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A scaphander is a somewhat outdated, different name for a diving suit.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 […]
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
