Rippo

Rippo burst onto the page in 2001, a Modern Age creation from cartoonist Simon Gärdenfors debuting in the Swedish anthology MegaPyton — an Egmont publication with a distinctly indie, underground sensibility. With a small but memorable footprint of five catalog appearances, Rippo is the kind of character who rewards the curious collector willing to dig into the eclectic, irreverent world of Scandinavian alternative comics. Sharing pages with a cast that includes Mats Jonsson and Joe Matt speaks to the autobiographical, alt-comics flavor of the company Rippo keeps — a corner of the comics world well worth exploring.