The Final Chapter
2021 is the year in which I mainly wanted to work on 20,000 LEAGUES UNDER THE SEA. That planning dates back to even before the start of the corona pandemic. And you could say: such long-term planning shouldn’t cause you any problems in the pandemic, Thilo, because most people suffered from the fact that they […]
Romantic Spots on the River Havel
I’m back from vacation in Brandenburg, where we rented a boat to ride on the river Havel, starting in Brandenburg a. d. Havel and going to Rathenow. I am really overwhelmed by the beauty of the landscape in this country. There are secluded, romantic spots on the Havel, like here at Pritzerbe, where we moored […]
Idea Box
While working on WAR OF THE WORLDS, I also kept an idea box. Fittingly, this came from the time the story takes place: an old glove box cladded in green velvet. I put everything in here that – in terms of its content, shape or design – somehow inspired me for the drawings and the […]
The Underwater Guns
The rifles for the crew in 20,000 LEAGUES UNDER THE SEA – which the divers carry with them on excursions underwater – are deliberately reminiscent of rifles that were also available on land, and of firearms from the time when the graphic novel and Verne’s book are set (1868). I couldn’t imagine the reader believing […]
Architecture Research England
The depiction of accurate English architecture from the time when H.G. Wells wrote THE WAR OF THE WORLDS was very important to me in the preparation and process of the graphic novel. I had always wanted that when you read the adaption, you can get the feeling that it really was England at the time […]
‘When Worlds Collide’ Book and Movie Comparison and Review
I love classic science fiction, as some of you might know. Both old science fiction novels and science fiction films from the 1950s. I recently came across a film that I particularly like: ‘When Worlds Collide’ from famous producer George Pal, who also filmed ‘The War of the Worlds’ from H.G. Wells’ famous novella which […]
The Diving Lamps
The design of the diving lamps in 20,000 LEAGUES UNDER THE SEA – which the characters carry with them when diving to illuminate the waters around them – was not so easy… On the one hand, I wanted something that was reminiscent of diving gear design from the period, on the other hand, I didn’t […]
Happy Easter!
I wish everyone a happy, healthy and blessed Easter! 4 years ago I was lucky to visit fascinating, incredible Jerusalem and to live for two weeks in the heart of the city. In the middle of the world-famous historical bazaar! Our quarters were in the parish hall of the Evangelical Church of the Redeemer, which […]
The Scaphander
A scaphander is a somewhat outdated, different name for a diving suit. As you all can imagine, it is necessary to agree on a general design with yourself as the artist of an adaptation of 20,000 LEAGUES UNDER THE SEA, because there are several extensive excursions underwater in which the characters wear these suits (by […]
Department Stores on Parade
On social media (Instagram, Facebook and Twitter) I am currently providing additional information about the history of department stores – the subject of my new non-fictional picture book ÉMILE IN BERLIN – MÄUSEJAGD IM WARENHAUS (‘Émile in Berlin – Mouse hunt at the Big Store’, Gerstenberg Verlag). If you are interested in where and which […]