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Nightwish's Tuomas picks his favourite comics

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Does the keyboard maestro know his Green Lantern from his Green Goblin?

We've heard that Nightwish mainman Tuomas Holopainen isn't a stranger to the occasional comic book, so we got him to pick his faves!

As his Scrooge McDuck-inspired new solo outing, ‘The Life And Times Of Scrooge’, is out now via Nuclear Blast, we thought it’d be a good time to indulge him on some of his other favourite fictional characters. Here’s what he had to say…

Pick up the The Life And Times Of Scrooge here now!

Merlin Alderslade
Merlin Alderslade
Executive Editor, Louder

Merlin moved into his role as Executive Editor of Louder in early 2022, following over ten years working at Metal Hammer. While there, he served as Online Editor and Deputy Editor, before being promoted to Editor in 2016. Before joining Metal Hammer, Merlin worked as Associate Editor at Terrorizer Magazine and has previously written for the likes of Classic Rock, Rock Sound, eFestivals and others. Across his career he has interviewed legends including Ozzy Osbourne, Lemmy, Metallica, Iron Maiden (including getting a trip on Ed Force One courtesy of Bruce Dickinson), Guns N' Roses, KISS, Slipknot, System Of A Down and Meat Loaf. He has also presented and produced the Metal Hammer Podcast, presented the Metal Hammer Radio Show and is probably responsible for 90% of all nu metal-related content making it onto the site.