Lars Fiske (born 21 July 1966) is a Norwegian comics writer and artist, and creator of picture books. He was born in

Oslo Oslo ( or ; ) is the capital and most populous city of Norway. It constitutes both a county and a municipality. The municipality of Oslo had a population of in 2022, while the city's greater urban area had a population of 1,064,235 in 2022 ...

and is married to illustrator and writer Anna Fiske. Steffen Kverneland Olaf G

Fiske created the album ''Matje: debutanten'' in 1996, and the follow-up ''Matje-ismen'' in 2000. His album ''Olaf G.'' from 2004, which he created in cooperation with Steffen Kverneland, earned them the

Sproing Award The Sproing Award is awarded by Norsk Tegneserieforum (NTF), an organisation to promote interest and understanding for comics in Norway. Since 1987, the award has been presented for the ''Best Norwegian Strips'', a comic strip or comic book by a No ...

, and the album was translated into Swedish and German language. Fiske and Kverneland further cooperated on the series ''Kanon'', based on the lives of the painters

Edvard Munch Edvard Munch ( ; ; 12 December 1863 – 23 January 1944) was a Norwegian painter. His 1893 work ''The Scream'' has become one of Western art's most acclaimed images. His childhood was overshadowed by illness, bereavement and the dread of inher ...

and

Kurt Schwitters Kurt Hermann Eduard Karl Julius Schwitters (20 June 1887 – 8 January 1948) was a German artist. He was born in Hanover, Germany, but lived in exile from 1937. Schwitters worked in several genres and media, including Dadaism, Constructivism (a ...

. Among his picture books is the prize-winning ''Kom, så løper vi'' from 2002 and ''På tre hjul'' from 2005.

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1966 births Living people Norwegian comics writers Norwegian comics artists Comics creators from Oslo 20th-century Norwegian illustrators 21st-century Norwegian illustrators {{Norway-artist-stub