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Frode Øverli
Frode Øverli
Born	15 August 1968 (age 56); Bergen, Norway
Nationality	Norwegian
Area(s)	cartoonist
Notable works	Pondus ; Riskhospitalet ; Rutetid
Awards	full list

Frode Øverli (born 15 August 1968 in Bergen, Norway) is a Norwegian comic strip cartoonist, considered one of the most successful in Scandinavia.

Biography

He began his career in 1984 when his parodies of The Phantom became a regular feature in the Norwegian publication of the Phantom serial comic book.^[1] At that time, Frode was still a student, but dedicated much of his time to writing.

Two years later, he was a regular cartoonist for the recently launched humour magazine Pyton, notable for its gratuitous toilet humour. In the beginning he illustrated stories written by authors Dag E. Kolstad, John Kåre Raake, and later Bjørn Ousland. However, he eventually resigned to write his own material, as it was limited what the others could write for him. The best known comic strips from his Pyton period are Deep Shit Junkies, a comic about a heavy metal band, and Birger-Egil, about a pair of siamese twins with completely different personalities.^[1]

In 1997 he decided to start working on his own, and eventually split with Pyton. He created a strip first titled A-laget, about three soccer supporters, but the concept evolved into what became the strip Pondus, one of Scandinavia's most successful comic strips of all time. Along with Pondus, he also created two other comics series, Riskhospitalet (The Risk Hospital - a wordplay on the name of prominent Norwegian hospital, Rikshospitalet (National Hospital)), but Øverli discontinued this series when Pondus gained unexpected popularity. In 2000 he began creating the single panel cartoon Rutetid (a pun on "transportation schedule" and "time for a panel"), published in Pondus and other publications.^[1]

Øverli is a cartoonist, considered one of the most successful in Scandinavia. He has received the Norwegian Sproing Award twice; in 1998 following the first Pondus album, Alt for Norge (All for Norway, named after Harald V's royal motto) and in 2003 for the Pondus Christmas album Pondus Julespesial. In 2006 he received the prestigious Swedish Adamson Award.^[2]

In addition to his cartoon work, Øverli has provided illustrations for several books.

He currently lives on the Norwegian west-coast island Askøy.^[3]

Bibliography

Comic strips

Series	Years	Publication
The Deep Shit Junkies	c.1989-1996	Pyton
Birger-Egil	c.1992-1996	Pyton
Pondus	1995–present	Pondus
Jubben & Toxi	1996–1999	Bellona Magasin
Riskhospitalet	1997–2000	Geek
Rutetid	2000–present	Pondus

Norwegian volumes

Series	Year	Publisher	ISBN
Pondus
1. Første omgang	2001	Schibsted	ISBN 82-509-4551-4
2. Andre omgang	2002	Schibsted	ISBN 82-509-4788-6
3. Hat trick	2003	Schibsted	ISBN 82-509-4955-2
4. Flat firer	2004	Schibsted	ISBN 82-509-5204-9
5. Fem rette	2005	Schibsted	ISBN 82-509-5409-2
6. 0-6	2006	Schibsted	ISBN 82-509-5592-7
7. Sju lange og sju breie	2007	Egmont	ISBN 978-82-429-3132-0
8. 8. Divisjon	2008	Egmont	ISBN 978-82-429-3697-4
9. Nummer 9	2009	Egmont	ISBN 978-82-429-4059-9
Riskhospitalet	2004	Schibsted	ISBN 82-509-5141-7

French volumes

Series	Year	Publisher	ISBN
Pondus
1. Première mi-temps	2005	Odin	ISBN 2-913167-47-0
2. Seconde mi-temps	2006	Odin	ISBN 2-913167-50-0

Awards

1998: Sproing Award, for Pondus, Alt for Norge ^[4]
2003: Sproing Award, for Pondus, Julespesial
2006: Adamson Award, for Pondus ^[5]

Sources

Frode Øverli and Pondus dossier Avistegnernes hus (in Norwegian)

Footnotes

^ ^a ^b ^c Harper, Morten, Samtiden. "Pondus-en fordomsfull folkehelt" (3–2005): 107–117. Archived from the original on 2006-12-30. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)PDF Archived 2007-09-28 at the Wayback Machine (in Norwegian)
^ Ebbesvik, Jan Inge, tv2.no (2006-09-22). "Pris med pondus til Øverli" (in Norwegian). Archived from the original on 2006-10-28. Retrieved 2007-01-29.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
^ Johnsen, Yngve, Askøyværingen (2006-09-22). "Tror på Pondus-finale" (in Norwegian).{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
^ Norsk Tegneserieforum. "Prisvinnere norsk kategori" (in Norwegian). tegneserier.no.
^ Sørensen, Britt, Bergens Tidene (2006-09-23). "Prestisjepris til Øverli" (in Norwegian). Archived from the original on 2007-09-21.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)