Var ligger Gulf? #[nn]

A stranded traveler clutching a jerry can gets simultaneously pointed in every direction by three grinning, fez-wearing figures against a desert sunset — and somewhere in the background, a Gulf gas station sign offers the punchline to the title's question, Var ligger Gulf? ("Where is the Gulf?"). Joakim Lindengren's cover art wrings sharp comic timing from a simple premise, and the whole scene crackles with the kind of deadpan absurdity that runs through his work. This 1991 Medusa album collecting Lindengren's strips is a treat for fans of Scandinavian humor comics done with real wit and personality.