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Mämmilä
''Mämmilä'' is a full-page comic strip by Finnish cartoonist Tarmo Koivisto and co-written by Hannu Virtanen. Mämmilä is a fictional small country municipality, supposedly in the Häme region, and was originally modeled on the municipality of Orivesi. The cartoon depicted various contemporary issues in Finnish life, from various social changes to the coming of African refugees and membership in the European Union. The municipality has numerous colorful characters, from local political leaders and potentates to Varpu-Viljami (local dowser) and Mohammed al-Zomal (Somalian refugee), nicknamed "Mukku" after his pronunciation of the Finnish word " muikkukukko". Unusually for comic strips, the storyline happens in real time, and the characters in ''Mämmilä'' age normally, at the same pace as the comic strip in real life. For example, a girl called Sari was born in the comic in 1980, and is now an adult punk-style girl. The strip was originally published 1974 in a Swedish-Finn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tarmo Koivisto
Tarmo Koivisto (born 3 July 1948 in Orivesi) is a Finnish comics artist and writer, cartoonist, and graphic artist. He is best known for his ongoing comic strip '' Mämmilä''. Koivisto is also known by his artist name Tape. Biography Koivisto graduated from the Academy of Fine Arts in 1974. He has also participated in Will Eisner's "mastership class" in 1990. Koivisto is one of the best known comics artists in Finland. His main work, ''Mämmilä'', has achieved country-wide fame. Made in co-operation with ''Osuuskunta Käyttökuva'', the strip was first continuously published in '' Me'' magazine from 1976 to 1983. After this, the strip was published on the back page of the ''Helsingin Sanomat'' monthly supplement. The newspaper published it for 13 years, up until 1996. Since 1997, the monthly supplement has published Koivisto's political satire comic strip '' Pääkaupunki''. Koivisto has received many awards, including the Puupäähattu in 1978, the Krokodil statue in 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
