Moomins

by gus andrews, concerning the matter of Comics

Visiting Finland recently, I learned that the premiere Finnish national cartoon export is Moomins. At times evoking Miyazaki and other Japanese art; at darker moments evoking Edward Gorey; in chapter headings evoking the exploits of Winnie the Pooh ("in which the hero valiantly such-and-so"), these solemn-looking cowlike characters and their elfin friends are worth a visit to the online home of the Moomin exhibit at the Tampere Art Museum, if you're not likely to make the trek to Tampere yourself.