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Arild Midthun
Norwegian illustrator, cartoonist and comics artist / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Arild Midthun (born 6 May 1964) is a Norwegian illustrator, cartoonist and comics artist from Bergen.
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Born | (1964-05-06) 6 May 1964 (age 60)[1] Bergen, Norway[1] |
Nationality | Norwegian |
Area(s) | Penciller, Artist, Inker |
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Among his early production is the comics strip Patrick & Co in the newspaper Bergens Tidende 1977, a spy series written by Tormod Løkling. His artistical breakthrough was the strip series Sirkus from 1980 to 1982, written by Terje Nordberg, Eirik Ildahl and Dag Kolstad. He was a central illustrator for the humorous magazines Norsk MAD from 1981, and Pyton from 1986 to 1995.[1] He was awarded the Sproing Award in 1988, for the album Troll: Sølvskatten, jointly with Terje Nordberg.[2]
From 1995 he was appointed as illustrator for the newspaper Aftenposten, and from 2004 he began drawing for the Disney comics magazine Donald Duck & Co.[1]