Assar

Swedish cartoonist Ulf Lundkvist created this surreal, deadpan comic series for Atlantic Förlags AB, published under their Tago imprint from 1991 to 1994. Spanning just four issues, Assar follows its oddball protagonist through a world of quiet absurdity and offbeat humor, rendered in Lundkvist’s distinctive, minimalist linework. A cult favorite in Swedish comics, the series stands as a key early showcase of Lundkvist’s singular voice—blending melancholy with gentle strangeness.