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Väinämöinen
Väinämöinen: Tietäjä tien päällä
Vaka vanha Väinämöinen palaa Suomeen. Väinö ei itse ole muuttunut miksikään, mutta kotimaansa on. Niinpä hän lähtee tutkimaan isänmaansa teknologisoituneita tantereita oppaanaan city-menninkäinen Jabe. Oliko Väinämöinen poissa liiankin kauan? Ihmettelyn aiheita riittää. Väinämöinen jakaa perinnetietämystään ja saa samalla oppia nykyajan riennoista.
288 pages, Hardcover
First published January 1, 2014
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Petri Hiltunen
78 books30 followersPetri Hiltunen is a Finnish comic book artist, writer and illustrator. Hiltunen has produced work in a variety of genres, but is most notable for his fantasy and horror work. He has won the prestigious Puupäähattu award in 2002, which is regarded as the highest honour for Finnish comic artists. He is also a well-known figure in Finnish science fiction fandom and a regular panelist and guest of honour at conventions, such as Finncon.
His own comic albums include the horror/fantasy tale Laulu yön lapsista ("Song of the children of the night") and a comic version of Macbeth. The fantasy world of Jaconia, created for his Praedor comics, has been adapted into a role-playing game of the same name. His work has also been featured in the science fiction magazine Tähtivaeltaja, the Finnish Conan magazine and twice in the war comics magazine Korkeajännitys: a western story and one story set in the Finnish War. His drawing style is quite detailed, particularly with his characters, and features heavy lines.
Hiltunen is best known in the Finnish popular consciousness from his much lighter, humorous newspaper comic strip Väinämöisen paluu ("The Return of Väinämöinen"), published in many major newspapers and as comic books. In it, the Eternal Sage of Kalevala ends his self-imposed exile to find that he might have been gone for too long. He must try to adjust to modern Finland (e.g. finding out that these newfangled "potatoes" are now considered a traditional food) as modern Finland must try to adjust to him (e.g. a group of neo-nazis coming to greet him and introducing themselves as indigenous Finns; they are nonplussed when he starts apologizing and it turns out he thought they were Sami.) As the culture shock gradually faded, the strip became a more character-based comedy but eventually faded in turn.
His own comic albums include the horror/fantasy tale Laulu yön lapsista ("Song of the children of the night") and a comic version of Macbeth. The fantasy world of Jaconia, created for his Praedor comics, has been adapted into a role-playing game of the same name. His work has also been featured in the science fiction magazine Tähtivaeltaja, the Finnish Conan magazine and twice in the war comics magazine Korkeajännitys: a western story and one story set in the Finnish War. His drawing style is quite detailed, particularly with his characters, and features heavy lines.
Hiltunen is best known in the Finnish popular consciousness from his much lighter, humorous newspaper comic strip Väinämöisen paluu ("The Return of Väinämöinen"), published in many major newspapers and as comic books. In it, the Eternal Sage of Kalevala ends his self-imposed exile to find that he might have been gone for too long. He must try to adjust to modern Finland (e.g. finding out that these newfangled "potatoes" are now considered a traditional food) as modern Finland must try to adjust to him (e.g. a group of neo-nazis coming to greet him and introducing themselves as indigenous Finns; they are nonplussed when he starts apologizing and it turns out he thought they were Sami.) As the culture shock gradually faded, the strip became a more character-based comedy but eventually faded in turn.
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October 16, 2025
Ihan hauska sarjakuva jossa yhteiskuntakritiikkiä kaksinaismoralismista. Moni kohta pätee vielä tänä päivänäkin samalla tavalla.
December 23, 2014
Joitain hyviä hoksauksia nyky-yhteiskunnasta, mutta ei nyt onnistunut herättämään järin suuria tunteita. Pikaluin.
June 22, 2016
Ilmeisesti tosi suosittu kotimainen sarjakuva, jonka olin kuitenkin tähän asti missannut kokonaan. No toimi hyvin näin kokoelmakirjanakin. Hyvää yhteiskuntakritiikkiä kolmessa kuvassa.
April 9, 2017
Hauska, ihan hyvää yhteiskuntakritiikkiä. Huvittava huomata miten monessa asiassa meillä onkaan kaksinaismoralismia :D
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