Norwegian artist Håkon Aasnes was born in Oslo, and grew up in Aurskog, Norway. He started drawing at the age of two, with a carpenter's pencil on wrapping paper. In 1960, when he was seventeen, he created his first version of 'Tobram'. However, it was not until 1972 that an updated version, 'Seidel og Tobram', was published in the Norwegian press. In 1983, he took over the 'Smørbukk' character in Norsk Barneblad. This comic was created in 1938 by pioneer Jens R. Nilssen and continued by Solveig Muren Sanden from 1957. Because it's not easy to make a living by drawing Norwegian comics, Aasnes has held on to his day job, dreaming about what he always wanted to do since he was very young.
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