Amr Abbas

Amr is a writer and an artist from Egypt, based in Sweden. While he has been an editor for the past decade, his passion lies in storytelling. He enjoys writing fiction stories and comics while experimenting with different tools and mediums. His academic background is in English Literature and Cultural Studies with a focus on Comics and Creative Writing.

Amr oversees the content and the outreach of the magazine.

Articles

Oct 20

The Anatomy of Monsters: Romanticization and the Cosmic

Twisted. Ugly. Scary. Or perhaps not? Part 3 of this series explores the romanticization of monsters as well as Lovecraftian horror.

Oct 6

The Anatomy of Monsters: Norse Mythology and Abrahamic Religions

Twisted. Mingled. Ugly. Big. Scary… There are many words used to describe monsters. This series explores different forms of monsters.

Sep 22

The Anatomy of Monsters: Ancient Egypt and Ancient Greece

Twisted. Mingled. Ugly. Big. Scary… There are many words used to describe monsters. This series explores different forms of monsters.

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Comics

May 30, 2023

Moving On: Vision, Voices & Practice

This comic was created as part of a group project on the Moving On exhibition at Kulturen i Lund (2023).

Apr 7, 2023

Night of the Mad Cat

The night time mischief of a cat - a comic.

Feb 17, 2023

A Cat, a Dog and a Pigeon Walk Into a Hangar...

This comic is the creative result of a study trip to Malmö's urban grassroots art space Hangaren.

Dextercast

Aug 6, 2023

Beyond Human: "The Last of Us"—When Is Life Grievable?

This episode of Beyond Human takes a look at the grievability of life in the video game 'The Last of Us'.

Jun 18, 2023

Beyond Human: Posthumanism and Ontopolitics with Petra Ragnerstam

In the first episode of our Beyond Human series we delve into posthumanism and ontopolitics with Petra Ragnerstam (Malmö University).

Short Fiction

Aug 25

Awake/ Asleep: Part 4 Act I

“They declared it a pandemic. They don't even know what it is: People are not waking up, and I wanted to make sure that you are alive.”

Jun 23

Burya 4: Chapter 4

Captain Anatoly visits comrade Allan for advice aboard Burya 4.

May 19

March of the Drop Bear

"Momma bear rested on the branch, a few centimeters from the leaves, but it was time for her to rest."

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Video

Art

Mar 19, 2023

The Transfiguration of Christ

An analysis and drawing of the icon of the Transfiguration of Jesus Christ at St. Catherine's Monastery (Sinai).

Jul 28

Red Sun

A drawing.

Jul 14

The Scarab

A watercolor painting of a scarab beetle; sacred to the Ancient Egyptians and still popular today.

Jun 23

Burya 4: Chapter 4

Captain Anatoly visits comrade Allan for advice aboard Burya 4.

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