Peter Madsen (born 12 May 1958
at PeterMadsen.info) is a Danish

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, and

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. Along with editor Henning Kure and fellow cartoonist

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he was one of leading forces behind the revival of the Danish cartoon tradition in the 1970s. He is known for being the illustrator and co-author of the ''Valhalla'' comics, a 15-album series detailing

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published from 1979 to 2009. The series was made into the 1986 animated ''Valhalla'' film, which Madsen co-directed. In 1995, he illustrated the ''Menneskesønnen'' (the Son of Man) comic, detailing the life of

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.Peter Madsen
Gyldendals åbne encyklopædi He has received working grants from the Danish Arts Agency and Danish Arts Council.

Awards

* 1981 Danish Union of School Libraries' children's book award, for ''Valhalla - Ulven er løs''Awards
at PeterMadsen.info * 1986 Cannes Junior, for ''Valhalla'' (film)Cannes Awards
at the Danish Film Institute * 1989 Ping Award
at the Comics Museum in Denmark * 1990 Best drawn Danish album, for ''Grønlandsk dagbog'' * 1991 Best Danish album, best drawn Danish album, and best colored Danish album, for ''Valhalla - Ormen i dybet'' * 1992 Norwegian

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 ...

for best foreign album, ''Valhalla - Frejas smykke''Winners
at Sproing Award * 1995 Best colored Danish album, for ''Menneskesønnen'' * 1996

Angoulême International Comics Festival The Angoulême International Comics Festival (AICF; ) is the second largest comics festival in Europe after the Lucca Comics & Games in Italy, and the third biggest in the world after Lucca Comics & Games and the Comiket of Japan. It has occur ...

Christian Comic Award, for ''Menneskesønnen'' * 1999 SAS Best Nordic album award, for ''Valhalla - Mysteriet om digtermjøden'' * 2003 Norwegian

for best foreign album, ''Menneskesønnen''

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Madsen, Peter 1958 births Living people Artists from Aarhus Danish comics artists Danish comics writers 20th-century Danish illustrators