''Em'' is a
cartoon strip
A comic strip is a sequence of cartoons, arranged in interrelated panels to display brief humor or form a narrative, often serialized, with text in balloons and captions. Traditionally, throughout the 20th and into the 21st century, these ...
written by Maria Smedstad, which depicts the life of a young woman and her friends living in London. It was first published in
thelondonpaper
''The London Paper'' (stylised as ''thelondonpaper'') was a free daily newspaper, published by NI Free Newspapers Ltd, a subsidiary of News International (who also own the companies that publish ''The Sun'' and ''The Times''). It was available fr ...
on 30 October 2006, and appeared daily until the paper's demise on 18 September 2009. It was then published in
The Sun (newspaper)
''Sun'' or ''The Sun'' is the name of the following newspapers:
Australia
* ''The Sun'' (Brisbane), formerly ''The Daily Sun'', discontinued newspaper of News Limited
* ''The Sun'' (Sydney), a discontinued afternoon tabloid
* ''The Sun News-Pi ...
until January 2010. The strip has continued to be published online through Maria Smedstad's website, and in
Nemi
Nemi is a town and ''comune'' in the Metropolitan City of Rome (central Italy), in the Alban Hills overlooking Lake Nemi, a volcanic crater lake. It is northwest of Velletri and about southeast of Rome.
The town's name derives from the Lati ...
's Norwegian and Swedish comic book, and since January 2012 has been published daily in Scandinavian paper,
Aftonbladet
(, lit. "The evening paper") is a Swedish language, Swedish daily tabloid newspaper published in Stockholm, Sweden. It is one of the largest daily newspapers in the Nordic countries.
History and profile
The newspaper was founded by Lar ...
.
The same cartoon style has been used by Maria in her illustrations for Reb Williams' book, website and blog, and also on a website supporting green initiatives in London.
References
External links
Em CartoonsThe London Paper
Grow Your Own CowsGreen LondonEm's blog
British comic strips
2006 comics debuts
Gag-a-day comics
Slice of life comics
Comics set in London
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