WAR OF THE WORLDS new German EDITION at Carlsen Comics
For the new German edition of my graphic novel based on H.G. Wells THE WAR OF THE WORLDS, publisher Carlsen and I agreed on a translation of the colored French edition from summer 2020, which was published by Steinkis / Éditions Jungle. For this French edition, the original version, which Egmont published in sepia tones […]
Art Nouveau in Dortmund
Art Nouveau houses in Alexanderstraße in Dortmund, Germany. This is a type of house that was popular around 1900 with builders who wanted to build several homes for themselves (together with relatives/company co-owners/friends), but directly connected so that the distances between the dwelling parties were short. And of course it was easier to build firewall […]
Cast Iron Architecture
For 20,000 LEAGUES UNDER THE SEA, I researched a lot of steel and iron architecture and their principles in order to design the appropriate look inside the ‘Nautilus’. I am a big fan of it, and its aesthetics. Growing up in Northrhine-Westfalia in Germany, an – before its redevelopment – industrialized area, I was surrounded […]
YOUNG DETECTIVES – Curse of the Black Gold
Review (…) Of course, the four of them don’t hesitate and start investigating. A really tricky first case for those clever Young Detecttives! Kilifü 2021 Published by EDEL KIDS BOOKSWritten by Andreas Schlüter, illustrated by Thilo Krapp, book cover by Max Meinzold, 12,99 (D), HC, 272 p.ISBN: 978-3-96129-210-3 Isabel, Seo-Yun, Daniel und Paul are pupils […]
From Beijing to Paris in 80 Days
Published by GerstenbergWritten by Stephan Martin Meyer, illustrated by Thilo Krapp, 17,00 € (D), HC, 64 p.ISBN: 978-3-8369-6089-2 Burgundy 1907: Uncle Charles notices a car race advertised in the French newspaper ‘Le Matin’. It is supposed to go from Beijing to Paris, an enormous distance at that time. The ‘Matin’ asks the provocative question if […]
Watercolor Study
A small watrercolor study I did on one of the past weekends.
Paris Sketches
I paid a short visit to Paris in September. Here are a few sketches I’ve been able to make in the short amount of time I’ve had.
It’s done!
Time has come! After four years, the interior pages of 20,000 LEAGUES UNDER THE SEA are finished. All the pages that belong to the story and the appendix to the book, the heart of the comic, have been drawn. There will be a few more changes to come, I guess, but they won’t be too […]
GINCO Award for THE BIRTHDAY
Yeah! My short comic THE BIRTHDAY (from the anthology WER TANZT SCHON GERN ALLEIN (‘Who likes to dance alone anyway?’), Peter Hammer Publishing House) wins the GINCO Award 2021 in the category ‘Best short comic for kids’! I am very happy that teh story won a prize by a modern, inclusive award! Thanks to the […]
ÉMILE IN BERLIN awarded by 3 x 3 Mag
I´m glad to announce that my non-fiction picture book ‘Émile in Berlin’– the story takes place in the famous wertheim department store in Berlin during the 1904 Christrmas season – won a ‘Merit’ by 3×3 mag and these illustrations have been selected to be featured in their Annual No. 18!