20 New Comics About Girls’ Everyday Life Situations And Being In A Couple By Linnéa Aasa

We reached out to Linnéa to dive deeper into her comic work. This time, the artist revealed the most unexpected source of inspiration for one of her creations: “I feel like most of the inspiration for my comics is unexpected! Especially now, when I only make comics sporadically and don’t need to force ideas.

But one sudden comic idea I can think of came from a moment when I was sitting on a sofa with a man. I put my arm around him, and he rested his head on my chest—it made me feel like a boss! The comic I made to portray that moment turned out to be very popular, and I was surprised to learn that a lot of people could relate to the feeling. I love when my work connects with others like that. I’m very curious about how people think and feel.”

When asked about a comic Aasa created that she initially felt was too personal to share, but eventually decided to release, the cartoonist responded: “I’m an oversharer to the bone, so I’ve never made a comic based on me that I wasn’t comfortable sharing! There was one exception, though. I didn’t post that comic—or maybe I did and then deleted it a couple of days later. I don’t remember for sure; it was like ten years ago!

These days, I sometimes worry about what people close to me might think of certain comics I make. I wonder if they might think it’s about them—or realize it is based on them! It’s not always flattering, haha.”

We wondered if Linnéa recalls the most unusual or surprising fan messages she’s received about her work. Here’s what we learned: “Unfortunately, I can’t remember any specific one, though I know there’ve been many! When people DM me, I can see the previous conversation—that can be from years earlier— and when I see the first message, I usually remember it if it was something that stood out.

Otherwise my memory really is so SO bad. It’s kind of depressing - but I take it as a sign to live more in the moment! I do at least tend to remember when comic artists I’m a fan of contacted me for the first time.”

Lastly, we asked the ‘Tardaasa Comics’ author to imagine the opening theme song for her comics if they were turned into a TV series. She responded: “If money and rights weren’t an issue, maybe something by Die Antwoord, like ‘I Fink U Freeky’ or ‘Evil Boy’—possibly sped up a little. Joan Jett’s ‘Bad Reputation’ could also work, but I guess it’s been overused!”