Frode Øverli

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Frode Øverli
Born August 15, 1968 (1968-08-15) (age 39)
Bergen, Norway
Nationality Norwegian
Area(s) cartoonist
Notable works Pondus
Riskhospitalet
Rutetid
Awards full list

Frode Øverli (born August 15, 1968, in Bergen) is a Norwegian comic strip cartoonist, considered one of the most successful in Scandinavia.

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[edit] Biography

He began his career in 1984 when his parodies of The Phantom became a regular feature in the Norwegian publication of the Phantom serial comic book.[1] 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 launched humour magazine Pyton, notable for its gratutious toilet humour. In the beginning he illustrated stories written by authors Dag E. 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 best known comic strips from his Pyton period are Deep Shit Junkies, a comic about a heavy metal band, and Birger-Egil, about a pair of siamese twins with completely different personalities.[1]

In 1996 he decided to start working on his own, and eventually split with Pyton. He created a strip first titled A-laget, about three soccer supporters, but the concept evolved into what became the strip Pondus, one of Scandinavia's most successful comic strips of all time. Along with Pondus, he also created two other comics series, Riskhospitalet (The Risk Hospital - a wordplay on the name of prominent Norwegian hospital, Rikshospitalet (National Hospital)), but Øverli discontinued this series when Pondus gained unexpected popularity. In 2000 he began creating the single panel cartoon Rutetid (a pun on "transportation schedule" and "time for a panel"), published in Pondus and other publications.[1]

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 Award.[2]

In addition to his cartoon work, Øverli has provided illustrations for several books. He currently lives on the Norwegian west-coast island Sotra.[3]

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[edit] Comic strips

Series Years Publication  
The Deep Shit Junkies   c.1989-1996 Pyton
Birger-Egil c.1992-1996 Pyton
Pondus 1995-present   Pondus
Jubben & Toxi 1997-1999 Bellona Magasin  
Riskhospitalet 1997-2000 Geek
Rutetid 2000-present Pondus

[edit] Norwegian volumes

Series Year   Publisher   ISNB
Pondus
 1. Første omgang  2001 Schibsted ISBN 8250945514 
 2. Andre omgang 2002 Schibsted ISBN 8250947886
 3. Hat trick 2003 Schibsted ISBN 8250949552
 4. Flat firer 2004 Schibsted ISBN 8250952049
 5. Fem rette 2005 Schibsted ISBN 8250954092
 6. 0-6 2006 Schibsted ISBN 8250955927
 7. Sju lange og sju breie   2007 Egmont ISBN 9788242931320  
Riskhospitalet 2004 Schibsted ISBN 8250951417

[edit] French volumes

Series Year   Publisher   ISNB
Pondus
 1. Première mi-temps   2005 Odin ISBN 2913167470 
 2. Seconde mi-temps 2006 Odin ISBN 2913167500

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Footnotes
  1. ^ a b c Harper, Morten, Samtiden. "Pondus-en fordomsfull folkehelt" (3-2005): 107-117. PDF (Norwegian)
  2. ^ Ebbesvik, Jan Inge, tv2.no (September 22, 2006). Pris med pondus til Øverli (Norwegian).
  3. ^ Johnsen, Yngve, Askøyværingen (September 22, 2006). Tror på Pondus-finale (Norwegian).
  4. ^ Norsk Tegneserieforum. Prisvinnere norsk kategori (Norwegian). tegneserier.no.
  5. ^ Sørensen, Britt, Bergens Tidene (September 23, 2006). Prestisjepris til Øverli (Norwegian).

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