-The Vikings were the infamous warriors from the North. They were known for their shipbuilding skills and fierce fighting as well as their culture who let women rule and fight alongside the men. This anthology contains three fictional manga sagas set in the historic era of the Vikings, told through the eyes of a ship builder, a shamanistic Völva and a warrior twin couple. In the lives of these Vikings, storytelling and mystique guides them through their challenges.
Mangas included in this anthology: Songs From a Graduate by Alice Engström 17 year old Ida meets a friendly strange boy when she is abanoned on a bench at her boyfriend’s graduation. Gravity by Catarina Batista Samsam and Klara have been friends for very long, but Samsam’s secret might tear them apart… Sea Girl by Joakim Waller One morning when Sasha is out biking, she meets Aziah, a strange and mysterious girl with long hair. When I Close My Eyes by Natalia Batista Lo is 11 years old and from Sweden. That’s all Lo knows, because every time they shut their eyes, things change. Hilda by Catarina Batista Hilda is an everyday cat, going to school like all the other animals. But when the poodle Smila’s birthday party is coming up, Hilda is not even invited!
Erika wants to be the best zookeeper in the world! She starts working at the animal boarding house Noaks Park in Stockholm, where it turns out that Erika has the rare ability to talk to the park's animals! She gets to know the three slightly peculiar penguins Flintmulle, Herman, Krulltodd, and turtle/ladybug Fi. They don't shy away from making pranks around Erika and together with her colleagues they end up in a lot of fun adventures!
Nosebleed Studio Reser i den Svenska Historien is a manga anthology with three short stories on the theme of “traveling through history”. The comics are all based on historical research in a variety of ways. Mangas included in this anthology: Häxan by Joakim Waller Sofia is a normal girl, who is time-traveled back to a witch trial in 1700s Sweden. Adjö Sverige by Natalia Batista At the end of the 19th Century, as many as 1.5 million Swedes emigrated to America. This story follows one of them, Selma Ankerberg. Lailas resa by Magnolia Winroth To escape the second world war, the young Laila and Ekkie travel to Sweden from Finland, like many other Finnish children had to do all alone.
Haldur’s job is to supply and take care of the beings that live around their village Vikfrost.One day, a group of magicians arrive univited. They see the beings as vermin and threaten the villagers to leave Vikfrost on the seventh day, or they risk getting killed together with the beings. Haldur has to stop them!
Welcome to Cypress! A law enforcement organization that hires the dead to fight crime. Chie recently passed away and will be trained by the most evil veteran in Cypress, on! Everything she does is wrong but at least she is the most polite one in this unfitting duo. Jon has a short temper and becomes enemies with everyone. Maybe Chie can make him open up? But Jon is only focused on doing his job, not making any friends.
Official English: INKR In a fairytale world where Queens rule and magic is power, a young princess is sent on the biggest quest of her life - to rescue a prince in need! But when she does, the prince is not so willing after all... This epic gender-flipped adventure fantasy manga is created by the Swedish artist Natalia Batista. It is published in Sweden by Kolik Förlag since Fall 2013, and in the Italian online manga magazine Doraetos Manga.
Sol doesn't look like anyone else around her. She doesn't remember anything from when she was a kid and has no idea how different she actually is... She only knows that she belongs to the servants of the wealthy country villa where she grows up. Even so, the lord's son, Arel, and his classmate, Eno, are her best friends. When she suddenly finds out where she's actually coming from, her whole world collapses. And Arel and Eno have a difficult decision to make: Should they follow their families' expectations, or should they help their friend? Together they are forced on a long journey all the way to the north of the kingdom. At the same time, they learn about the betrayal and belligerent plans of the adults, but also Sol's unknown, magical powers. Now they know that peace in the kingdom is under threat! Will Sol's power be enough and how will the children succeed in preventing a new war from breaking out?