Interview with Anette Bengtsson

Name: Anette Bengtsson

Story: Hot Water

1. Tell me a little about yourself. How long have you been active as a comic artist and what have you been up to?

Well, I've been making comics (seriously) for about four years now. But I've been drawing and writing stories since I was little. So far I've made a bunch of fanzines and contributed to Swedish Comic Sin 3 and 4. Currently I'm working on a few different things, one of them is a comic for children, the others are still a secret.

2. Why did you want to participate in this project?

I wanted to contribute to this great anthology project of course! And I had a story in mind that fit right in :)

3. Have you drawn any erotic comics or incorporated sex in your stories before?

I had a comic in Swedish Comic Sin 3 last year, I'm a big fan of BL comics and I'm quite fond of making my own. So,  yes, I have.

4. What has been the most difficult and challenging thing about this project?

Finding the time to do it all! I always try to do more than I should and it ends up taking a lot of time to get it done. But somehow I always manage to finish everything on time.

5. What has been the most fun part?


Writing the story and inking the comic are my favorite parts! I like to imagine how people would react and what they would say when certain things happen to them. And... I love using ink! Sometimes I wish I could ink a drawing before sketching it, but so far that has proven to be quite difficult...

6. What are you up to now and where are you heading? Any plans?

I have a couple of short stories and one longer one that I'll be making into comics soon. And I'm aming to finish the first chapter for my BL comic in time for the B.L.Y.G. convention.
You can follow my work on my blog, http://theartinside.blogspot.com .

Swedish Comic Sin 4!

The new book will be released at Stockholm International Comics Festival, April 25th-28th 2013.

Contributing artists:
Anette Bengtsson - "Hot Water"

Cecilia Petersson - "Fantastic"

Emanu Garnheim - "The Epitaph Of Unit 981"

Jenni "Luna" Söderlund & Marcus Linda "Malinda" Lindmark - "Good Little Girl"
Malin Lindroos - "Beg For It!"
Maria Simone Büchert - "Mile High Girls"

My Eklund - "Afternoon Delight"

Interview with Anette Bengtsson

Name: Anette Bengtsson
Story: As the sun sets

1. Tell me a little about yourself. How long have you been active as a comic artist and what have you been up to?

Well, I guess I’ve been active for about three years now. Before that I mostly wrote stories and drew illustrations, it wasn’t until I got in to the comic school Serios in Vingåker that I started drawing comics seriously (now that sounded like a bad pun!).
Since then I’ve made and participated in a number of different fanzines and I have a comic published in the online magazine babian.se #20. Right now I’m attending the first year at Comic Art School of Malmö where I’m evolving so quickly that I almost can’t keep up! It’s fantastic!

2. Why did you want to participate in this project?

I just thought it was a really interesting project that would challenge me and give me a chance to work on something with other great artists.

3. Have you drawn any erotic comics or incorporated sex in your stories before?

I have actually! I’ve drawn a couple of Yaoi comics before, but this is the first time I’ve drawn an erotic comic with a heterosexual pairing, which was a lot more challenging than I thought it would be.

4. What has been the most difficult and challenging thing about this project?

Probably to find all the time I needed to ink and grayscale all of the pages, I was practically chained to my desk for three whole weeks just inking this comic. But it’s fine, since I love to do that.

5. What has been the most fun part?

To see the comic grow from nothing into the finished piece, and to give and receive comments, tips and such from the other artists.

6. What are you up to now and where are you heading? Any plans?

Right now I have a couple of different projects going on (most of them are still secret) but I hope to get into the second year here at the Comic School where I intend to work on my next long project, a story about homophobia, friendship and love.

Blog: theartinside.blogspot.com
Comic Diary Blog: anettesseriedagbok.blogspot.com
DeviantART: nettan87.deviantart.com
Mail: nettan87@hotmail.com

Swedish Comic Sin 3!

The new book will be released at Stockholm International Comics Festival, April 26th-29th 2012.

Contributing artists:

Ainur Elmgren - "My Comrade In Bed"
Anette Bengtsson - "As The Sun Sets"
Elise Rosberg - "You're Not Abnormal"
Linus Larsson - "Commune"
Malin Lindroos - "Nature Lovers"
Maria Simone Büchert - "2 for 1"
Sara Berntsson - "Just Playing"
Sara Hernoldson - "Maidly Embarrassed"
Tinet Elmgren - "Her 18th Birthday"