1629

In 1629, Swedish cartoonist Mats Jonsson turns his pen to a pivotal moment in his nation's past, crafting a two-issue comic series published by Albumförlaget Jonas Anderson from 2023 to 2025. Rather than a sprawling epic, this is a focused, personal look at a single year—1629—during Sweden's rise as a European power, blending historical detail with Jonsson's signature introspective, diary-like style. It matters as a compact but resonant example of how a contemporary artist can make centuries-old history feel immediate and intimate.