Vis Dev: The River Thames
What always fascinated me about WAR OF THE WORLDS was that it is set in real locations in southern England, places that H.G. Wells apparently knew like the back of his hand, so well did he describe them and their atmosphere. The towns which the Martian siege comes upon in the novel can still be […]
‘You know where? Underground!’
In WAR OF THE WORLDS there is a scene in which the main character meets a soldier who has lost his mind due to the extraterrestrial invasion and takes refuge in an imaginary world in which people live underground in order to create a new civilization far away from the Martians – an impossible task […]
Emma’s Costumes
Vis Dev: Fashion
Any character in WAR OF THE WORLDS of course wears contemporary clothing. In addition to other sources (like a compendium about fashion of the 1898 summer season, where my adaption takes place)I also used old photos from family photo albums as source material. I was particularly taken with this coat because it clearly shows a […]
Vis Dev: ‘The Studio’
One source for the historically accurate setting in my WAR OF THE WORLDS graphic novel was a famous English interior design magazine of the period, ‘The Studio’. This magazine, published in England from 1893 until the early 1960ies, aimed at the upper middle class, who kept themselves up to date with the latest interior design […]
Nemo’s Bathroom
‘Nautilus’ Engine Room
After having finished work on my graphic novel adaption of H.G. Wells’ THE WAR OF THE WORLDS – released by Egmont Graphic Novel in 2017 and re-released in Germany in 2021 by Carlsen Comics (French edition by Éditions Jungle, Paris) – I was tghinking about which new comic project to work on.It was important for […]
Émile in Berlin – Mouse Hunt in the Big Store
Published by GerstenbergWritten and illustrated by Thilo Krapp, 20,00 € (D), 20,60 € (A), SFr 26,90, HC, 40 p.ISBN: 978-3-8369-6077-9 ‘Émile in Berlin – Mouse hunt in the Big Store’ is a large-sized nonfiction picturebook for children 8+ (and younger readers to just view and be read to). A visit to Berlin! Émile and his […]
20,000 Leagues under the Sea Graphic Novel concert in Cologne
March 04th, 4:00 pm, Volksbühne am Rudolfplatz, Aachener Straße 5, 50674 Cologne We continue the spring event season with a new reading concert of my graphic novel 20,000 LEAGUES UNDER THE SEA (Carlsen Comics)! On Saturday, March 4th, at 4 p.m., the musician Jörg Walter and I will be giving a musical reading as part […]
20,000 LEAGUES UNDER THE SEA graphic novel concert at the Johanneskirche Frohnau
February 19th, 4:00 – 6:00 pm, Johanneskirche Frohnau (social hall), Zeltinger Platz 18, 13465 Berlin New year, new events! On Sunday, February 19th, the musician Jörg Walter and I will begiving a reading concert based on my graphic novel 20,000 LEAGUES UNDER THE SEA (CarlsenComics) in the large social hall of the Johanneskirche in Berlin-Frohnau! […]