#tegnserie

I don't really have much to share anymore, as my fanart has taken less priority over the last months as I'm able to focus on my freelancing and original works.

BUT I have a comic I'm experimenting with analogue and digitals to spend less time w screens.

(translated from Swedish, meaning ”something’s completely done”)

Previously: In the last episode (or post) I visited the archives. 

The staff provided an incredible service - I have to put in a big thank you to Ulla at Arkiv Gävleborg. One of my enquires concerned details of the car dealer/spy central. What did the huge antenna on the roof look like? What did the hidden room look like? Unlike the local newspapers, two of the major Stocholm titles had electronic archives. A little less authentic but way more effective when it comes to research.

Some things weren’t to be found in the archives though. Things that never were news. Things that used to be, but then slowly disappeared until they were not. To know more about subjects like local food traditions and the life and use of specific buildings I had to turn to the locals. As I have written before, in 1965-74 the Million Programme was the most ambitious building programme in the world, one million new homes were built in a nation with a population of eight million. At the same time, a large proportion of the older, unmodernised housing stock was demolished. (Wikipedia)

One example of the complexity of historical accuracy is the police station, situated on the site of a former bath. The bath was demolished in 1966 but the new building was not erected until 1972. The police hade their office in the City Hall up to 71. This forces me to change a chase scene I had planned since these details are important to me. But as a friend unknowingly pointed out ”is it really important to the story if sauce béarnaise was popular in 1969?” He does have a point. Next: Keep to what’s important in the story when writing un outline.