Story & art: Stef Gaines

It's just a simple question…

Stef, an active figure in the Swedish indie comics scene and former chairman of the Swedish Comics Association, gets to start off these guest strips with a hilarious piece that ties in with her own self-published comic Anima. Big fan of that one.

The other characters, though somewhat Bernard-ified here, are all from Anima – Mikaela (pink skirt; the main protagonist), Zako (blue hair), Cat (the, eh, cat) and our bathing beauty, Countess Arsébeth Báthory.  Btw, do take a moment to appreciate the masonry.

The Dark and Hairy Annals of Birger Barbaren

The guest strips in this section were published in Bernard's Swedish compilation book, or on the Fenix website. I have been less inclined to make translation-related changes in them than I have in my own strips. When something may be unclear I try to bring it up in the comments.