About Peter Bergting

Peter Bergting is a Swedish illustrator, comics artist, and author known for atmospheric fantasy and dark, myth-infused storytelling. He broke onto the international comics scene with The Portent (Image Comics) and has since carved a niche for himself in the comics business. Alongside comics, he has built a long career as a book cover and fantasy illustrator while also writing and illustrating his own folklore-inspired books.

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Peter was born in 1970 in the small town of Åmål, Sweden, where he grew up on a steady diet of comic books and fantasy novels. His career began for real in the late 1980s, creating artwork for games such as Mutant Chronicles, Dungeons & Dragons, Vampire, and Shadowrun. Companies included Wizards of the Coast, Paizo, FASA Corporation, Iron Crown Enterprises, Steve Jackson Games, and many more.

Nearly 25 years with Dark Horse Comics

After moving to Stockholm and a brief stint in advertising, Peter landed his first project with Dark Horse Comics, providing artwork for the Hellboy Roleplaying Game.

In 2006, he released The Portent, his first graphic novel, through Image Comics, followed by a run on Strange Girl with Rick Remender. He later produced several graphic novels for IDW with writers Richard Morgan and Alex Irvine, as well as the award-winning The Dunwich Horror with Joe R. Lansdale.

Since 2013, Peter has worked closely with Mike Mignola and Christopher Golden on various titles in the Mignolaverse, including Baltimore, Joe Golem: Occult Detective, and Frankenstein. To date, this collaboration includes more than 50 comic books and nine graphic novels.

A Vast portfolio
Peter has created hundreds of covers and thousands of interior illustrations for comics, children’s books, and fantasy titles, working with authors such as Clive Barker, Philip Pullman, J. R. R. Tolkien, Michelle Paver, and Frank Frazetta. Outside of the Mignolaverse, this body of work also includes more than 20 graphic novels for various publishers, among them Sweden’s most successful graphic novel, Gängkrig 145, created with Jens Lapidus. Publishers include many of Sweden’s major names, such as Bonnier Carlsen, Rabén & Sjögren, Natur & Kultur, Semic, Norstedts, Wahlström & Widstrand, and others.

Own works
Peter has written and illustrated a total of 23 works, including graphic novels, fantasy novels, art books, and non-fiction titles, several of which are available in all of the Nordic countries, English, French, Spanish, German, Korean, and Arabic.

Awards & Recognition

  • Adamson Award – 2015

  • Gran Guinigi Award, Best Short Story, Italy – 2013

  • Eisner Award-winning Popgun 3 – contributor, 2010

  • Dalslands Litteraturpris – 2012

  • Locus Award nominee – 2023

  • August Prize nominee – 2018, 2020

  • Crimetime Award nominee – 2025

  • Barnradions bokpris nominee – 2018

  • Spectrum: The Best in Contemporary Fantastic Art – featured artist

  • Åmåls kulturstipendium – 2007

  • Västra Götalandsregionens kulturstipendium – 2013

  • Five-year working grant, Swedish Authors’ Fund – 2022–2026

Peter’s art is featured in The Art of Shadowrun, Mutant: Minnen från den förbjudna zonen, Boken om Drakar och Demoner, and the retrospective book Äventyrsspel.

Business Inquiries
Please contact Bonnier Group Agency (for most of the Swedish books) or Donaldson Media & Consulting (for most of the international titles).