Natalia Batista

In this Viking world, young women train to become Valkyries, battle magicians, to join the Vikings on their conquests. But for this, the Valkyrie needs a strong slave, a so called træl, to extract energy from and create magic. Aske, a broken slave, gets bound to Hilda, a Valkyrie in training, and thus begin his life as a træl.Natalia Batista's submission for the 100th Tezuka Manga Award contest.First posted in English on Medibang and later translated into Swedish.

The Vikings were the infamous warriors from the North. They were known for their shipbuilding skills and fierce fighting as well as their culture who let women rule and fight alongside the men. This anthology contains three fictional manga sagas set in the historic era of the Vikings, told through the eyes of a shipbuilder, a shamanistic Völva, and a warrior twin couple. In the lives of these Vikings, storytelling, and mystique guide them through their challenges. Nosebleed Studio is Sweden's most prominent manga artist collective and publisher. Since the start in 2006, they have produced internationally published manga titles like Sword Princess Amaltea, Uriah and Penguin Rumble.

Nosebleed Studio Reser i den Svenska Historien is a manga anthology with three short stories on the theme of “traveling through history”. The comics are all based on historical research in a variety of ways. Mangas included in this anthology: Häxan by Joakim Waller Sofia is a normal girl, who is time-traveled back to a witch trial in 1700s Sweden. Adjö Sverige by Natalia Batista At the end of the 19th Century, as many as 1.5 million Swedes emigrated to America. This story follows one of them, Selma Ankerberg. Lailas resa by Magnolia Winroth To escape the second world war, the young Laila and Ekkie travel to Sweden from Finland, like many other Finnish children had to do all alone.

In a world where the Queens rule with the power of magic, Princess Amaltea is sent out to rescue a prince from a dragon to marry him. This gender-flipped fairy tale uses humour and adventure to challenge how we view gender norms.

A Swedish Manga about anthropomorphic cats. This is a story about the homeless kitten Ville who's adopted by a young woman who takes him home to her kitten Vanilj. Together they go on ghost hunting, picnics, climbing too high, and getting new friends.

Sol doesn't look like anyone else around her. She doesn't remember anything from when she was a kid and has no idea how different she actually is... She only knows that she belongs to the servants of the wealthy country villa where she grows up. Even so, the lord's son, Arel, and his classmate, Eno, are her best friends. When she suddenly finds out where she's actually coming from, her whole world collapses. And Arel and Eno have a difficult decision to make: Should they follow their families' expectations, or should they help their friend? Together they are forced on a long journey all the way to the north of the kingdom. At the same time, they learn about the betrayal and belligerent plans of the adults, but also Sol's unknown, magical powers. Now they know that peace in the kingdom is under threat! Will Sol's power be enough and how will the children succeed in preventing a new war from breaking out?