Arne Anka #[5]

Sweden's beloved cynical duck returns in this 2006 collection from Kartago förlag, featuring Charlie Christensen's sharp, deadpan humor. The cover shows Arne himself slumped at a bar beside a couple of drinks, accompanied by a small creature, with the wry caption "Jag har inga problem med alkoholen, jag har problem med verkligheten" — "I have no problem with alcohol, I have a problem with reality." It's a perfectly dour snapshot of Arne's world-weary philosophy, rendered with Christensen's distinctive, scratchy linework.