John S. Jamtli

John S. Jamtli. Photo: Thanee Andino.

About John S. Jamtli

John S. Jamtli is an author and illustrator from Helgeland, best known for writing and drawing the Sabotage (Sabotør) series: action-packed and historically accurate cartoons about resistance and sabotage actions in Norway during the Second World War. Stylistically he has highly detailed French / Belgium influences with a Norwegian twist.

Awards and Nominations

2025 Nominated for The Sproing Prize

2025 Nominated for The Havmann Prize

2022 Nominated for The Sproing Prize

2020 Nominated for The Avid Reader Award (Bokslukerprisen)

2020 Nominated for The Sproing Prize

2019 Nominated for Ministry of Culture’s Comic Book Award

2019 Nominated for The Norwegian Youth Literature Award (Uprisen)

2019 Nominated for Comic of the Year

2019 Winner of The Pondus Prize

2019 Nominated for The Sproing Prize

Links

John S. Jamtli on Instagram