Martin Aas has worked as illustrator, journalist, videographer and animation maker. His first book was published in 2018 where he was co-author and illustrator to the comic encyclopedic work Norwegian Standards. The Coolest Stuff from the Viking Age was published in 2022 and shortlisted for the Brage Prize for best non fiction book for young readers. The jury wrote: “The Coolest Stuff from the Viking Age is a fun illustrated non fiction-book for children where the enlightening and entertaining parts strengthen and support each other.”