Teddy Kristiansen (born 29 July 1964) is a

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, known for his work in mystery, horror, and dark, suspense-filled comics. He drew one chapter of " The Kindly Ones" story arc in

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's ''

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'' series. In 2005, Kristiansen won an

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for Best Comics Painter for his work on the Superman Graphic Novel '' It's a Bird...''. Kristiansen was also featured in DC's 8th issue of ''

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Published works

*'' Superman og Fredsbomben'',

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(Copenhagen, Denmark, 1990) **Superman in Europa, Baldakijn Boeken (Amsterdam/Bussum, Netherlands, 1990) **Supermann i Norge, Semic (Oslo, Norway, 1990) **Stålmannen i Stockholm, Carlsen Comics (Stockholm, Sweden, 1990) **Teräsmies: Supersankari Helsingissä!, Semic (Helsinki, Finland, 1990) **Superman y la Bomba de la Paz, Ediciones Zinco (Barcelona, Spain, 1991) **Superman e Il Pacificatore, Corto Maltese Magazine #102, Vol. 10 #3, Rizzoli Milano Libri Edizioni (Milan, Italy, March 1992) *'' House of Secrets'' 1-25 (DC Comics: Vertigo, 1996–1998) *''

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'' One-Shot Graphic Novel (DC Comics: Vertigo, 1995) *''

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'' #3 (DC Comics, 1996) *''House of Secrets: Facade'' #1-2 (DC Comics: Vertigo, 2001) *''

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'' 36-39 (DC Comics: Vertigo) *''Superman: Metropolis'' #6-10 (DC Comics, 2003) *''Superman: It's a Bird...'' (DC Comics, 2004) *''

'' #8 (DC Comics, 2005) *''

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Four Devils, One Hell'' (Dark Horse Comics) *''Genius'', written by Steven T. Seagle (First Second)

Awards and nominations

* 1989–1990, Tegneseriekonvents Award Winner — Best Colored Danish Cartoon: '' Superman og Fredsbomben'' (

) * 1993, Will

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Nominee — Best Painter/Multimedia Artist: '' Tarzan: Love, Lies, and the Lost City'' (

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) * 1994, Will Eisner Awards Nominee — Best Painter/Multimedia Artist: '' Grendel Tales: Four Devils, One Hell'' (

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) * 1996, Will Eisner Awards Nominee — Best Painter/Multimedia Artist: '' Bacchus Color Special'' (Dark Horse) * 2005, Will Eisner Awards Winner — Best Painter/Multimedia Artist (Interior Art): Superman: '' It's a Bird...'' ( Vertigo/DC) * 2013, Will Eisner Awards Nominee — Best Painter/Multimedia Artist: ''The Red Diary/The RE Diary'' (Man of Action/

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)

References

External links

Teddy Kristiansen at Blogger
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on tegneseriemuseet.dk (scroll down for English text). 1964 births Living people Danish cartoonists Danish comics artists Eisner Award winners for Best Painter/Multimedia Artist (Interior) {{Denmark-artist-stub