Allan Haverholm

I’m assuming that, if you’re new to this site, you have come here on advice from David B. Metcalfe, Eric Orchard, or Derik Badman. These three gentlemen have been more than generous in their recent statements about my work, and I am grateful to them.

Since you have been thusly misled into believing I produce any work of artistic merit, I urge you to take a peek through the categories “Comics” and “Sketch of the day” (the menu to the right of this post. That should set the record straight.

If you’re still not convinced of my hackery after that, surf on to the workblog of my current project, Astoria and judge for yourself.

I am very sorry about the inconvenience!

Tags: david metcalfe, derik badman, eric orchard, twitter

I found to my pleasure that blogging again after an embarrassing hiatus doesn’t hurt at all! So I’ll treat you to a link about an exhibition I’m part of in the near future: C’est Bon Panorama II
That’s it. That didn’t hurt either. I should do this more

I now work at Malmö’s pittoresque Seriecenter, along with my buddies from C’est Bon Kultur, and will be posting frequently about our new anthology issues!
On a bummer note, I lost my steady paying gig with publisher Faraos Cigarer, but will continue to work with them on a freelance basis.
There will also be a few new comic projects announced here in the near future, so stay tuned!

Tags: update

Here’s the deal: I’m tweeting like crazy (as @haverholm) but more than 3,000 tweets down the line, that’s not enough anymore.

I want an audience to reflect my razor (t)wit. That’s why, in celebration of my upcoming 3,333rd tweet, I’m launching a quick contest.

The rules are simple:
1. The 9 tweeps to get me most followers by the time I post my tweet no. 3,333 win the nine prizes (see below)
2. New followers must tweet me your Twitter @-name as a vote for you — as in “hey @haverholm, I’m a new follower. @astoriaalbum sent me”

The prizes, however, are the cream of the crop:
For the person who have gotten me most new followers (and have instructed them to vote correctly), the Grand Prize is one signed color original!

Second Prizes, for the three tweeps to have earned me slightly less followers: One signed and inked b/w original each!

The following five runners-up win each their own customized, signed print!

Tell you what, if this gets me above 500, I’ll throw in a signed copy of my Resistansen book with each prize!

Prizes will be mailed flat at lowest available cost. All handmade by me, sorry.

Now, I am currently some 40 tweets away from the 3,333 mark, which under normal circumstances should give you a day or two to compete… Go!

Tags: art, contest, prize, twitter

For those in the area, Copenhagen’s Karriere Bar is the place to be on Friday night.
Celebrating the release of From Wonderland With Love, an anthology of Danish comics published by Aben Maler/Fantagraphics Books, there shall be much chatting up and sipping of wine, continental style.

Tags: aben maler, fantagraphics, from wonderland with love, party, pretzels, release, sour white wine, Tomb of the Rabbit King

Mix Tape, and the currently avaliable Astoria singles Black Sabbath (intro) and Resistansen, are reviewed over on Derik A. Badman’s terrific Madinkbeard site!

A keen observer, Derik notes: “Like the songs on a well-crafted mix tape, the images have their own separate identity, yet, by placing in juxtaposition, the reader (listener) attributes some meaning to the choices and ordering.”
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Tags: derik badman, Madinkbeard, Mix Tape

“How I spent my summer vacation” by Allan Haverholm, age 33
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Tags: crap, pulp, series, teaser, trash

Right, so everything’s as ugly as usual around here (apart from the new header)

A big round of applause to Ulf Reese Næsborg who fixed the stray code that messed things up!

Tags: fixed, ulf reese næsborg

Just my rotten luck. No sooner do I brag about the design changes before the sidebar goes AWOL, down below the footer.
My php and css is rustier than the Titanic, so suggestions are greatly appreciated!

Tags: miserable failure

Tags: 676, aben maler, christian skovgaard, ida kvetny, philip ytournel, release, resistansen