Uti vår hage (comic strip)
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Uti vår hage is a Swedish comic strip
, created by Krister Petersson. It originally appeared in Svenska Serier in 1981. It then began a long run in 91:an
(1983 - December 2001). On 5 December 2002 Uti vår hage became a bi-monthly comic, published by Egmont
. It also ran briefly as a daily strip in Dagens Nyheter
.
. Lacking any obvious source of income, he nevertheless lives in his own detached villa with large garden, and runs an old Volvo Amazon
. He has an extremely high opinion of himself and his own abilities, which fails to reflect the realities of his personality. For example, he considers himself to be a talented poet.
Petersson has stated that Faló is inspired by Einar Lindberg's character Sympatiska Filip, from the strip Filip och Kaspersson. Sympatiska Filip was in turn based upon Elov Persson's character Kronblom
. Petersson derived the name Faló from the Argentinian singer and guitarist Eduardo Falú
.
Other key characters in the burlesque
depiction of small-town Sweden include Faló's long-suffering girlfriend/fiancé Yvette, his stunted, thick and occasionally criminal brother Olaf, his love-rival Konrad Bärnevik, neighbours Lydén and Stryp-Enok, and the town drunk Börje Phyllerin (Fylle-Börje).
Comic strip
A comic strip is a sequence of drawings arranged in interrelated panels to display brief humor or form a narrative, often serialized, with text in balloons and captions....
, created by Krister Petersson. It originally appeared in Svenska Serier in 1981. It then began a long run in 91:an
91:an (comic book)
91:an is a popular bi-weekly Swedish comic book published by Egmont Kärnan AB. First brought out in 1956, it primarily publishes comic strips by Swedish cartoonists....
(1983 - December 2001). On 5 December 2002 Uti vår hage became a bi-monthly comic, published by Egmont
Egmont Group
The Egmont Group is a media corporation founded and rooted in Copenhagen, Denmark. The business area of Egmont has traditionally been magazine publishing but has over the years evolved to comprise media generally....
. It also ran briefly as a daily strip in Dagens Nyheter
Dagens Nyheter
is a daily newspaper in Sweden. It has the largest circulation of Swedish morning newspapers, followed by Göteborgs-Posten and Svenska Dagbladet, and is the only morning newspaper that is distributed to subscribers across the whole country. In 2009 DN had a circulation of 316,000, reaching 881...
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The comic strip
The main character is Faló, an immature, self-righteous, single man in his mid-30s, who lives in the small, fictional town of Mjölhagen, loosely based on a town in SmålandSmåland
' is a historical province in southern Sweden.Småland borders Blekinge, Scania or Skåne, Halland, Västergötland, Östergötland and the island Öland in the Baltic Sea. The name Småland literally means Small Lands. . The latinized form Smolandia has been used in other languages...
. Lacking any obvious source of income, he nevertheless lives in his own detached villa with large garden, and runs an old Volvo Amazon
Volvo Amazon
The Volvo Amazon was a mid-size car manufactured by Volvo Cars from 1956 to 1970, and introduced in the USA, as the 122S at the New York International Auto Show in April 1959....
. He has an extremely high opinion of himself and his own abilities, which fails to reflect the realities of his personality. For example, he considers himself to be a talented poet.
Petersson has stated that Faló is inspired by Einar Lindberg's character Sympatiska Filip, from the strip Filip och Kaspersson. Sympatiska Filip was in turn based upon Elov Persson's character Kronblom
Kronblom
Kronblom is a popular Swedish comic strip created by Elov Persson in 1927. It is published biweekly in Sweden in the comic book 91:an, along with a number of other comic strips, and in the weekly magazine Allers....
. Petersson derived the name Faló from the Argentinian singer and guitarist Eduardo Falú
Eduardo Falú
Eduardo Falú is a well-known Argentine folk music guitarist and composer.-Life and work:Eduardo Falú was born in El Galpón, a village near San José de Metán in the province of Salta, Argentina in 1923. His parents, Juan and Fada Falú, were Syrian immigrants...
.
Other key characters in the burlesque
Burlesque
Burlesque is a literary, dramatic or musical work intended to cause laughter by caricaturing the manner or spirit of serious works, or by ludicrous treatment of their subjects...
depiction of small-town Sweden include Faló's long-suffering girlfriend/fiancé Yvette, his stunted, thick and occasionally criminal brother Olaf, his love-rival Konrad Bärnevik, neighbours Lydén and Stryp-Enok, and the town drunk Börje Phyllerin (Fylle-Börje).
The comic book
The main strip, Uti vår hage, features in both newly-drawn stories and in republished material. In addition, the comic book includes several subsidiary strips, a crossword and a letters page ("Tyckt å tänkt Uti vår hage").Current subsidiary strips
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