”By the Cake of the Dark Lord!”: Metal Cultures in three Nordic Comics

Rikke Platz Cortsen

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Abstract

The article uses Stuart Hall’s thoughts on culture and representation in collaboration with Thierry Groensteen’s formal comics theory to analyze how metal is represented in three Nordic comics: Frode Øverli’s Pondus, Lise Myhre’s Nemi, and Perkeros by J.P.Ahonen and K.P. Alare. The study shows that metal is a multifacetted concept in these comics and that metal serves various purposes, although notably black metal is consistently ridiculed
Translated title of the contribution"Ved mørkets fyrstes småkager!" : Metal kulturer i tre Nordiske tegneserier
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationModern Heavy Metal : Markets, Practices and Cultures
Number of pages11
PublisherAalto Univesity, Finland
Publication date8 Jun 2015
Pages163-173
ISBN (Print)978-951-29-6174-0
ISBN (Electronic)978-952-60-6217-4
Publication statusPublished - 8 Jun 2015
EventModern Heavy Metal - Helsinki, Finland
Duration: 8 Jun 201512 Jun 2015

Conference

ConferenceModern Heavy Metal
Country/TerritoryFinland
CityHelsinki
Period08/06/201512/06/2015
SeriesAalto University publication series, Crossover
ISSN1799-4977

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