69 photos
The exhibition for CBA vol 69 has now been finished and taken down.
If you missed it, you can find the book at Hybriden, and here are some photos of the exhibition:
CBA vol 70|71: A RUSSIAN DANCE WITH SHACKLES – release/exhibition
CBK presents:
CBA vol 70|71: A RUSSIAN DANCE WITH SHACKLES
Where: MaU/ Niagara (ground floor, Norra Neptunigatan 1, Malmö)
When: Nov 24 (opening 15–18), end date: Dec 5
Release & exhibition for the new volume of CBA:
This issue of CBA offers new insights through voices of resistance from a neighbor who affects us all: Russia. How were its dreams of democracy shattered? How did it go from flaunting extravagant Eurovision stunts to prisoners dying at the frontline in Ukraine? From celebrating V-day with Americans on the Red Square to threatening nuclear war. Is it possible to steer into other pathways? Through the stories of Russian and ex-Russian artists, these comics share rarely heard perspectives on what it means to live within these changes, reflections that are normally out of reach for Western readers.
At the opening of the exhibition, drop by and listen to further perspectives presented by:
Bo Petersson, Professor of Political Science and IMER at Malmö University, and director of the research platform RUCARR – Russia, Ukraine and the Caucasus Regional Research
and
[anonymous artist] from the anthology
and
Victoria Lomasko – recorded interview with the artist, known for her work on contemporary Russian society.
CBA vol 70|71
A RUSSIAN DANCE WITH SHACKLES
2025
148 pgs
Color
ISBN: 978-91-87825-44-6
Participating creators in this volume & the exhibition:
Comics by: Olesya Gonserovskaya [RU/UA], Victoria Lomasko [RU], Party of the Dead [exRU], Raisa Doloto [RU], manifestophilus [exRU], Mitya Pax [RU], La Blum [RU], Criminaliza [exRU], Ole Guacamole [exRU]. Interview with: Mia Liinason [SE]. Illustrations by: Åsa Harvard Maare [DK/SE]. Illustrations & co-editor: Oskar Aspman [SE]. Text & main editor: Caroline Ulvros [SE].
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The exhibition is arranged in collaboration with Malmö University, with support from Malmö Kulturnämnd.
CBA vol 69 release/exhibition
CBK presents:
CBA vol 69
Where: Rum för Serier (Friisgatan 12, Malmö)
When: Oct 31 (opening, between 17–21), end date: Nov 14, opening hours this week (Nov 24-28): Tue-Wed: 10-14
Come celebrate our 100th publication and vol 69 of CBA with a comics exhibition!
We’re doing it! And by “it”, we mean, well, haha: SEX.
We’re diving into it; Queer, straight, emotional, horny, funny, serious. Comics that explore intimacy, desire, awkwardness, joy. Stories where sex moves the plot, reveals character or simply celebrates pleasure and the sheer joyfulness of a great fuck.
Participating artists:
Aiden Kvarnström
Rikard Stenius
Sandra “Sam” Mattsson-Robertsdotter
Gordy Chaffey & Vincent Rose
Malin Biller
Sindre Lo
Thea
Predrag Stamenković
Mattias Elftorp
Josef Norén
Kye Cooks
Kinga Dukaj
You’ll find samples from the comics in our previous blog post here.
Order CBA vol 69 at Hybriden and/or subscribe to CBA (4 issues)!
Feel free to invite people to the Facebook event and share wherever you can!
The exhibition is arranged in collaboration with Seriefrämjandet (Rum för Serier), with support from Malmö Kulturnämnd.
KOLAŻ | THE BOX – photos
In case you missed the KOLAŻ | THE BOX exhibition, here are the photos!
The covers. CBA vol 64 by Mattias Elftorp, CBA vol 65 by Kinga Dukaj
Mette Norrie, Aiden Kvarnström, Mårten Edman
Manuel Rodriguez Navarro, Susanne Johansson, Miguel Santos
Pavol Bratský
Damir Stojnić von Ktonsky
Josef Norén, Adam Boman, Mileta Mijatović
Helena Menanda, Eileen Laurie
Tom Mortimer, Susanne Johansson
Miku Maria Gustavsson, Mattias Elftorp, Markus Samnell
Sara Alma Safije Sheikhi, Julia Nascimento, Mattias Elftorp
And here, of course, are the books: CBA vol 64: THE BOX & CBA vol 65: KOLAŻ
It’s all high quality stuff!
Piracy013 RELEASE event & exhibition
When: June 14 at 18-21 (the exhibition lasts until Jun 28)
Where: Rum för Serier (Friisgatan 12, Malmö)
What: Book release with comics exhibition
Opening hours:
Thursday (Jun 20): 17-20
Tuesday (Jun 25): 17-20
Thursday (Jun 27): 17-20
Piracy is Liberation 013: Missile Crisis is the latest part of Mattias Elftorp’s cyberpunk postapocalypse epic.
The City is firing sentient smart-missiles against terrorists hiding in the previously unknown desert. But who is this outer enemy?
Using metamagic, Purple learns how to fly and takes Information and Erica on an expedition to find out, but the truth comes with unexpected dangers.
Piracy is Liberation is a mix of classic cyberpunk elements in a dystopian future with a glimmer of postapocalyptic hope and a pinch of metamagic.
The story, which started in book 012, is a comment on the increasingly war-hungry media climate. It takes place far into the future, in a city where Capitalism is the only remaining religion, where the people don’t know that anything exists outside the City (until now) or that things have ever been different.
We invite you to an exhibition with material from the book along with some more stuff, new and old.
Haven’t read the earlier books in the series? Don’t worry, they’ll all be available at a special price.
Come and hang out, look at the pretty pictures, buy the pretty book and have some wine, it’ll be great!
We’ll keep going until 21 unless we decide to stay longer…
The exhibition is presented by Wormgod & CBK in cooperation with the Swedish Comics Association.
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PAPER ECHOES exhibition
CBK presents:
PAPER ECHOES
Where: Ateljé XX (Industrigatan 20B – entrance from the yard, Malmö)
When: March 4 (one day only) 15-22 (fika until 18, then wine)
During the fall of 2022, we invited a group of comic creators to join a number of workshops, where we took turns to introduce each other to new techniques or ways of making art and/or comics.
This exhibition is the result. From gelli printing to painting with razor blades to a non-chronological jam comic, we’ll be showing the best results of these workshops.
ARTISTS: Eileen Laurie, Saskia Gullstrand, Oskar Aspman, Caroline Ulvros, Henrik Rogowski, Kinga Dukaj, Mattias Elftorp
This project has support from Malmö Kulturnämnd.
CBK presenterar:
PAPER ECHOES
Var: Ateljé XX (Industrigatan 20B – ingång från gården, Malmö)
När: 4 mars (endast en dag) kl 15-22 (fika till kl 18, efter det tar vi fram vernissagevinet)
Under hösten 2022 bjöd vi in en grupp serieskapare för att vara med i ett antal workshops där vi turades om att introducera varandra för nya tekniker och sätt att göra serier och/eller konst.
I denna utställning visar vi resultatet av dessa workshops, från gelliprints till att måla med rakblad till en icke-kronologisk stafettserie.
KONSTNÄRER: Eileen Laurie, Saskia Gullstrand, Oskar Aspman, Caroline Ulvros, Henrik Rogowski, Kinga Dukaj, Mattias Elftorp
Detta projekt genomförs med stöd av Malmö Kulturnämnd.
PHOTOS from the exhibition opening
Oskar Aspman
Saskia Gullstrand
Caroline Ulvros (Leviathan)
Eileen Laurie
Henrik Rogowski
Henrik Rogowski
Henrik Rogowski
Non-linear jam comic by Oskar Aspman, Caroline Ulvros, Henrik Rogowski, Mattias Elftorp
Kinga Dukaj
Mattias Elftorp
PHOTOS from the workshops
RELEASE EVENT: Piracy is Liberation 012 & Vårdfällan
CBK presents, with Wormgod and Tusen Serier:
Piracy is Liberation 012: Outer Enemy & Vårdfällan, double book release with exhibition and book talks!
Where: Poeten på hörnet (Södra Förstadsgatan 65B, Malmö)
When: One-day event on February 25 at 18-21 (or whenever we’re finished)
This is the release event for 2 new books from CBK/Wormgod and Tusen Serier: Mattias Elftorp’s Piracy is Liberation 012: Outer Enemy and Raquel Lozano’s debut novel Vårdfällan. You can read about both books here.
There will be a small exhibition of prints from Piracy is Liberation. There will be wine. The books will be presented, with a reading from Vårdfällan. The books will be there, the authors will be signing, it’ll be great!
Welcome!
Both books are available for order now, from Hybriden and other places (Adlibris, Bokus, etc).
ORDER Piracy is Liberation 012: Outer Enemy (email us about review copies!)
ORDER Vårdfällan (email us about review copies!)
It’s getting harder and harder to be visible in social media, so feel free to help us by inviting anyone you know who might be interested! Thanks!
Digital exhibition: WAS IT A CAR OR A CAT I SAW (CBA vol 54|55)
CBK presents:
WAS IT A CAR OR A CAT I SAW
A new digital exhibitions to celebrate the release of CBA vol 54|55!
Where: hybriden.se
When: The exhibition starts Friday Sep 16 at 17:00
and will stay active for the foreseeable future (or at least until Nov 30).
Have you ever had to just stop what you’re doing and go: “Wait, is this a dream?”
When the unknown starts bleeding into reality and you are forced to question your sanity, if just a little bit.
You know the sort of thing that happens in dreams that makes you sure it’s just a dream? How do you cope when it happens in the waking world?
Artists: Kinga Dukaj [SE], Knut Larsson [SE], Oskar Aspman [SE], Radovan Popović [RS], Aleksandar Opačić [RS], Marcel Ruijters [NL], Saskia Gullstrand [SE], Aiden Kvarnström [SE], Katie Handley [UK], Felipe Kolb Bernardes [BR/DE/SE], Susanne Johansson [SE], Korin(a) Hunjak [HR], Mattias Elftorp [SE], Ollie Severin [SE], Sid Church [CA], Henrik Rogowski [SE], David Lasky [US].
Exhibition by: Kinga Dukaj.
Go HERE to see the exhibition.
CBA vol 54|55: WAS IT A CAR OR A CAT I SAW and other books can be ordered from the Hybriden webshop.
This exhibition is presented with support from 
Edit:
We’d like to say a few words about one of the comic creators in CBA vol 54|55, Ollie Severin.
We recently heard about their untimely passing due to illness and we are heartbroken. We would like to send our deepest sympathy and sincerest condolences to their family and all their friends and comics colleagues.
2x exhibition: UNCOMICS & [PLACEHOLDER]
CBK presents:
[PLACEHOLDER] & UNCOMICS
Double release exhibition for the new CBA vol 53 & CBA vol 56|57!
Where: Panora/Fish Tank Gallery
When: The exhibition starts Thursday June 9 at 19:00
and will stay up until the middle of August (possibly a bit longer)
Two exhibitions at once, with international comics art to celebrate the release of two new volumes of CBA! From comics about the special situation brought by the pandemic to comics that break up their own form to such a level that they begin to question what comics as an art form is.
At the opening on June 9 at 19, you can witness a live painting/music performance with Grønvall.Haverholm.
Exhibition: [PLACEHOLDER] (CBA vol 53)
The pandemic was supposed to have a deadline, most of us agreed on a year but it lasted much longer. What happens when the world is paused for an indefinite time? What does this do to our experience of our existence? How do we replace our routines? We’re waiting, and in our wait, we imitate the “real” we hope will soon return. Like placeholders in our own lives.
Available now! Buy it here
Participating artists: Adrián A. Astorgano, Aiden Kvarnström, Felipe Kolb Bernardes, Ivana Filipovic, Julia Nascimento, Kinga Dukaj, Matt Carr, Mattias Elftorp, Nataniel E, Saskia Gullstrand, Tom Mortimer
Exhibition: UNCOMICS (CBA vol 56|57)
Abstract art emerged in the early 20th century as a reaction to the complexities and — just as often — atrocities of modern society. Meanwhile, embedded in the entertainment industry, comics evolved primarily in terms of disposable spectacle or literary ambition; stylized pictures in service of story.
Comics scholar Jan Baetens noted a decade ago that narrative “melts in the air when [abstraction] walks in”. Living in a time of hyperlinked, multi-threaded and immersive narrative, we suggest instead that abstraction opens up to non-linear, ambiguous understandings of comics. Understandings so contradictory in terms that we need a new phrase to describe them — we give you: uncomics.
An artistic field where contemporary art and comics inform each other. Where the absence of sequence encourages the reader to investigate the picture plane(s) in any direction and order, becoming an active co-creator in the process. A space outside the tedious limitations of story where images both abstract and suggestive interact. Comics, at last, as a visual art form.
Available now! Buy it here
Participating artists: allison anne, Anastasia Hiorns, Churchdoor Lounger, Gareth A Hopkins, Jeremy P. Bushnell, Kimball Anderson, Laurel Lynn Leake, Louis Deux, Mark Badger, Mattias Elftorp, Miika Nyyssönen, Rosaire Appel, Shaun Gardiner, Simon Russell, Tana Oshima, Tym Godek, Warren Craghead III, William Lillstjärna
Performance: Grønvall.Haverholm
Grønvall.Haverholm is an improvisational, crossover-media act combining live music and drawing with appropriate amplification – distortion and back projection.
Allan Grønvall (bass/guitars) has a varied musical background in the Danish metal underground of the 90s. In Grønvall.Haverholm he’s taken the DIY-mentality and lo-fi focus from back then to a new level.
Allan Haverholm (charcoal/paints) is a visual artist and editor. Moving from graphic novels via musical expressions in comics onto his current, abstract expressionist work, his work remains deeply moored in comics.
Giving concerts since early 2015, the duo have joined their individual fortés in avant-garde comics and extreme music into a unique, creative performance.
Panora
Grønvall.Haverholm
Order CBK books from Hybriden
This double exhibition is produced with support from Malmö Kulturnämnd.
PHOTOS
By Andrés Díaz García
By Allan Haverholm:
By Julia Nascimento:
CBK presents:
BURNOUT
Digital release exhibition for the new CBA vol 52!
Where: hybriden.se/burnout
When: The exhibition starts Wednesday May 26 at 16:00
and will stay active for the foreseeable future
Buy the book: CBA vol 52
From hospital staff to comic creators to basically any job in the gig economy, burnout has become an increasingly normal part of everyday life for many of us since the term was getting widespread use in the late 1900s. Anyone who doesn’t have a steady income, or who is expected to do more work in less time than is reasonable, can feel it. So who or what is to blame? Could we create a situation, a systemic change, to avoid the conditions that cause burnout?
This volume of CBA explores BURNOUT. Not so much stories of depressing social realism, but rather artistic expressions of that feeling, suggestions for solutions, wishful thinking and visual abreactions. Expressions of rage rather than apathy, insurrection rather than complicity. Something to read for strength in times of austerity.
Exhibited artists:
Steve Nyberg [SE] | Mattias Elftorp [SE] | Henna Räsänen [FI] | Iso Sling Lindh [SE] | Tom Mortimer [UK] | Radovan Popović [RS] | Aleksandar Opačić [RS] | Manuel Rodriguez Navarro [DE] | Felipe Kolb Bernardes [BR/DE] | Korin(a) Hunjak [HR] | Julia Nascimento [BR] | Aiden Kvarnström [SE] | Rasmus Gran [SE]
Exhibition organized by: Mattias Elftorp with Kinga Dukaj of CBK
The exhibition is presented with support from Malmö Kulturnämnd.