Mattipekka Ratia's Nakki and Tappi have made many smile. The insightful and warm-hearted comic features a gay man couple, Markku and Heikki, in their late thirties.

Markku is the dreamer of the family. At 37 his biological clock no longer ticks but thumps like a train. Years of fighting the traditions is turning into cherishing them.

Even though both wear trousers, it is Heikki who decides what kind of domestic appliancies they buy. His enthusiasm for gadgets may lead to miscalulations, but otherwise he keeps the family down to Earth.

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Exhibition opens at Cosmic Comic Cafe (Kauppiaskatu 4) on Friday Nov 7th.

Mattipekka Ratia signs his books at the Domino on Friday Nov 7th from 18.00 to 18.30.