Emily the Strange Press Release
October 24, 2006

 
What better city to celebrate the 13th anniversary of Emily the Strange than Gothenburg, Sweden? Cosmic Debris and Shock have joined forces on November 4th to bring art to the masses in this eighth installment of a 13-city worldwide art gallery tour of Emily the Strange artwork by Emily creator Rob Reger and Emily illustrator Buzz Parker. 13 limited edition serigraphs will be on display and for sale.

Reger will visit Sweden for the first time for this one-day only event, offering fans the opportunity to meet the creative force behind the world’s most intriguing 13 year old and international counterculture icon. Reger will be available to discuss his art and to sign his highly acclaimed books, two of which were recently published in Swedish.

Shock has been a leading retailer of alternative fashion and lifestyle in Scandinavia for the last 25 years. Shock will honor Emily’s 13th birthday with a huge in-store celebration, offering exceptional deals on Emily the Strange gear as well as exclusive surprise Emily gifts to the first fans that show up with the flyer to the event.

Emily the Strange has never been seen so much! With over 2.923 million fans, the character has become renown across the globe as an individualistic, clever, and unique brand of clothing and accessories. Beyond fashion, Emily is the subject of a quarterly comic book from Dark Horse Comics, a line of stationery products and graphic novels from Chronicle Books, and the anti-hero of an upcoming feature film with 20th Century Fox.