Frode Øverli
| Frode Øverli | |
|---|---|
| Nationality |  |
Notable works | Riskhospitalet Rutetid Pondus |
| Awards | Sproing Award, 1998 Sproing Award, 2003 Adamson Award, 2006 |
Frode Øverli (born August 15, 1968, in Bergen, Norway) is a Norwegian cartoonist, considered one of the most successful in Scandinavia. He currently lives on the Norwegian west-coast island Sotra.
Biography
He began his career in 1984 when his parodies of The Phantom became a regular feature in the Norwegian edition of the Phantom comic book. At that time, Frode was still a student, but dedicated much of his time to drawing.
Two years later, he was a regular cartoonist for the recently started humour magazine Pyton, notable for its gratutious toilet humour. In the beginning he illustrated stories written by authors Dag Kolstad, John Kåre Raake, and later Bjørn Ousland. However, he eventually resigned to write his own material, as it was limited what the others could write for him. The most famous comic strips from his Pyton period are Deep Shit Junkies and Birger-Egil.
In 1996 he decided to start working on his own, and eventually split with Pyton. He created a strip called A-laget, about three soccer supporters. This concept evolved into what is today known as Pondus, one of Scandinavia's most successful comic strips of all time. Along with Pondus, he also produced two other comics series, Riskhospitalet (The Risk Hospital - a wordplay on the name of one of the most prominent hospitals in Norway, Rikshospitalet (the National Hospital)) and the single panel cartoon Rutetid (a pun on "transportation schedule" and "time for a panel").
Øverli has received the Norwegian Sproing Award twice; in 1998 following the first Pondus album, Alt for Norge (All for Norway) and in 2003 for the Pondus christmas album Pondus Julespesial. In 2006 he received the prestigious Swedish Adamson Awards.[1]
In addition to his cartoon work, Øverli has illustrated several books.
Bibliography
Norwegian
- Pondus #1, Første omgang (2001, ISBN 8250945514)
- Pondus #2, Andre omgang (2002, ISBN 8250947886)
- Pondus #3, Hat trick (2003, ISBN 8250949552)
- Riskhospitalet (Riskhospitalet complete, 2004, ISBN 8250951417)
- Pondus #4, Flat firer (2004, ISBN 8250952049)
- Pondus #5, Fem rette (2005, ISBN 8250954092)
- Pondus #6, 0-6 (2006, ISBN 8250955927)
French
- Pondus #1, Première mi-temps (2005, ISBN 2913167470)
- Pondus #2, Seconde mi-temps (2006, ISBN 2913167500)
References
- Pondus publications on Schibstedforlagene Template:No icon
Footnotes
- ^ Ebbesvik, Jan Inge (September 22, 2006). "Pris med pondus til Øverli". tv2.no. Template:No icon
External links
Pondus.net Template:No icon Unofficial fan site