Rune T Kidde
Saturday, 2. June 2007, 12:24:43
The next Danish cartoonist I will introduce you to, is Rune Torsten Kidde. When he was born in 1957, there was hardly anyone who could have imagined that he would become one of Denmark’s most singular and original comics creators. If the extracts from Rune Kidde’s school grade books in the album "Gal og normal" (Crazy and Normal) are to be believed, one might conclude that those around him doubted that he would amount to anything. The word "passive" appears in several places. Few would call Rune Kidde passive today. Since 1976 he has been among the most active, and a great asset, in the Danish comics field.
The album "Eventyr Evergreens" (Fairytale Evergreens) appeared in 1987, with the subtitle "Den lilla møghætte og pulven" (Purple Biting Hood and the Polf), in which the old fairytale classics are the butt of Kidde’s clever satire. This album is no less than genious!
Because of failing sight and eventual blindness, Rune Kidde was forced to give up drawing and to concentrate on writing from 1990.
Rune Kidde was the first to receive the Danish comics award, Ping, a fully deserved award if you ask me. I find Rune's humour hilarious, and I have read most of his works.
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