Herman Hedning & Co [julalbum] #7

This 1998 Swedish holiday album from Bokförlaget Semic/Egmont showcases Jonas Darnell's wonderfully quirky humor, with cover art — pencils and inks both by Darnell — depicting a large, menacing carnivorous plant looming over what appears to be a hapless character, rendered in Darnell's distinctive bold, anarchic style. The subtitle "Landstormens lilla Arsle" promises the irreverent, gleefully absurd comedy that fans of Herman Hedning & Co have come to love. With writing by both Jonas and Ulrika Darnell alongside a full creative team, this julalbum is a fine slice of Swedish alternative comics at its most entertainingly unhinged.