German-language comics


Comic-Jahrbuch

Comic Studies
in Germany

In Germany, dissertations and academic works on comics, cartoons and graphic novels are somewhat of a rarity, since until now the genre has not been studied all that much. More…
    Willy Brandt. Eine Comic-Biographie. Vorwärts Verlag

    News: Comic Biographies of Willy Brandt

    The politician and statesman Willy Brandt, former mayor of Berlin and chancellor of Germany, would have been 100 years old this year. Not one, but two biographies in comic format have been published on the occasion. More …
      Hauck und Bauer

      Newcomer: Hauck & Bauer

      Hauck & Bauer are Elias Hauck (drawings) and Dominik Bauer (text). In 2010 they won 2nd Prize at Rückblende - a German cartoon contest. More …

          Advent Calendar 2013

          Christmas in the world of comics

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          Dossier: Illustrators

          Cover des Buchs „Fälle für Freunde“ von Helme Heine; © Hanser Verlag
          Interviews with illustrators and information about the world of illustration.

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          Suggestions for libraries abroad who wish to buy German-language comics
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