Another festival is over, and two years of planning, imagining and creating has come to an end.

The organizers of the festival are all tired and over-worked, but it was worth it! For three wonderful days the art of comic books was celebrated in Copenhagen and more people than ever showed up to be part of the celebration.

We tried to showcase the diversity in the comic book medium through our events and the comic creators invited to the festival. From the great American graphic novel to manga from both Japan and Europe. From the European album tradition to experimental underground comics and web-comics. From literary works aimed at an adult audience to cartoons aimed at the comic readers of tomorrow – the children.

We have to say that we are rather pleased with the festival. But even more so with the amount of support we got from both the Danish comic book community and the audience who decided to show up for the festival and make it a success.

Instead of naming a select few we are just going to say this: Thank you to all who helped us organize the festival or make it in any way possible and thank you to everyone who decided that our festival was a good way to spend a weekend.

This is Komiks.dk 2010. Signing off.

A chance to buy the limited edition special printing of Chris Ware's poster for Komiks.dk 2010.

Graphic novelist Chris Ware was one of the main attractions at this years festival, and he even created one of our amazing posters. A special poster printed on non glossy, thick paper was sold at the Komiks.dk stand during the festival weekend. Mr. Ware was kind enough to sign a limited number of these posters, which can now be bought right here on this web site.

The available posters are as follows:

7 posters signed by Chris Ware at the festival with a silver pen. These are 80 Us dollars or 64 Euro or 56 UK pounds a piece + postage and handling.

23 posters signed by Chris Ware at the festival with a blue colored pencil. These are also 80 US Dollars or 64 Euro or 56 UK pounds a piece + postage and handling.

We also have a limited number of unsigned posters available. These are 20 Dollars or 15 Euro or 12 UK pound a piece plus postage and handling.

All posters are from the special printing.

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Is there a better way to spend a Sunday than by browsing comic book shops, attending workshops, listening to comic creators talking about their special line of work or getting the hottest, hippest graphic novel, manga or comic book signed by the artist or the writer?

We don’t think so. Which is just one of the many reasons why Komiks.dk is open for business on this fine, spring Sunday.

The doors open at 10.00 AM and we are open until 19.00 PM. We end the day with an amazing auction, where you can buy original artwork from some of the festival’s many guests. The auction starts at 17.00 PM.

Welcome to another day of Komiks.dk!

The first day of Komiks.dk 2010 is over!

Every international guest made it to Copenhagen – even those from Iceland – and the convention floor was filled with happy, comic loving people.

The second day starts at 10.00 AM on Sunday! See you there for another day of comics and celebration.

The convention site is buzzing with people on this fine Saturday afternoon!

Comic enthusiasts in all ages, shapes and sizes have come to celebrate comics in all their glory.

A few snapshots from Saturday at Komiks.dk:

This year’s festival is visited by comic creators, publishers and comic experts from all over the world!

You can meet the American graphic novelist Chris Ware, the creator of the masterpiece Jimmy Corrigan – The Smartest Kid on Earth. There is also a chance to meet fellow US graphic novelist, Daniel Clowes – the creator of both Ghost World and the recently released Wilson – and Charles Burns, who is probably most known for his disturbing graphic novel, Black Hole.

From the American mainstream we are visited by three Brits. None other than the artist behind what many call the best superhero book ever, Watchmen, is in attendance: Dave Gibbons. He is joined by two equally talented gentlemen – Frank Quitely (All Star Superman, We3) and Kevin O’Neill (The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen).

Europe has a long tradition of comics, which is why we just had to invite several European superstars as well: Jean Van Hamme (Thorgal, XIII), Chistophe Arleston (Lanfeust of Troy) and Daan Jippes (Havank) are all attending the festival.

From Finland Komiks.dk is visited by the Donald Duck artist Kari Korhonen. It wouldn’t be a proper Komiks.dk Festival without the Duck!

Germany is filled with interesting and groundbreaking comics creators and graphic novelists. We have invited two of these graphic novelists to the festival: Line Hoven (Liebe Schaut Weg) and Arne Bellstorf (Acht, Neun, Zehn). Both of these artists are published at German publishers Reprodukt, who will also have a stand at the festival. Another German creator is Anike Hage, who is responsible for the manga Gothic Sports. She is joined by the head of the German division of Tokyopop, Joachim Kaps.

Other manga related guests include Åsa Ekström from Sweden. Her manga is called Sayonara September. And last, but certainly not least, we have invited a Japanese manga-ka: Keitarō Arima (Moon Phase). There will also be plenty of manga workshops, anime-screenings and a host of other manga related events.

Welcome to Komiks.dk! We hope you enjoy yourself.

Nyskabende tegneseriekonkurrence udskrives af J.F. Willumsens Museum!

J.F. WILLUMSEN I STRIBEVIS:
J. F. Willumsens Museum udskriver d. 22. maj 2010 på Komiks.dk en konkurrence for professionelle tegnere og illustratorer om en tegneserie om en af Danmarks mest originale billedkunstnere gennem tiderne - J.F. Willumsen (1863-1958). De tre bedste oplæg præmieres med hhv. 35.000, 10.000 og 5.000 kr., og det vindende forslag vil i samarbejde med J.F. Willumsens Museum og et tegneserieforlag blive videreudviklet og publiceret. Du kan få flere informationer om tegneseriekonkurrencen på Komiks.dk, hvor J.F. Willumsens Museum har en stand.

Men hvorfor en tegneseriekonkurrence på et kunstmuseum?

I J.F. Willumsens 94 år lange og produktive kunstnerliv er der stof nok til flere dramatiske, eventyrlige eller humoristiske fortællinger. Han har selv i flere af sine værker arbejdet med tegneserie-tekniske elementer, og har malet flere billedserier. I mange af sine værker har Willumsen desuden anvendt stærke, klare farver, konturstreger, fortællinger, oplagte og indforståede pointer og ligefrem skildret sig selv som en Super- eller Batman et par år efter disses fremkomst. Så forbindelsen til tegneseriemediet er nærliggende.

Desuden befinder tegneserien sig i disse år som kunstart betragtet i en hidtil uset opadgående spiral, og mediet har stor opmærksomhed fra en række yngre kunstnere med forskellige uddannelsesmæssige baggrunde. Med tegneseriekonkurrencen vil nye øjne se på Willumsen og præsentere nye indfaldsvinkler og smertepunkter. En yngre generation af kunstnere og illustratorer vil orientere sig i hans kunstværker og med dem vil et andet publikum blive opmærksomt på ham.     

Vinderen af konkurrencen kåres af en jury bestående af Bjørn Nørgaard, billedkunstner, Julie Paludan-Müller, redaktør Rosinante, Kathrine Ærtebjerg, billedkunstner, Morten Thorning, leder af The Animation Workshop, Matthias Wivel, kunsthistoriker, kunst- og tegneserieanmelder, Søren Vinterberg, serieanmelder på Politiken og Lisbeth Lund, museumsinspektør på J.F. Willumsens Museum.

Tidsplan:

Konkurrencen iværksættes 22. maj med afleveringsdato 15. august 2010. Fra . september til 30. oktober 2010 udstilles de indsendte forslag på J.F. Willumsens Museum i relation til Willumsens værker, og 1. oktober kåres vinderen.

Museets gæster inviteres også til at være med i bedømmelsen. Parallelt med udstillingen publiceres konkurrencebidrag på museets hjemmeside, hvor publikum kan give deres bud på en vinder. Publikumsfavoritten offentliggøres d. 1. oktober på J.F. Willumsens Museum og præmieres med 5.000 kr.

Kontakt museumsinspektør Lisbeth Lund for yderligere informationer om tegneseriekonkurrencen på 47310773 eller This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

The winners of the 2010 Komiks.dk Awards are as follows:

BEST DANISH DEBUT	BEST DANISH WEB-COMIC	BEST COMIC FOR CHILDREN OR YOUNG ADULTS
Mikkel Damsbo "Forlystelseshuset" Aben maler	"Stinestregen" Stine Spedtsberg	"Supermanfred" Camilla Schierbeck Mads Berg, Carlsen
BEST INTERNATIONAL COMIC	BEST INTERNATIONAL COMIC TRANSLATED TO DANISH	BEST DANISH COMIC
"Asterios Polyp" David Mazzucchelli	"Jimmy Corrigan" Chris Ware Aben maler	"Kom Hjem" Thomas Thorhauge Rosinante
BEST DANISH COMIC CREATOR	THE KOMIKS.DK HONORARY AWARD
Ivar Gjørup	Anders Hjort Jørgensen

Let the games begin! Tonight is the night of the Komiks.dk Awards Show/VIP-Launch Party in building 55 behind the convention site, Øksnehallen!

This weekend is the fourth Komiks.dk Festival, and what better way to start the weekend off than with a party.

We have invited both International and Danish guests, and the DJ will be working his magic and doing his best to make the evening memorable.

Before the party the 2010 Komiks.dk Awards will be handed out to a group of lucky and talented winners. The host for the evening is Danish legend Gunnar Wille.

The evening starts at 19.30 in building 55.

Tickets for the award show and VIP-party are available at the venue at the shockingly wonderful price of a mere 250 Danish Kroner. The ticket also works as an admission ticket for the festival on both Saturday and Sunday.

We will of course also announce the winners right here on the web-site.

The 2010 Komiks.dk Festival is very close now! This means that the online sale of tickets is over.

But there is absolutely no reason for despair, as tickets are also available at the ticket office at Øksnehallen. You can buy tickets for both the festival on Saturday and Sunday and the VIP-party in building 55 tonight.

The party starts at 7.30 PM tonight. Tickets can be baught at the mere price of 250 kr which gives you access to both the party and the rest of the festival!

See you at the main entrance to Øksnehallen!