Max Andersson
Encyclopedia
Max Andersson is a Swedish
comic creator and film maker, mostly doing "underground
style" and "artistic" comics. His comics
have mainly been published in Swedish albums, and in the Swedish art magazine Galago.
With the publication of his graphic novel
Pixy by Fantagraphics Books
in 1993, Andersson became the first modern Swedish artist to have a comic album published in the United States
. In the '90s he was a frequent contributor to the comics anthology
Zero Zero. He is also the creator of the comic book
Death & Candy.
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
comic creator and film maker, mostly doing "underground
Underground comix
Underground comix are small press or self-published comic books which are often socially relevant or satirical in nature. They differ from mainstream comics in depicting content forbidden to mainstream publications by the Comics Code Authority, including explicit drug use, sexuality and violence...
style" and "artistic" comics. His comics
Comics
Comics denotes a hybrid medium having verbal side of its vocabulary tightly tied to its visual side in order to convey narrative or information only, the latter in case of non-fiction comics, seeking synergy by using both visual and verbal side in...
have mainly been published in Swedish albums, and in the Swedish art magazine Galago.
With the publication of his graphic novel
Graphic novel
A graphic novel is a narrative work in which the story is conveyed to the reader using sequential art in either an experimental design or in a traditional comics format...
Pixy by Fantagraphics Books
Fantagraphics Books
Fantagraphics Books is an American publisher of alternative comics, classic comic strip anthologies, magazines, graphic novels, and the adult-oriented Eros Comix imprint...
in 1993, Andersson became the first modern Swedish artist to have a comic album published in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. In the '90s he was a frequent contributor to the comics anthology
Comics anthology
Comics anthologies collect works in the medium of comics that are too short for standalone publication.- U.S. :- UK :British comics have a long tradition publishing comics anthologies, often weekly...
Zero Zero. He is also the creator of the comic book
Comic book
A comic book or comicbook is a magazine made up of comics, narrative artwork in the form of separate panels that represent individual scenes, often accompanied by dialog as well as including...
Death & Candy.