Þórarinn Hugleikur Dagsson (), nicknamed Hulli, born 5 October 1977 is an Icelandic artist. He received a B.A. degree from the Iceland Academy of the Arts in 2002.Hugleikur Dagsson from HarperCollins Publishers
He was a film critic in a popular Icelandic radio program on Radíó X and hosted another program called Hugleikur on the same station. Hugleikur is known for all kinds of visual and video art. He is most famous for his satirical comics filled with black humor, which have been published as books and in The Reykjavik Grapevine Magazine.
Hugleikur has written three stage plays. The first Forðist okkur (Avoid us), is based on one of his books. It is a story about three dysfunctional families. The second, Leg (Uterus), is a musical about teenage pregnancy in the near future of Iceland. "Baðstofan" (Bathroom) his third play, is a dark vision of Iceland in the 18th century. All plays received rave reviews and Hugleikur received "the playwright of the year" award for Forðist okkur.
In 2006 Penguin Books published Should You Be Laughing at This?, which is a collection of cartoons previously published as Forðist okkur (Avoid us) by JPV books in Iceland. Is This Supposed to be Funny?, the second cartoon book, was published by Penguin Books in October 2007. The third book, Is This Some Kind of joke?, was published in 2008.
Bibliography
Stage plays Forðist okkur (English: Avoid Us), 2006 Leg (English: Uterus, the musical), 2007 Baðstofan (English: Living room), 2008
Comic books Elskið okkur (English: Love us) 2002 Drepið okkur (English: Kill us) 2003 Ríðið okkur (English: Fuck us) 2004 Forðist okkur (English: Avoid us). A collection containing, Love, Kill and Fuck Us 2005 Bjargið okkur (English: Save us) 2005 Fermið okkur (English: Confirm us) 2006 Should You Be Laughing at This? The English translation of Forðist okkur, published by Penguin Books 2006 Fylgið okkur (English: Follow us) 2006 Eineygði kötturinn Kisi og hnakkarnir (English: Kisi, the one-eyed cat, and the douchebags) 2006 Ókei bæ! (English: Okay bye!) 2007 Is This Supposed to Be Funny? The English translation of Bjargið okkur, published by Penguin Books 2007 Eineygði kötturinn Kisi og Leyndarmálið (English: Kisi, the one-eyed cat, and the Secret) 2007 Kaupið okkur (English: Buy us) 2007 Garðarshólmi 2008 (a comic story printed on every page in the Icelandic Telephone Registry) Eineygði kötturinn Kisi og Ástandið, fyrri hluti: Annus Horribilis (English: Kisi, the one-eyed cat, and the Situation, part I: Annus Horribilis) 2008 Ókei bæ tvö (English: Okay bye two) 2008 Jarðið okkur (English: Bury us) 2008 Is This Some Kind of Joke?, published by Penguin books 2008 Garðarshólmi, önnur skorpa 2009 (a comic story printed on every page in the Icelandic Telephone Registry) Eineygði kötturinn Kisi og Ástandið, seinni hluti: Flóttinn frá Reykjavík (English: Kisi, the one-eyed cat, and the Situation, part II: Escape from Reykjavík) 2009 Eineygði kötturinn Kisi og leyndardómar Eyjafjallajökuls (English: Kisi, the one-eyed cat, and the mysteries of the Eyjafjallajökull) 2010 (with Pétur Atli Antonsson)
References
External links Official website Lambiek Comiclopedia biography.