Swedish Dicks and Other Nordic Gumshoes I know, I know! I used to call this list "Scandanavian Eyes," but I've since been told again and again that Finland isn't REALLY part of Scandinavia (Thanks, Johanna! Thanks, Petri!), and that the proper term for that gaggle of north-bound nations that believe in health care, child care … Continue reading Nordic Eyes
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Kouplan
Created by Sara Lövestam It's so hard to be a saint in the city, but that's more or less Iranian refugee KOUPLAN's game plan. Although he has zilch experience and unfortunately doesn't look more than eighteen, he sets himself up as an unlicensed private investigator in Stockholm, his new home, by placing discreet ads in … Continue reading Kouplan
Lisbeth Salander Returns to Comics!
The Girl in the Spider’s Web, based on David Lagercrantz’s continuation of the Larsson novel trilogy, is coming out in November. But why wait? This August, our pals at Hard Case Crime, in conjunction with Titan Comics, will give us a whole new Lisbeth Salander adventure, featuring everybody's favorite woke psycho. when they unleash The Girl Who … Continue reading Lisbeth Salander Returns to Comics!
Lisbeth Salander & Mikael Blomkvist
Created by Stieg Larsson "People always have secrets. It's just a matter of finding out what they are." -- The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo Journalist MIKAEL BLOMKVIST and computer hacker LISBETH SALANDER are the mismatched detective duo who appear in a series of internationally acclaimed, posthumously published thrillers by Swedish author Stieg Larsson. The … Continue reading Lisbeth Salander & Mikael Blomkvist
Ingmar Andersson & Axel Kruse (Swedish Dicks)
Created by Peter Stormare, Glenn Lund, Peter Settman and Andrew Lowery "We're dicks. Swedish dicks." -- Axel explains it all. What could be better than one Swedish dick? Two, obviously. Or at least that's the premise of Swedish Dicks, a low-key American-Swedish comedy web/TV series. Swedish ex-pat INGMAR ANDERSSON (played by co-creator Peter Stormare) is … Continue reading Ingmar Andersson & Axel Kruse (Swedish Dicks)