{"id":771,"date":"2011-01-11T05:47:42","date_gmt":"2011-01-11T05:47:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/norwegian\/?p=771"},"modified":"2011-01-11T05:47:42","modified_gmt":"2011-01-11T05:47:42","slug":"pondus-norways-most-famous-comic-strip","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/norwegian\/pondus-norways-most-famous-comic-strip\/","title":{"rendered":"Pondus-Norway’s most famous comic strip"},"content":{"rendered":"

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I’ve never been big into comics. \u00a0My brother would read them ever Sunday morning from front to back and laugh hysterically. \u00a0I’m not sure why I never got into them, but I can say that I am more interested in Norwegian comics because they present at least a bit of a challenge. \u00a0I find that reading comics in a second language, similar to reading poems, can be difficult. \u00a0If you are interested in Norwegian comics, you should definitely check out Pondus<\/strong>. \u00a0Pondus<\/strong>, written by Frode \u00d8verl<\/em>i, has brought laughs to Norwegians since 1994. \u00a0It has even been translated into 10 different languages! \u00a0Pondus<\/strong> entered newspapers in 1996 and became a monthly publication in 2000. \u00a0Not many other comics have made it to the point of a monthly magazine.<\/p>\n

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One of the reasons Pondus<\/strong> is so popular among Norwegians, and Scandinavians alike, is because it seems that he represents the average Norwegian man. \u00a0He loves fotball <\/strong>(soccer), is a stand-up family man, and says far less than he thinks, even though he has opinions about everything. \u00a0\u00d8verli<\/em> uses Pondus<\/strong> and the strip to make fun of things and people that it may praise the next day, so nobody and nothing is safe from a little ridicule here and there.<\/p>\n

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Pondus<\/strong> and his wife, Beate <\/strong>have a son, daughter, and dog named Bjarne. \u00a0Jokke <\/strong>is Pondus<\/strong>\u00b4best friend. Jokke <\/strong>is dating Camilla<\/strong>, with whom he has a baby, Gordon<\/strong> (funny name for a Norwegian name, isn\u00b4t it;) ? \u00a0Click here <\/a>to go to the Pondus homepage.<\/p>\n

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This is part of Pondus<\/strong>\u00b4debut in Finland.<\/p>\n

Click here<\/a> to be taken to the Pondus<\/strong> section of Dagbladet<\/em> newspaper.<\/p>\n

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I apologize if you cannot read the small print, but then you just have to go to the website or read it in the newspaper! \u00a0Pondus<\/strong> is in 80 newspapers in Norway:)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\"\"

I’ve never been big into comics. \u00a0My brother would read them ever Sunday morning from front to back and laugh hysterically. \u00a0I’m not sure why I never got into them, but I can say that I am more interested in Norwegian comics because they present at least a bit of a challenge. \u00a0I find that…<\/p>\n

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