Hedvig Agnes Elisabeth "Coco" Moodysson (born 1970) is a Swedish creator of

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and

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, many of them in the

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subgenre. Her works include an album collecting her work entitled ''Coco Platinum Total'' parts 1 and 2 (collected into one book by Optimal Press in 2002), ''The Health Center Fontanelle'' (with husband

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Lukas Moodysson Karl Fredrik Lukas Moodysson (; born 17 January 1969) is a Swedish novelist, short story writer and film director. First coming to prominence as an ambitious poet in the 1980s, he had his big domestic and international breakthrough directing the ...

, 2005), and ''Never Goodnight'' (2008), an autobiographical tale of growing up in the early ’80s after punk had supposedly died and New Wave ruled. Later, ''Never Goodnight'' was adapted into her husband's 2013 film ''

We Are the Best! ''We Are the Best!'' ( sv, Vi är bäst!) is a 2013 Swedish drama film written and directed by Lukas Moodysson and adapted from the graphic novel ''Never Goodnight'' by his wife, Coco Moodysson. The film was screened in the Special Presentat ...

'' In 2010 ''I'm Your Hell into Death'' appeared. She has also regularly appeared in the Swedish cultural magazine ''

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Education

For many years, Moodysson studied to become a sign language interpreter, but she dropped out in 1998 and began drawing comics. She attended the school for Sequential Art in Malmö in 2000 and 2001.

Publications

During her time in school, she made the poetic and openhearted autobiographical comics 'Coco Platina Titan' parts 1 and 2, that were collected in one book by Optimal Press in 2002, an autobiographical comic book about life in your late teens. In 2005, Moodysson published the more experimental ''The Fontanelle Health Centre,'' with words by her husband Lukas Moodysson. Moodysson's comic book ''Aldrig Godnatt (''Never Goodnight), published in 2008, was an autobiographical experiences about her experiences growing up in Stockholm. In 2010, she published ''I'm your hell into death,'' her fourth comic book about a group of hopeful fans of The Cure, waiting outside to meet band member Robert Smith. Moodysson lives in Malmö, Sweden with her husband

(married: 1994) and their three children.

References

External links

Optimal Press' Coco Moodysson page

Galago's Coco Moodysson page
1970 births Swedish female comics artists Female comics writers Living people Swedish comics artists Swedish comics writers 21st-century Swedish women writers {{Europe-comics-creator-stub