click here.

History

The second largest comics publisher of the five Nordic countries, only trailing Sweden. There are many long-running comic anthologies with a mixture of translated and original material that have lasted for hundreds or thousands of issues. These include Billy, Fantomet, Tempo, Donald Duck & Co, Agent X9, Kamp Serien, Tommy og Tigern, Sølvpilen, Skippern and Conan.

Notable Creators and Series

Nemi is a a popular character that originated in Norway but is simultaneously run as a strip in various countries and received a monthly comic in both Norway and Sweden. Other notable Norwegian comic creators include Mads Eriksen and Frode Øverli.

Translation Industry

The bulk of comic material published in Norway is translated with many of the same preferences as other Nordic regions. These include Disney comics, British comics, comic strips, American comics and in contrast to the other major European industries, relatively little manga.