Tuesday, March 19, 2024

Lazy

 Im too lazy to put images of the books Ive done to internnet. Luckily Ingemar did...

https://www.facebook.com/660109016/posts/pfbid02jXWMFzQFVYDy4xFRwH4rks5GdYxaHuuYBj13FjtqKHkofJoK4UM9VP13h4rmuukUl/?app=fbl

Friday, March 15, 2024

Probability

 I think there is a good probability that I will not publish anything from my so called Ateneum book. For so many reasons.

Saturday, March 09, 2024

Läskiversum

 For various reasons I've been reminded of mine and Hans's plan to create a Läskiversum of comic books. At the time we didn't manage to get additional funding and money was tight anyways. We did manage to bring out Tappavat kädet by Leo Kuikka miniseries and that was pretty awesome in itself. 

But I haven't abandoned the idea and would definitely jump to any opportunity to make this happen. 

In the latest stage the idea was to create six spin-off series for Läskimooses. Each would've had a different genre: romance, western, horror... you name it. All the comic books would somehow to be tied together, but in some unstable and strange manner. Sort of our version of Marvel Universe. 

Well... more I continue with Sinking Ateneum series, the more I realize it's also somehow happening in a same universe. Gallen-Kallela goes to Africa to look for the original Kaleva land, the original undistilled humanity AND ofcourse ends up finding Koto, the origins of Finnish people. 

More to come.

Excelsior


The plan

 The plan is: read Septology by Fosse

Thursday, March 07, 2024

Here and now

 Here and now.

Wouldn't mind seeing something FRESH in Finnish comics. 

Tuesday, February 27, 2024

One

 One of the best Läskimooses related ideas we had was to launch six miniseries comic books. We only managed to do one: Tappavat kädet by Leo Kuikka. The plan was that all the action in the comic books would take place in LÄSKIVERSE meaning that somehow the story/stories would be tied to the main story and each other. But not in any stable manner. After all the narrators in the main story can't really be trusted. It's hard or even impossible to say what is the TRUTH in their fictional world. And with a further twist each series was supposed to be in a different genre: romance, western, superhero, horror, crime... But when we didn't get the funding we eventually had to bury the plan. Many things happened, Hans got out of publishing, Hans got back in. Now I notice I'm starting to dig up this old idea. Back in the day I was planning to ask people like Suvi Ermilä and Essi Nieminen to join. They are still on my list. 

I have ideas, but you can't get far with ideas. At one stage I was thinking of starting a Suomaa comic book to conclude the Suomaa saga and have a side series done by someone else. Also a book series of pictureless comics has been planned. Yeah so, time will come when I apply for a funding for some of these projects. I'm serious, always serious.

Monday, February 19, 2024

Thursday, February 15, 2024

Will/wont

 I have some projects going. Doubt that I will finish any of them.

-Suomaa book done, disappointment. Book 2: Have 70 pgs good action pre-written. Probably not starting on these any day too soon

-part 2 to Tii petti. Mostly done, will conclude summer 2024. Asema wants to publish. We'll see. Minor disappointment.

-part 3 to Tii petti. Concept ready, could start writing summer 2025 or sooner

-Ateneum book 2, will have to be done since over 30 pgs done already. Disappointment most likely.

-Ateneum 3 and 4 planned to conclude the story. Liking the characters but uncertain if will go on.

-all the other projects that I mentioned before

Wednesday, February 14, 2024

Thursday, January 11, 2024

Wish

 I have 2 books going. Like going for real. Meaning I have pgs I actually am working on and all that. And then there are the other books that are going in a different way. Like they are in the process. Meaning colors need to be done, or the ldy out, or the design. Wish I had an epiphany. Some sense of...direction. 

Friday, December 29, 2023

Looks very much

 Looks very much like 5 books coming out next year and going unnoticed haha. But besides these I have 3 that are very close of being finished, just have to finish them (not counting ateneum book two). But why bother. Even though there isn't much more than 1 months work, even hard work, it's quite discouraging working 4 a void. So, don't know. 

Wednesday, November 29, 2023

Concentrate

 I should concentrate on teaching, shouldn't I? Because there is at least some progress. 

Saturday, November 25, 2023

Before retirement

1. Work on another opera

2. Write 4 film or tv

3. Finish 40 or so books

4. Ballet

5. Text adventure game

6. Have a book out in English

Friday, November 10, 2023

Change of plans maybe

 Left 2 rot. Maybe B.E.M.#28

Would mean:

Vajoava Ateneum, book one is #29 

Unnamed collection is #30

Nakupelle is #31

Vajoava Ateneum, book two is #32

B.E.M.böle is #33


Just saying


Or, who knows

Thursday, October 26, 2023

Publishing

 Getting really close to the point where the only conceivable way of publishing is reading the stories out loud by the kitchen table to a select few. Like Ilya Kabakov used to do.

Little

 Very little progress this month. 

Tuesday, October 17, 2023

Row

Could I now get three good things in a row, instead of, well you know...

Friday, October 06, 2023

In theory

 I theory I could at this moment try to get my books translated. Some of them, somewhere. But my next book is moving along quite nice, writing it now every day, and my students are making good progress with their work. And I've had it with trying. Very much so. So I'm concentrating to the good stuff. 

Wednesday, September 27, 2023

50

 50 pages left to do of my Ateneum book part 2. Probably more, but yes 50.

Monday, September 25, 2023

Option

 There's the option of not to publish and it's tempting.




Friday, September 08, 2023

Faith

 




Was about to loose faith with this one for so many times. I think first ideas for this book date at least 5 years back. Above are the last (ha!) text corrections. Coloring will start end of September. The book in question is book one of Vajoava Ateneum. Story takes place in Ateneum years 1980 to 1982 when Taideteollinen Korkeakoulu was still within those walls. Four books planned, second I've already started. Book one should be out one year from now.

2024 will be a busy year. RVRIS FVTVRVM should be out January -24, Kekkonen2 maybe already -23, unnnamed collection of short stories Fall -23. And there are more that are on the brink of coming out so we'll see.

Tuesday, September 05, 2023

Well

 Oh well, two books out and Helsinki festival is drawing near. Looks like I will be around. Will do signings. 

Monday, September 04, 2023

Wrote

 I wrote a book. 4 some reason it was real hard to do. Had a break from it for 3 months. Now I'm like: "it actually works".

Vajoava Ateneum book 1 coming out2024

Wednesday, August 23, 2023

Monday, July 31, 2023

Book

 https://www.asemakustannus.com/kauppa/tuote/matti-hagelberg-seitseman-vuotta-tii-petissa/


In Finnish. 



Sunday, July 16, 2023

There's

 There's this one book. An US translation has been planned for 10 years soon and still: nothing, pretty much nothing. Imagine! AND before this book there was ANOTHER book that was actually translated to English 2019! BUT the publisher folded before it was published.  Imagine! THIS IS ALL GREAT FUN!

Friday, July 14, 2023

Although

 Although I'm supposed to be at the Helsinki comics festival, I'm not sure if I will.

Nothing for me there.

Thursday, July 13, 2023

Stand

 Two books now at printer. Crossing my fingers. 

-Working on a small collection of short stories. Should be done or almost September. 2024

-Ateneum is now on a stand still, but I have some idea of the direction. 2024 possibly

-Ruris Futurum soon to be scanned. 2024

-Kekkonen2 scanned. Should be out before Christmas

-2 other books waiting to be scanned

-Ateneum 2 also on a stand still. Will continue when I've made some decisions.

Thursday, July 06, 2023

Books

 I've made books. Most of them published in France, some in Sweden. Never had an agent, don't enjoy crowds, can't promote my own work. I have a professional translation of Silvia Regina in English laying around since the US publisher went under. Läskimooses English edition has been in works for 9 years. French edition coming in 2025. This is how it is. 

Sultan of Venus

Holmenkollen

Kekkonen

India rains on my parade

Silvia Regina

Hard west

The ancient religion of Suomaa people

7 years tii in bed

Ruris futurum

Läskimooses


All available from me

mattihagelberg(at)gmail.com

Monday, June 26, 2023

I lean

I lean on Mclean.


 

Vääksy

 https://www.facebook.com/731576054/posts/pfbid02zupawrSCZVzsnFtpwoZDLtJAc2iqsRKi9Skypk4nJxRVRzZxgd7g8c4M8Gtcmxdcl/

Friday, June 09, 2023

Exhibition at Vääksy


 https://asikkala.fi/katjan_ja_matin_etsivatoimisto/?_thumbnail_id=18158

Saturday, April 22, 2023

Drawn

 The new book is now drawn. It's the first of four. Supposed to be. Part of me really not certain about this one.

Thursday, March 30, 2023

Just

 Just now I don't have the money, but I can make this list anyways:

Books 2 get:

1. Osamu Dazai, ei enää ihminen

2. Georges Perec, häviäminen

3. Nibelungin laulu

4. Popeye sundays

5. Vonnegut short stories

6. Masters, Spoon river antologia

7. Rose of Versailkes, any book


Tuesday, March 28, 2023

Sunday, March 26, 2023

Soon

 I will soon have drawn the first part of my Ateneum-book. Starting with part 2 in April. The first book might take 10 years or more to come out, though. I already have four books waiting in line to be published. It's mathematics. Not in my favor.

Tuesday, March 21, 2023

You

 You have absolutely no idea of what kind of book it's going to be.

Monday, March 20, 2023

Curious

 Are u getting curious?



Magic

 It's like magic. I just thought of 4 panels that are absolutely needed. Just when the book was almost done. It'll take a lil bit longer.