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Esa Holopainen

Muhos, North Ostrobothnia

I draw comics and illustrations. My specialities include maps, postcards (especially Christmas cards), bookmarks, ex-libris, digital drawings, etc.
I also teach comic book drawing and give presentations/lectures on the subject and on entrepreneurship in the field.

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I have published several comic book albums, the latest being "Jere Kostamus ja Big Niitty" in 2024.
Finland's longest-running online comic strip "Naapurit" (published in the Kaleva newspaper, among others)
Newspaper illustrations (Maatilan Pellervo, Rakentaja, Kaleva) Organiser of the 24-hour comic event for 20 years (Comic of the Year 2016)
Municipal strategy images (Muhos, Tyrnävä) Illustrated guide maps and roadside signs (Liminka, Tyrnävä, Muhos) Window and wall illustrations (Rokua Spa and Vinkkelistä Muhos)