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As feminist comics circulate globally, understanding their transfer from local to international contexts is crucial. Original comics’ local feminism risks erasure in the translation process, favouring elements suiting the target culture. This study examines how Pénélope Bagieu’s comics work is reinscribed in the Swedish comics landscape. Selection and reception instances are analysed drawing on translation and cultural transfer studies. The study traces the selection instance by publishing houses and the reception of Bagieu and French feminist comics in Francophone and Swedish comics scenes. Results show increased recognition of French and Francophone female and feminist comics artists in Sweden after 2010. Incoming female comics artists often get niched in children’s literature, despite potential within the feminist comics landscape. Sweden shows unawareness of the gap between locally promoted feminist comics and the reception of imported equivalents. Selection and reception orchestration crucially impact how a work is received in the target culture. Awareness of incoming feminist comics artists’ works and their connections to works in the target culture can offer nuanced perspectives on cross-border development in the field., Ebook published online 30 September 2024.