Lena Ackebo

Lena Ackebo, born in 1950, is a Swedish cartoonist whose sharp, graphic style has chronicled and satirized Swedish society since the mid-1980s. She began publishing in the art magazine *Galago*, and her work has appeared as daily strips, collected albums, and standalone graphic novels. Ackebo’s distinctive visual approach—clean, bold, and immediately recognizable—anchors her social commentary. She is best known for her extended run in *Galago* and for titles such as *Amen härregud!*, *Brynebrinks*, and *Fucking Sofo*, the latter a pointed look at Stockholm’s hipster enclave. Her career took a notable turn in 2014 when she shifted entirely to writing, debuting the novel *The World's Most Beautiful Man* in 2016, followed by its independent sequel *Dear Barbro* in 2017. Her catalog in our database spans 1987 to 2012 across 13 issues, with credits as artist, colorist, inker, letterer, and writer. Ackebo’s legacy is as a singular voice in Swedish comics, a satirist whose work remains a sharp mirror to her times.