Jakob Martin Strid is a
Danish cartoonist, who is known throughout Denmark for his successful series ''Strid'' in the Danish newspaper ''
Politiken
''Politiken'' is a leading Danish daily broadsheet newspaper, published by JP/Politikens Hus in Copenhagen, Denmark. It was founded in 1884 and played a role in the formation of the Danish Social Liberal Party. Since 1970 it has been indepe ...
''.
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 off into intentionally far-fetched plots. There was much controversy around the strip when it ran in ''Politiken'' as he expressed sympathy with the
Rote Armee Fraktion
The Red Army Faction (, ; RAF ),See the section "Name" also known as the Baader–Meinhof Group or Baader–Meinhof Gang ( ), was a West German far-left militant group founded in 1970 and active until 1998, considered a terrorist organisat ...
.
K'NYT. Turèll-prisen til Strid
(2001-02-28). Dagbladet Information
''Information'' (), full name: ''Dagbladet Information'' (), is a Danish newspaper published Monday through Saturday.
History and profile
''Dagbladet Information'' was established and published by the Danish resistance movement in 1943 during ...
. Retrieved on 2007-12-01.
In 2012, Strid received the Danish Crown Prince Couple's Culture Prize.
References
Danish comic strip cartoonists
Danish comics artists
Danish satirists
Danish humorists
Danish satirical comics artists
Living people
Recipients of the Crown Prince Couple's Culture Prize
Year of birth missing (living people)
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