Matti Hagelberg was born in Kirkkonummi, Finland in 1964. After completing his studies in art history, he attended the University of Art and Design in Helsinki. He is the creator of the comic book B.E.M., which first appeared in 1992, and has been printed by several publishers, both Finnish and French. It featured among others 'Atom Tom the Abolisher'. Matti Hagelberg has won many awards in Middle Europe with writer Riikka Ala-harja.
During the 1990s, he several issues of B.E.M. were published by French publishers Chacal Puant and Le Dernier Cri. In 1996, he made 'The Sinful Days of Simpli City' and 'The Birth of Lauri Kenttä, the Champion of God' (Chacal Puant), followed by 'Zombie Justice' at Le Dernier Cri (1999). He made 'Venuksen Sulttaani' at Suuri Kurpitsa (1996) and for the publisher Jalava, he made works like 'Tikapuuhermosto' (1998) and 'Holmenkollen' (2000).
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