Lordi will get a comic book later this year, it was revealed today.Ilta-Sanomat says, that the first comic adventure written by Mr. Lordi, will be published in Jysäys! this Friday. It is called "The Collector" and tells about a story about a wealthy monster collector. The artwork is by Petri Hiltunen. The magazine is published by Arktinen Banaani.

The first issue of Lordi: the comic book will be out in October in time for the Helsinki Book Fair. Mr Lordi, or Tomi Putaansuu has been planning to publish comics for years and now it seems he has found partners right at the top of Finnish comic artists.

There will be a public celebration this Friday in Rovaniemi, the home of Mr. Lordi. The city’s Sampo Square will be renamed Lordi Square and Mr. Putaansuu will be given a plot of land in the city. Other members of the band will be made honorary citizens of Rovaniemi. www.iltasanomat.fi

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