Lars Jansson (cartoonist)
- Lars Jansson (cartoonist)
Lars Jansson (September 8, 1926 - July 31, 2000) was a Finnish author and cartoonist. A native of Helsinki, Jansson was the son of the sculptor, Viktor Jansson, and the illustrator, Signe Hammarsten-Jansson. His siblings included an older sister, writer Tove Jansson, and a younger brother, Per Olof Jansson. In 1958, his sister assigned to him the writing of the "Moomin" comic strip, which he also drew from 1961 to 1974. Between 1990 and 1992, Jansson worked with Dennis Livson to direct the "Moomin" animated series in Japan. His daughter, Sophia, worked together with him in 1993 to help manage the production of a new series of Moomin strips which Sophia now manages solely [http://www.nytid.fi/arkiv/artikelnt-684-1577.html] . From 1965 onward, Jansson also wrote his own original comic strip, "Sophia", which was published in a publication called "Jaana" [http://lambiek.net/artists/j/jansson_lars.htm] .
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