20,000 Leagues Under the Sea Graphic Novel Concert

October 11th, 7:30 pm, Heinrich Schulz Library, Otto-Suhr-Allee 96, 10585 Berlin

On October 11, the musician Jörg Walter and I will give a musical reading of my 20,000 LEAGUES UNDER THE SEA graphic novel! This time in the great Heinrich Schulz library in the imposing town hall of Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf in Berlin.

In this form of a book reading accompanied by live music, we will take you into the fantastic underwater world of Jules Verne: While the images from the graphic novel are playing in front of your eyes, I will read thoughtfully linked excerpts from the comic based on Jules Verne’s famous classic (now out at Carlsen Comics Publishing House in Germany) to live music improvisations by Jörg on a historic reed organ (that fits to Nemo’s organ obsessions, right?). We let the adventures of Captain Nemo and its passengers come alive for you, and the musical improvisations follow leitmotifs for Nemo, Arronax, Conseil and Ned Land (the fabled harpooner :), as well as the sea itself!

Afterwards I will give a small report (with pictures) about how I worked on the graphic novel and give insights into the work of a comic artist, and I would be happy to sign your copies of the book if you bring them. So come, everyone, on October 11th, at 7:30 p.m. to Otto-Suhr-Allee 96 (the venue) & let us enchant you and take you on an adventurous journey under the sea!

20,000 Leagues Under the Sea Graphic Novel Concert

September 21, 6 pm, Lusienbad Library, Badstraße 39, 13357 Berlin

On September 21, the musician Jörg Walter and I will give a musical reading of my 20,000 LEAGUES UNDER THE SEA graphic novel adaption, in the beautiful ‘putto salon‘ of the Luisenbad Library in Berlin. A fitting location for a Belle Epoque story!

In this form of reading, we will take you into fantastic underwater worlds and a rousing story, and while the images from the graphic novel are playing in front of your eyes, I will read parts of the comic based on Jules Verne’s famous classic (out now at Carlsen publishing house) to music improvisations performed LIVE by Jörg – together we let the adventures of Captain Nemo and his passengers come
alive for you!

So come, everyone, on the 21st of September, at 6 p.m. to the beautiful Luisenbad Library in Berlin-Wedding (Badstraße 39, 13357 Berlin), let us enchant you and take you on an wonderful journey beneath the waves!

20,000 Leagues Under The Sea: Book Concert at the Humboldt Library

June 27th, 7:30 pm, Humboldt Library Berlin (-Tegel), Karolinenstraße 19, 13507 Berlin, no Entrance fee (donations appreciated)

t’s that time again on Monday! Together with the musician Jörg Walter, we are starting one of our popular ‘book concerts’ about my graphic novels again: after the success with the musical reading for my WAR OF THE WORLDS graphic novel in the previous years, we are now performing my brand new adaptation of 20,000 LEAGUES UNDER THE SEA (Carlsen Comics). Join us on our journey to the fantastic underwater world of Jules Verne! I read excerpts from the comic based on his famous classic to music improvisations played live by Jörg, while the panels from the comic roll before your very eyes. We let the adventures of Captain Nemo and his passengers come to life for you!

Here is a short excerpt from the event text: “Anger burns In Captain Nemo against humanity
fighting each other. Thanks to his submarine, the ‘Nautilus’, he now calls the oceans his home.
But when he captures Professor Arronax, his servant Conseil and the harpooner Ned Land, the
outside world invades his kingdom. An adventure begins for all of them as they face the dangers
of the sea and their inner demons.”

So come everyone on 27.06. at 7.30 p.m. to the Humboldt Library in Berlin-Tegel (Karolinenstraße 19, 13507 Berlin) and let yourself be enchanted! Admission is free (but donations are appreciated)!

Comicsalon Erlangen & Austria Comic Con: Signing Hours

June 16th + 17th, Schlossplatz Erlangen, Hall A, Booth 30 / June 18th + 19th, Wels Fair, Messeplatz 1, 4600 Wels (Austria)

Are you looking forward to the Erlangen Comic Salon as much as I am? I will be signing at
Carlsen Comics (Hall A, booth 30) on June 16th and 17th from 5-6pm. We’ll be having my brand new graphic novel adaptation of 20,000 LEAGUES UNDER THE SEA and of course I’ll be signing my WAR OF THE WORLDS adaption there too! I’m so looking forward to it!
On June 17, at 3 pm, we will also be showing the film ‘Comic’ (about making comics, represented by several well-known German comic artists (including Olivia Vieweg, Barbara Yelin, Elke R. Steiner, Bernd Kissel, Ulf K. …) who are also in the Illustratoren Organisation (IO e.V.), the German union of Illustrators) in the presence of almost all participants of the film in the ‘Kollegienhaus’. We’re gonna live-chat on stage about the creation of the film with the artists involved! Don’t miss out on this highly concentrated accumulation of industry talents and hop by :-D!

On Saturday and Sunday I will be at the Austria ComicCon, where you can find me in the Artists Alley and at the Q & A panel at the above times!

Book Signing Hours Fantasy Basel

May 27th + 28th, Basel Fair, Messeplatz 10, 4005 Basel, Hall 2.1, Booth 212

I’m at FANTASY BASEL signing my brand new graphic novel 20,000 MEILEN UNDER THE SEA (coming out this month from Carlsen Verlag)! At the stand of the Comix Shop Basel (Hall 2.1, Booth 212), in a corner sweetly furnished with retro tables and stools, you can find me on the 27th at 2 pm and 4 pm (I’m at the booth throughout the whole day then and now, too, but these are my fixed times for that date!). On the Morning of the 28th, I’m there at 11 am. Looking forward to seeing you there!

UNPUBLISHED – Comic Exhibition at the Ludwiggalerie Oberhausen

October 3rd, 2021 – January 16th, 2022, Ludwiggalerie at Schloss Oberhausen, Northrhine-Westfalia

I’m looking forward to the weekend and this exhibition in the Ludwiggalerie in Schloss Oberhausen: ‘Unpublished’ shows works by German comic artists that have been slumbering in the drawers, i.e. projects that have not yet found a publisher or any other means of publication. Every now and then comic artists work on projects where it’s either unclear if they will ever see the light of day or if it’s intended that they will be published. There can be many different reasons why projects were first considered and then not pursued, and the exhibition also tries to get to the bottom of this fact and brings together originals by well-known German comic artists. I am represented with works on my two gay adventure comic heroes Damian & Alexander and will be there for the vernissage on September 2nd, 2021 at 7:00 p.m. I look forward to seeing you there!