{{Short description|French illustrator and comics artist}} {{Infobox comics creator | image = Stephanie Hans at C2E2 (cropped).jpg | caption = Hans at the 2012 Chicago Comic & Entertainment Expo | nationality = French | notable works = ''Die''<br />''Journey into Mystery''<br/>''Angela: Asgard's Assassin''<br />''Angela: Queen of Hel''<br />''Dark Agnes''<br />''Black Bolt''<br />''Lucifer''<br />''Batwoman'' | awards = | website = {{URL|https://stephaniehansart.com}} }}
'''Stephanie Hans''' is a French illustrator and comics artist. She is best known for co-creating the series ''Die'', a three-time Hugo Award-finalist, and British Fantasy Award winner, with writer Kieron Gillen. Hans has worked with Marvel Comics, DC Comics, and Image Comics as an artist and series creator.<ref>{{cite news |last= Mohan |first= Monita |title= Interview: Stephanie Hans on making sense of the world of DIE|url=https://bamsmackpow.com/2019/05/17/stephanie-hans-on-making-sense-of-die/|work=Bam Smack Pow |access-date=2021-04-14}}</ref>
==Career==
=== Cover art === Hans originally started with cover art for French prose literature.<ref name=":7">{{Cite web |date=2015-03-26 |title=Artist Stéphanie Hans explains why she loves her job |url=https://www.cbr.com/artist-stephanie-hans-explains-why-she-loves-her-job/ |access-date=2022-05-08 |website=CBR |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=BOOKS, COMICS, EBOOKS {{!}} STEPHANIE HANS |url=https://www.fnac.com/ia1051716/Stephanie-Hans |access-date=May 8, 2022 |website=Fnac |language=French |type=Product listing}}</ref> Hans attributes her cover for ''Firestar'' #1 in 2010 as the work that allowed her to break into the comics market.<ref name=":7" /> Hans' art has since appeared in a variety of mainstream US comics titles, often as a cover artist, including ''Captain America: Steve Rogers'', ''Ant-Man and the Wasp Prelude'', and ''Dark Agnes'' with Marvel Comics, and ''Lucifer'' and ''Batwoman'' with DC Comics.<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.marvel.com/comics/creators/10785/stephanie_hans|title= Stephanie Hans: Comics| date= 2021|publisher= Marvel Comics|access-date= April 13, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.dccomics.com/talent/stephanie-hans|title= Stephanie Hans| date= 2021|publisher= DC Comics|access-date= April 13, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-01-29 |title=Bibliography - Stephanie Hans Studio |url=https://stephaniehansart.com/index.php/bibliography/ |access-date=2022-05-08 |language=en-US}}</ref> Hans has also worked with comic book publishers Dark Horse, Valiant, Dynamite, Vertigo, and Boom Studios. In 2014, Hans created the poster for the American television series ''Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.''{{'}}s episode "Nothing Personal".<ref name="NothingPersonalPoster">{{Cite magazine |last=Towers |first=Andrea |date=April 24, 2014 |title='Agents of SHIELD': Newest art teases Deathlok return as Skye and Ward take center stage – Exclusive |url=http://insidetv.ew.com/2014/04/24/shield-art-deathlok/ |url-status=dead |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140425002222/http://insidetv.ew.com/2014/04/24/shield-art-deathlok/ |archive-date=April 25, 2014 |access-date=April 27, 2014}}</ref>
Hans did several covers for ''Journey into Mystery'' (2011) during writer Kieron Gillen's run<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Wheeler |first=Andrew |date=May 31, 2012 |title=Best Comic Book Covers Ever (This Month) – May 2012 |url=https://comicsalliance.com/best-comic-book-covers-ever-this-month-may-2012/ |access-date=2022-05-08 |website=ComicsAlliance |language=en}}</ref> and did the interior illustration for his final issue on the run.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Glass |first=Joe |date=2017-10-16 |title=10 Comic Book Issues Guaranteed To Make You Cry |url=https://whatculture.com/comics/10-comic-book-issues-guaranteed-to-make-you-cry |access-date=2022-05-08 |website=WhatCulture.com |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":2">{{Cite web |last=Kanayama |first=Kelly |date=2018-10-07 |title=NYCC ’18 Interview: Kieron Gillen and Stephanie Hans on "DIE!" – Jumanji For Sensitive Metalheads |url=https://www.comicsbeat.com/nycc-18-interview-kieron-gillen-and-stephanie-hans-on-die-jumanji-for-sensitive-metalheads/ |access-date=2022-05-08 |website=The Beat |language=en-US}}</ref> ''CBR'' highlighted the cover of ''Journey Into Mystery'' #625 and stated "the composition and figure work on this cover is absolutely stunning, but everything is second to Hans choice of colors. Those monochromatic greens, so layered and full of light and life, contrasted with the bright pink petals is absolute perfection. The only thing wrong with this cover is that hideous extra large title".<ref>{{Cite web |date=2012-04-02 |title=She Has No Head! - 25 Great Superheroine Covers of the Past Year |url=https://www.cbr.com/she-has-no-head-25-great-superheroine-covers-of-the-past-year/ |access-date=2022-05-08 |website=CBR |language=en-US}}</ref> The cover of ''Journey Into Mystery'' #638 was on ComicsAlliance's "Best Comic Book Covers Ever (This Month) – May 2012" list — "I've only noticed Stephanie Hans's work recently with her covers for ''Journey Into Mystery''. This cover is one part of a frieze for the current JIM/New Mutants crossover Exiled. Impressively, the pieces are all good covers in their own right, but this one is the best, and all of them make me excited for what Hans might do next".<ref name=":0" />
In 2015, CBR reported that "during the past five years, the artist has quickly become a fan and critic favorite for her distinctive approach to covers".<ref name=":7" /> Her art has been listed on ''Paste''<nowiki/>'s "The Best Comic Book Covers of the Month" list several times: ''Thor'' #4 (March 2015),<ref>{{Cite web |last=Edgar |first=Sean |date=March 13, 2015 |title=The Best Comic Book Covers of March 2015 |url=https://www.pastemagazine.com/comics/best-comic-book-covers-of-march-2015 |access-date=May 7, 2022 |website=Paste}}</ref> ''Steve Rogers Captain America #7'' (November 2016),<ref>{{Cite web |date=2016-11-17 |title=The Best Comic Book Covers of November 2016 |url=https://www.pastemagazine.com/comics/comic-covers/the-best-comic-book-covers-of-november-2016/ |access-date=2022-05-08 |website=pastemagazine.com |language=en |archive-date=2022-05-08 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220508004900/https://www.pastemagazine.com/comics/comic-covers/the-best-comic-book-covers-of-november-2016/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> ''Die'' #1 (December 2018),<ref>{{Cite web |date=2018-12-26 |title=The Best Comic Book Covers of December 2018 |url=https://www.pastemagazine.com/comics/comics/the-best-comic-book-covers-of-december-2018/ |access-date=2022-05-08 |website=pastemagazine.com |language=en}}</ref> ''Die'' #2 (January 2019)<ref>{{Cite web |date=2019-01-30 |title=The Best Comic Book Covers of January 2019 |url=https://www.pastemagazine.com/comics/comics/the-best-comic-book-covers-of-january-2019/ |access-date=2022-05-08 |website=pastemagazine.com |language=en}}</ref> and ''Die'' #3 Second Printing (March 2019).<ref>{{Cite web |date=2019-03-26 |title=The Best Comic Book Covers of March 2019 |url=https://www.pastemagazine.com/comics/comics/the-best-comic-book-covers-of-march-2019/ |access-date=2022-05-08 |website=pastemagazine.com |language=en}}</ref>
=== Comic interior art === Hans was the co-artist for Marvel's limited series ''Angela: Asgard's Assassin'' #1-6 (2014) with Phil Jimenez; the series was written by Kieron Gillen and Marguerite Bennett.<ref>{{Cite web |date=November 4, 2014 |title=Angela: Asgard's Assassin #1 First Look |url=https://comicbook.com/marvel/news/angela-asgards-assassin-1-first-look/ |access-date=2022-05-07 |website=ComicBook.com |language=en}}</ref> Russ Burlingame, for ''ComicBook.com'' in 2014, commented of the series creative team it was Kieron Gillen, Marguerite Bennett and Phil Jiminez who "got a lot of the attention. Stephanie Hans, a fairly young artist who is billed as doing backup stories in the book, didn't get quite as much notice, but she's done some beautiful work on Asgard in the past and is a favorite of both of the writers".<ref>{{Cite web |date=August 10, 2014 |title=Angela's Artist: Catching Up With Stephanie Hans About Angela: Asgard's Assassin |url=https://comicbook.com/news/angelas-artist-catching-up-with-stephanie-hans-about-angela-asga/ |access-date=2022-05-07 |website=ComicBook.com |language=en}}</ref> Jesse Schedeen, in IGN's review of the first issue, wrote that "Phil Jimenez handles art duties on the main story, while Stephanie Hans tackles the interlude segment. Of the two, Hans stands out more thanks to the ethereal watercolor approach that goes hand in hand with the storybook quality".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Schedeen |first=Jesse |date=2014-12-04 |title=Angela: Asgard's Assassin #1 Review |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2014/12/04/angela-asgards-assassin-1-review |access-date=2022-05-07 |website=IGN |language=en}}</ref> Petra Halbur, in her review of the series for ''The Mary Sue'', wrote "Phil Jimenez and Stephanie Hans' artwork is breathtaking. The character designs are interesting and varied, the action sequences are beautifully realized and the use of color is just, like… ''the best''".<ref>{{Cite web |date=2015-06-05 |title=Review: Marvel's Angela: Asgard’s Assassin #1-6 |url=https://www.themarysue.com/review-angela-asgards-assassin-1-6/ |access-date=2022-05-07 |website=The Mary Sue |language=en}}</ref>
Hans continued to be a co-artist on comic series for Marvel which focused on Angela — first, Secret Wars ''1602:'' ''Witch Hunter Angela'' #1-4 (2015) with writers Bennett and Gillen and rotating co-artists<ref>{{Cite web |date=September 6, 2017 |title=1602 Witch Hunter Angela #1 Preview |url=https://comicbook.com/news/1602-witch-hunter-angela-1-preview/ |access-date=2022-05-07 |website=ComicBook.com |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":3" /> followed by ''Angela: Queen of Hel'' #1-7 (2016) with co-artist Kim Jacinto and writer Bennett.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Finn |first=Charlotte |date=March 22, 2016 |title=The Recap Page: Catch Up Ahead of 'Angela: Queen of Hel #6' |url=https://comicsalliance.com/the-recap-page-angela-queen-of-hel-6/ |access-date=2022-05-07 |website=ComicsAlliance |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2015-07-21 |title=Marvel Comics Relaunch Needs More Female Creators |url=https://www.themarysue.com/marvel-relaunch-female-creators/ |access-date=2022-05-08 |website=The Mary Sue |language=en}}</ref> ''Paste'', on ''1602: Witch Hunter Angela'' #1, highlighted that "skilled digital painter Stephanie Hans steps up from short flashbacks to take lead art reins in this mini-series, with Bennett's upcoming ''Bombshells'' collaborator Marguerite Sauvage stepping into the first of several rotating guest spots".<ref name=":3">{{Cite web |date=2015-06-09 |title=Comics We’re Excited About for 6/10/2015 |url=https://www.pastemagazine.com/comics/comics-were-excited-about-for-6102015/ |access-date=2022-05-08 |website=pastemagazine.com |language=en}}</ref>
In addition to doing several alternate covers for the series,<ref name=":7" /> Hans also did the illustration for ''The Wicked + The Divine'' #15 with writer Gillen. This story arc had rotating guest artists; IGN commented that while "the previous artists were at least in the same wheelhouse as McKelvie, Stephanie Hans morphs the book into something else wholly new. Reading this issue you can't help but imagine what the entire series would've looked like under her hand – it's that good. She illustrates in a style perfectly suited to this series, it's grand, sweeping, and operatic".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Schedeen |first=Jesse |last2=Yehl |first2=Joshua |last3=Hunt |first3=Levi |date=2015-10-15 |title=Comic Book Reviews for October 14, 2015 |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2015/10/15/comic-book-reviews-for-october-14-2015 |access-date=2022-05-08 |website=IGN |language=en}}</ref> In 2018, Hans was the co-artist for ''Black Bolt'' #10 with artist Christian Ward and writer Saladin Ahmed.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Black Bolt (2017) #10 {{!}} Comic Issues {{!}} Marvel |url=https://www.marvel.com/comics/issue/66268/black_bolt_2017_10 |access-date=2022-05-08 |website=Marvel Entertainment}}</ref>
==== Collaboration with Kieron Gillen ==== Following their collaboration on ''Journey Into Mystery'', writer Kieron Gillen and Hans began discussing a collaboration on an ongoing comic. While they started with a different idea, they eventually settled on an idea which would become ''Die''. The series was Hans first ongoing series.<ref name=":2" /> It premiered in December 2018 and was published by Image Comics.<ref>{{Cite web |last=McMillan |first=Graeme |date=2018-09-10 |title=Image Comics’ New Series ‘Die’ Takes Fantasy and Gaming Into New Realms (Exclusive Images) |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lifestyle/arts/image-comics-new-series-die-takes-fantasy-gaming-new-realms-images-1141026/ |access-date=2022-05-08 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |language=en-US}}</ref> The horror/fantasy comic book focuses on a group of middle-aged adults who are drawn back to an icosahedron-shaped world they originally visited as teenage role-players; the group left behind a friend upon their original escape and never discussed the experience.<ref>{{cite news |last= Spry |first= Jeff |date=2019-04-29 |title= Exclusive preview: Kieron Gillen & Stephanie Hans roll out new RPG-inspired horror series, DIE |url=https://www.syfy.com/syfywire/kieron-gillen-stephanie-hans-die-image-comics|work=SyFy |access-date=2021-03-29}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last= Spencer |first= Alex |date=2018-12-10 |title= We played Die, the ‘Goth Jumanji’ game fueling Kieron Gillen’s new RPG comic book |url=https://www.polygon.com/2018/12/10/18131140/die-kieron-gillen-rpg-image-comics|work=Polygon |access-date=2021-04-14}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url= https://imagecomics.com/comics/series/die|title= Die |publisher= Image Comics|access-date= April 13, 2021}}</ref> In September 2021, the series ended its run with twenty issues total.<ref>{{cite news |last= Dar |first= Taimur |date=2021-02-18 |title= Gillen & Hans’s DIE begins its final story arc in May|url=https://www.comicsbeat.com/image-comics-die-comic-finale-kieron-gillen-stephanie-hans/ |work=Comics Beat |access-date=2021-04-13}}</ref> Hans also illustrated ''DIE: The Roleplaying Game'', an adaptation of the comic series, which was developed by Gillen and British publisher Rowan, Rook and Deckard. Following delays,<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-10-25 |title=DIE RPG designers delay Kickstarter campaign until 2022 |url=https://www.dicebreaker.com/games/die-rpg/news/die-rpg-kickstarter-delay |access-date=2022-05-06 |website=Dicebreaker |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web |date=May 17, 2022 |title=DIE RPG Gets a New Kickstarter Date |url=https://comicbook.com/gaming/news/die-tabletop-roleplaying-game-kickstarter-announcement/ |access-date=2022-05-06 |website=ComicBook.com |language=en}}</ref> the official Kickstarter for the adaptation launched on May 12, 2022.<ref>{{Cite tweet|number=1518971397720186881|user=RowanRookDecard|title=We’re shifting the start date of the DIE RPG Kickstarter FORWARD to May 12th. (We’re doing this on the advice of the marketing team.) Aside from that there are no changes to anything and you can continue about your day. As ever, follow along here: [LINK][IMAGE]|author=Rowan, Rook and Deckard|retweet=Kieron Gillen [@kierongillen]|date=April 26, 2022|access-date=May 6, 2022}}<!-- Quote Tweet: https://twitter.com/kierongillen/status/1518976776600494080 --></ref> When compared to the art of the comic series, Hans stated that the RPG art "will be a bit more full of detail and thoughts. My traditional painting style is not that far from digital art. [...] So, I don't think it will be that different, but in the composition, of course, there will be some mock-up involved" and that "there are inspirations from the comics that I want to use for the RPG".<ref name=":6">{{Cite web |date=2021-10-04 |title=DIE creators talk adapting the comic into a TRPG |url=https://www.dicebreaker.com/games/die-rpg/interview/die-rpg-interview-gillen-howitt-hans |access-date=2022-05-06 |website=Dicebreaker |language=en}}</ref>
''Die'' won the 2021 British Fantasy Award for "Best Comic / Graphic Novel"<ref>{{cite news |last= Johnston |first= Rich |date=2021-02-23 |title= Stephanie Hans and Kieron Gillen Win British Fantasy Award For Die|url=https://bleedingcool.com/comics/stephanie-hans-and-kieron-gillen-win-british-fantasy-award-for-die/ |work=Bleeding Cool |access-date=2021-04-13}}</ref> and it was a finalist for the Hugo Award for Best Graphic Story or Comic three times.<ref name="2020Hugo" /><ref name="Hugo21" /><ref name=":4" /> The roleplaying game won "Best Role-playing Game Core Product" at the 2023 Origins Awards.<ref name="2023 Origins Winners" /> Praising Hans' art in co-creating the series, Gizmodo reporter James Whitbrook said, "Hans is equally comfortable at depicting a grimy teen's bedroom circa 1991 as she is a steampunk battlefield inspired by the bloodshed of World War One, or a towering, magical city of ancient spires."<ref>{{cite news |last= Whitbrook |first= James |date=2019-08-06 |title= The Perfect Time to Catch Up on Die Is Literally Right This Instant |url=https://io9.gizmodo.com/the-perfect-time-to-catch-up-on-die-is-literally-right-1836988103|work=Gizmodo |access-date=2021-04-14}}</ref> Christian Holub, in his 2021 review of ''Die, Vol. 4: Bleed'' for ''Entertainment Weekly'', commented that "it's always nice to see a creative team stick the landing. [...] The conclusion is fulfilling and satisfactory, so it feels like we can now confirm ''Die'' as a very good comic, one of the best mainstream offerings in years. Hans' painterly art makes ''Die'' look uniquely distinguished from every other fantasy series on the shelf, and proves more than capable of tackling the many, many different kinds of stories Gillen brings into their orbit".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Holub |first=Christian |date=December 9, 2021 |title=The best comics from November: Fresh looks at forgotten history and old fantasies |url=https://ew.com/books/best-comics-november-2021/ |access-date=2022-05-07 |website=Entertainment Weekly |language=en}}</ref>
Following their collaboration on ''Die'' (2018 – 2021), Hans worked again with Gillen on the original Image graphic novel ''We Called Them Giants'' which was released in October 2024.<ref name=":62">{{Cite web |last=Fang |first=Sam |date=August 21, 2024 |title=First Look At X-Men and Star War Writer's Upcoming Graphic Novel |url=https://www.cbr.com/we-call-them-giants-image-kieron-gillen-preview/ |access-date=April 11, 2025 |website=CBR |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":52">{{Cite web |last=Schedeen |first=Jesse |date=September 6, 2024 |title=We Called Them Giants: Preview One of the Biggest New Graphic Novels of Fall 2024 |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/we-called-them-giants-preview-image-comics-kieron-gillen |access-date=April 11, 2025 |website=IGN |language=en}}</ref> It was nominated for the "Best Graphic Story or Comic" Hugo Award in 2025.<ref name="2025 Hugo Noms" /> Sean Dillon of ''The Beat'' called Hans the "main draw" of ''We Called Them Giants'' as she is "one of the great comics artists of the modern era, whose water painted style feels right at home in this decaying natural landscape".<ref name=":12">{{Cite web |last=Dillon |first=Sean |date=November 14, 2024 |title=Graphic Novel Review: Gillen and Hans' WE CALL THEM GIANTS is a truly stellar work |url=https://www.comicsbeat.com/graphic-novel-review-we-call-them-giants-is-a-truly-stellar-work/ |access-date=April 11, 2025 |website=The Beat |language=en-US}}</ref>
== Awards and nominations == {| class="wikitable sortable" !Year !Award !Category !Work !Result ! class="unsortable" |{{Abbr|Ref.|Reference}} |- |2020 |Hugo Award |Best Graphic Story or Comic |''Die, Volume 1: Fantasy Heartbreaker'' |{{CFinalist}} |<ref name="2020Hugo">{{cite web|url=http://www.thehugoawards.org/hugo-history/2020-hugo-awards/|title=2020 Hugo Awards|publisher=Hugo Awards|date=2020|access-date=November 15, 2020}}</ref> |- |2020 |Dragon Awards |Best Graphic Novel |''Black Bolt'' |{{nom}} |<ref>{{Cite web |last=Liptak |first=Andrew |date=2020-09-06 |title=Announcing the 2020 Dragon Awards Winners |url=https://www.tor.com/2020/09/06/2020-dragon-con-award-winners-john-scalzi-erin-morgenstern/ |access-date=2022-05-08 |website=Tor.com |language=en-US}}</ref> |- |2021 |British Fantasy Award |Best Comic / Graphic Novel |''DIE'' |{{won}} |<ref>{{cite news |last= Simons |first= Dean |date=2021-02-25 |title= Image’s DIE rolls a win in the British Fantasy Awards|url=https://www.comicsbeat.com/images-die-rolls-a-win-in-the-british-fantasy-awards/|work=Comics Beat |access-date=2021-04-13}}</ref> |- |2021 |Hugo Award |Best Graphic Story or Comic |''DIE, Volume 2: Split the Party'' |{{CFinalist}} |<ref name="Hugo21">{{cite web |url=http://www.thehugoawards.org/hugo-history/2021-hugo-awards/ |title=2021 Hugo Awards |publisher=World Science Fiction Society |access-date=2021-04-13}}</ref> |- |2022 |Hugo Award |Best Graphic Story or Comic |''DIE, Volume 4: Bleed'' |{{CFinalist}} |<ref name=":4">{{Cite web |date=April 7, 2022 |title=Hugo Awards |url=https://chicon.org/home/whats-happening/hugo-awards/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220407164507/https://chicon.org/home/whats-happening/hugo-awards/ |archive-date=April 7, 2022 |access-date=April 7, 2022 |website=Chicon 8 |language=en-US}}</ref> |- |2023 |ENNIE Awards |Best Production Values |''DIE: The Roleplaying Game Special Edition'' |{{nom}} |<ref name="2023 ENNIEs">{{Cite web |title=2023 Nominations – ENNIE Awards |url=https://ennie-awards.com/2023-nominees/ |access-date=July 12, 2023 |website=ENNIE Awards |language=en-US |archive-date=August 18, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230818014940/https://ennie-awards.com/2023-nominees/ |url-status=live }}</ref> |- |2023 |Origins Awards |Best Role-playing Game Core Product |''DIE: The Roleplaying Game'' |{{won}} |<ref>{{Cite web |title=2023 Origins Awards finalists |url=https://www.originsgamefair.com/origins-award-winners |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240622153621/https://www.originsgamefair.com/origins-award-winners |archive-date=2024-06-22 |access-date=2024-06-22 |website=Origins Game Fair |language=en-US}}</ref><ref name="2023 Origins Winners">{{Cite press release |title=2023 ORIGINS AWARD Winners |date=June 22, 2024 |publisher=Origins Game Fair |url=https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5c9d19e5fd679331583528a6/t/6676ffb526bde82046e682cb/1719074742155/2023+ORIGINS+AWARD+WINNERS.pdf |access-date=June 22, 2024}}</ref> |- |2025 |Hugo Award |Best Graphic Story or Comic |''We Called Them Giants'' |{{CFinalist}} |<ref name = "2025 Hugo Noms">{{Cite web |last= |date=2025-04-07 |title=These are the Finalists for the 2025 Hugo Awards |url=https://bookriot.com/2025-hugo-awards-finalists/ |access-date=2025-04-09 |website=BOOK RIOT |language=en-US}}</ref><ref name="2025 Hugo Wins">{{cite web |url=https://locusmag.com/2025/08/hugo-lodestar-and-astounding-awards-winners-2/ |title=2025 Hugo, Lodestar, and Astounding Awards Winners |publisher=Locus |date=16 Aug 2025 |accessdate=17 Aug 2025}}</ref> |- |}
== Personal life == Hans is a graduate of École supérieure des arts décoratifs de Strasbourg.<ref name=":5">{{Cite web |last=Chan |first=Jessica |date=2016-08-22 |title=Interview: Getting To Know Marvel Cover Artist, Stephanie Hans |url=https://www.superadrianme.com/event-2/interview-stephanie-hans-stgcc/ |access-date=2022-05-08 |website=SUPERADRIANME.com |language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |title=EpicCon - Stephanie Hans |url=https://epiccon.de/de/component/k2/item/190-stephanie-hans.html |access-date=2022-05-08 |website=epiccon.de |language=de-de}}</ref> On her education, Hans stated, "I was a very bad student. It was a long time ago and digital painting was very new, and definitely not taught there. I learnt a lot through the conceptart.org website later. I also have a thing for classical painters and illustrators. It shapes my style".<ref name=":5" />
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