Jakob Martin Strid

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Jakob Martin Strid (born 1972) is a Danish cartoonist, who is known throughout Denmark for his successful series Strid in the Danish newspaper Politiken. Before his mainstream success he drew for the socialist paper Socialisten; both runs consisted mostly of satire on political events. He is decidedly on the political left, but every public figure is a target. His Strid series in Politiken featured (mostly) the artist himself (as his sobriquet Strid) drawing, inviting guests and wandering of into intentionally far-fetched plots. It is the kind of comics your either love or hate, and there was much controversy over his strips when they ran in Politiken. He has recently published several books for children, also somewhat 'wacky'in nature.