Astrid’s illustration work has run alongside her animation practice for many years, from comics to concept art and storyboards. Her debut graphic novel, The Crystal Vase, will be published by Jonathan Cape in January 2026.

Astrid won the Observer/Jonathan Cape/Comica Graphic Short Story Prize in 2022, with her comic about the farce that was her grandmother’s funeral. Read the comic here and why she wrote it here.

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My Father in Berlin, a 4-page comic shortlisted for the Observer/Cape/Comica Graphic Short Story Prize in 2017: