Hans Lindahl (born October 15, 1954) is a

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comic book artist, best known for his work on the series ''

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Biography

Lindahl started out as a ''Phantom'' artist in 1982, with the story ''The Zombie League''. His cinematic, detailed style of drawing immediately grew popular with readers, and today, he is probably the most popular artist drawing for the Swedish Phantom comic (''Fantomen'' in Swedish). Hans, or "Hasse"/"Hazze", as fans have nicknamed him, is known for a methodic approach to his work, often spending up to 10 weeks to finish the artwork for a story. Hans also paints covers for the magazines, many of which have won the readers' award for Best Cover of the Year. In 1998, Hans also started to write ''Phantom'' stories. He is responsible for introducing several new, important villains to the ''Phantom'' mythos, like "The Black Carnation".

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External links

Hans Lindahl
on Lambiek's Comiclopedia
Hans Lindahl article at Deepwoods.org
Living people 1954 births Swedish comics artists Swedish comics writers {{Europe-comics-creator-stub