Sjonny's World is the comic that kickstarted my career in comics.
In March 1999, it became a regular feature in the Icelandic magazine Bleikt & Blátt, where Sjonny appeared as a full-page comic for the next five years. Once a year, he also got the chance to step into the questionable shoes of his alter ego, Super Sjonny, in a longer story.
In the summer of 2004, while working as the in-house illustrator and cartoonist for the newspaper DV, I managed to sneak Sjonny into the paper as a daily comic strip for three months before anyone caught on. After his eventual eviction, he found a new home in the motoring magazine Bílar & Sport, where he spent the next year exploring life as a mechanic, enthusiast and general troublemaker.
By 2007, Sjonny had largely disappeared from view, partly due to his creator burning out. He briefly returned online for a few months before once again retreating into the background, resurfacing only for the occasional Facebook appearance.
What the future holds for Sjonny remains uncertain. But after all these years, it might be time to meet the old bastard again and find out what he has been up to.
Below are three Sjonny strips that were published online in the summer of 2007
