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There are tons of new comic artists popping up each day, but throughout all that hustling and bustling, many forget about the old guard of the comic world. In some way, it's harder to maintain being a comic artist than to establish yourself as one. Life goes on, careers change, but the passion for comics must remain: not everyone can live by this motto. But there's a small amount people who do, and Torbjørn Lien (Chez Cuckoo) is one of those few. What's amazing is that he has been able to keep himself in the game for more than 20 years, and by the looks of it, he's not stopping any time soon.
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Torbjørn told more about himself and his comics to Bored Panda. "The Norwegian Walt Disney comic magazine Donald Duck taught me how to read when I was 6 or something. I read comics all the time as a kid and started to make my own around 9 or 10, I guess. First for my friends, then for a local school paper, and as a 15-year-old I got a comic published every Saturday in the local newspaper in my hometown (Mosjøen in Norway). One or two years later, I had comics in print in a national comic magazine.
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Nancy Rémillard 3 years ago
School is so overrated. Not that I wanted to learn about space tech, but other useful things like how to manage with actual life realities...buy a house...all those things
Ryan Deschanel 4 years ago
"Your teacher sent you to my office? -Yes. -Why? -I don't know. -Hmmm... She is fired."
But that's just the surface of Torbjørn's relationship with comics; his influences run deeper than that. "As a creator of comic strips, I first was very inspired by Mort Walker's 'Beetle Bailey,' Dik Browne's 'Hägar the Horrible,' and Gordon Bess' 'Redeye.' All classical American cartoons. Then I discovered 'Calvin and Hobbes' by Bill Watterson, a comic I still think is the best comic strip ever made. That one taught me a lot about comic strips!
Also, when it comes to humor, Mad Magazine was very important to me. There I discovered artists like Sergio Aragonés and Don Martin, who both influenced my sense of humor in comics."
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Bethany Heller 4 years ago
I honestly dislike this. Yeah there's misogyny and harassment and all that crud, but does that make payback right? Solving the problem should mean solving the problem, not giving problems to someone else.
georgia layne 4 years ago
If people would mind their own business we wouldn't have to worry about any of this.
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ZAPanda 4 years ago
For those who do not know scandinavian black metal: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LXFniXCAUk0
Demetri Bryant 4 years ago
(looking askance) An "acquired taste", no doubt.
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Nadja Lambacher 4 years ago
I just realized this means you can get the morning after pill in drugstores in Norway. That is amazing.
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Demetri Bryant 4 years ago
They bother with euphemisms in Scandinavia?? I thought society was progressive there.
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Marissa Taylor 4 years ago
yeahh more like she came in like a wrecking ball.... i'll um..go now
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Marissa Taylor 4 years ago
yeah .went there as a kid. its a very nice town :D
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Strawberry Hellcat 4 years ago
I'm experiencing a great deal of schadenfreude from "that" generation's label becoming an insult. 😂
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Beta 4 years ago
He acts shy while secretly charming her and gets her to think that he is sweet and shy instead of horny and wild
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Your fellow Gay 4 years ago
Have you ever been beaten with a wet spaghetti noodle by your girlfriend because she have a twin sister and you got confused and f****d her dad? Well that's what is feels like to drive a Ford F-250
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Nancy Rémillard 3 years ago
Just stop lying about the big guy and raise your kids saying it's a game, a tradition they decide if they wanna play along or not
Stelmarie Le Roux 4 years ago
I always knew our presents come from my parents. Never believed in Santa Clause
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Brooke 4 years ago
His pants fell down when he put his hands up, so the guy thought he was propositioning him and took offense and beat him up.
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Happi doggi (ve/ver/vis) 4 years ago
This is also in no way kindergarten.
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Not being mean, but I genuinely do not understand those who willingly work in childcare/teaching. Kids/teens are little shits, all of them- A teenager
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yo_girl_allie 4 years ago
He has 5 mil dollars and shes a gold digger....
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Ka Se 4 years ago
True, however it can also be really nice if you have a good relationship with your kid. Still even a good relationship does not prevent such situations sometimes.
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Devz Milady 4 years ago
Obviously not applicable to Asian parents whose kids can expect anything from smacking to a nice lil pinch by the elbow where none sees!
Squishy Toy Fish Eng 4 years ago
or the magic stick wand that you can beat your kids with to make them do stuff
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Stelmarie Le Roux 4 years ago
My mom once threw the spoon at me when I tried to ran away lol
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Squishy Toy Fish Eng 4 years ago
hey should we try to guess how many braincells Christopher has? I'm guessing around three, might be an overestimate though
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Dark Pearl 4 years ago
Christopher Frawley is a massive drain on society. Love is love, and kids should be taught this early on (except zoophilia and pedophilia. Crimes are not love)
Stephanie Raymond 4 years ago
The dad seemed surprised, sadly we don't know where the discussion went from here
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Annabeth Chase 4 years ago
The negativity scales on this comment section are off the charts! But so is the downvote scale!
G M 3 years ago
I shall support thy LGBT community and thy blacks till I diiiiie
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Whisper Tunes 3 years ago
Okay just because one guy hugs another does not mean they're gay! Guys can be touchy feely, too. That's not exclusive to women!
RoseTheMad 4 years ago
I wonder why "a bundle of sticks" (aka, f****t) became a slur for gay people, or are the phobes really just that nonsensical and f*****g stupid?
Demongrrrrl 4 years ago
Not true. The majority of pedophiles are straight.
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Strawberry Hellcat 4 years ago
That her son must have initially heard the phrase in its original lewd iteration to equate it with a classroom full of wet cats.
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Maryjohn deBrun 3 years ago
Male part with a female part...I'm still trying to puzzle that out.
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Bob Cakin 4 years ago (edited)
Not sure why you guys downvoted Konnar here... high heels just objectively suck and we should normalize not having to wear them even for more formal events. If you want to wear them, that's fine, but women should have the option not to wear them without being judged.
arsonistofthemonth jr 4 years ago
Oh man it would suck to live in a place where people verbally judge you for not wearing high heels. Also, I don't understand why people downvoted Konnar (really downvoting shouldn't even be an option because it creates a toxic environment), but I can understand how they might see their comment. To some people that comes off as sexist because not all female identifying people wear high heels, and you don't have to be female identifying to wear high heels. I know plenty of guys, girl, and nonbinary people who absolutely love wearing high heels because it makes them feel fancy and stuff. I also know plenty of guys, girls, and nonbinary people (such as myself) who HATE wearing high heels with a passion, and would never lay a pinkie on any sort of formal wear.
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PurpleDoople 3 years ago
You’re not a grill? Darn I wanted to cook hamburgers on you
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Maryjohn deBrun 3 years ago
Mum may have been angry with Balder and therefore called him "a chip off the old block". Just my take anyway.
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Lady Fos-Boss 4 years ago
Instead of using that crappy icing they give you to hold it together, use melted chocolate, its a lot stronger, and drys qiucker!
G M 3 years ago
It really depends on how the melted chocolate is prepared
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arsonistofthemonth jr 4 years ago
I know right? I'm a big person but not too big so it's hard to find the clothes I want in the right size.
Load More Replies... arsonistofthemonth jr 4 years ago
Oh my gourdy lordies what the frick is wrong with people these days? Also, can I just say I HATE the downvote option with a passion? All it's doing is making the environment more toxic by feeding the people who make these comments the negative attention they think they need because they either don't know how to get or just don't get positive attention in their lives. I'm just begging you all not to interact with them, because in the end it just makes it worse. Also these comments are rad, so it'd be appreciated if you stopped insulting them with your less than intellectual comments. Thank you!
Ben Berlin 4 years ago
Look for the Gabriel Iglesias store they go all the way up to 🦖x size (please don't kill me)
G M 3 years ago
I didn't know there's a fluffy store I now need to go there
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G M 3 years ago
The key to losing weight is starting with the diet them exercise it will be much easier to exercise when you have less fat cells
Up All Night 3 years ago
The number of fat cells are constant. You lose weight when THEY lose weight. But they don't die off or something, LOL, the body needs them.
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Dark Pearl 4 years ago
Is that a new metaphor? I know there are many metaphors for other sexual activities...
Just as Torbjørn Lien has found a way to sustain his comic career for over two decades, the journey of Dustin Rogers in crafting web comics also demonstrates a similar dedication and love for the art.
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Mimi La Souris 4 years ago
too bad that the fact of noting them changes the order, it makes some gags unclear
arsonistofthemonth jr 4 years ago
The amount of negative comments on here makes me really disappointed. If you don't have something nice to say, keep it to yourself, people! On another note, these were funny and I enjoyed the art style!
Connor Kristiansen 4 years ago
The jokes nowadays are all about murder or memes neither of which are funny at least those have humor and effort.
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Mimi La Souris 4 years ago
too bad that the fact of noting them changes the order, it makes some gags unclear
arsonistofthemonth jr 4 years ago
The amount of negative comments on here makes me really disappointed. If you don't have something nice to say, keep it to yourself, people! On another note, these were funny and I enjoyed the art style!
Connor Kristiansen 4 years ago
The jokes nowadays are all about murder or memes neither of which are funny at least those have humor and effort.
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