Hans Steinbach

Hans Steinbach (Hanzo) is a German comic book artist, born in Damascus, Syria to a German father and a Syrian mother.
He draws in a contemporary/gothic manga style.
He has had no formal training as an artist, but has an elegant style that has been formed through being raised travelling around the world with his family.
Hans has lived in Syria, Canada, Marseille, France, Bonn, Germany, Beirut, Lebanon, Ankara, Turkey, Montreal, Quebec and most recently Beverly Hills, California.

Style

His art in his first published novel, ''A Midnight Opera'' stands out against other styles, due to his misshapen bodies and the style in which he deceits their movement. This has been frowned upon at times, but has won over the majority of his audience.

During the time he worked on ''Poison Candy'' he was described as:

Bibliography

*'' A Midnight Opera''
(2005–2006, Tokyopop, 3 volumes)
*''Poison Candy'' (2007) with Marvel comics' David Hine, a comic about the near future where the SKAR virus selects random teenagers, giving them super powers, but also a death sentence. When the government and the private sector both set out to find a cure for the virus, their humanitarian effort belies a power race that could set up an entirely new world order. It follows the journey of young Sam Chance, who finds himself SKAR-positive. What could be the imminent end of his life just might be the beginning of an entirely different world for him. Hans was the penciller, inker and cover artist.

Also, he is the cover artist of the ''Ghostbusters'' novel, ''Ghost Busted'' (2008), the graphic novel released after the film.

Influences

Hans' artistic talents have been influenced by Japanese artists, such as Go Nagai and Akira Toriyama and a passion for music such as heavy metal and goth, his musical idol being Yngwie Malmsteen.

References

External links

''METAL HANZO'' - Hans Steinbach's Deviant Art Account

German comics artists
Living people
Year of birth missing (living people)

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