h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

I feel that it's time I introduced you, my h2g2 friends, to the woman I love. True, there may be some barriers to our relationship: she is much younger than I am, for one thing. For another, I'm a human and she's a drawing. But even so, Nemi represents my feminine ideal. She has a mischievous wit, a sharp and questioning intellect, and a stubborn, glorious resistance to the acceptance of adult responsibility. She is loyal to her friends, libidinous, bibulous and beautiful. And you can meet her here: http://www.metro.co.uk/nemi .

Traveller in Time reading comics
"Now you only have to look mean "

I was just about to have a jealous tantrum...

fair play mate, I hope you are both very happy

Ormy, I have a confession to make.

I don't know quite how to tell you this, but I've been reading Nemi behind your back. It all started when I set eyes on her on a crowded No. 32 bus...

wow this is better than a certian soap set in the east end

Egon! Outside! Now!

I feel like a voyeur!

I'm flattered that you were jealous, GB. Don't go ripping up copies of 'Metro' (Nemi's home) down at your local train station now, will you?

*sharpens nails*

GB is GB. I know you were here anyway, but it feels good to have you back.

Nemi is .

I've been doing a little research. Turns out Ormy's beloved is Norwegian: http://spray.nettavisen.no/kultur/tegneserie/nemi/

I know, Baggy, I know. The Viking who invaded my heart...

Mind you, I'm getting jealous of that guy with the short, spiky dark hair. That's the second time I've seen him with her.

In Sweden, Nemi is currently published in Dagens Nyheter - new episode each day (only in Swedish, sorry):

http://www.dn.se

Look far down on the right side...

I love these cartoons - they are so... so... graphic? Clean, clear lines, elegant...

I'm pleased to hear that my beloved is well-travelled. The whole should know of her genius and gorgeousness! However, I must say that I prefer her in colour. It certainly makes a difference to the way you view her blue-haired friend Cyan, and I like the distinction between the white-faced Nemi and the more conventional-looking people she meets and outshines.

Her being younger that you is not necessarily a barrier Ormy. It is how you treat her that is the important thing. All the best mate to both of you.

I can see what you see in her Ormy. Too bad the archive is backwards... Makes it a pain to read.

I've just been catching up on my beloved, and the May 22 strip made me . How painfully true it is. There again, the May 24 one is inspirational... http://www.metro.co.uk/nemi

http://www.dn.se/content/1/c6/52/61/17/nemi_20060723.gif

Translation of the last frame:

"So which super hero would you like to be?"

"I don't know. I can't concentrate until I've had "

Interesting - I'd not seen Nemi in that full-page (as opposed to strip cartoon) format before. Is that perhaps a weekend version that we don't get in Britain?

Anyway, there's a great daily strip today (July 28): http://www.metro.co.uk/nemi