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Did you notice? I have a new website. And you're already on it. You'll find loads of illustrations, full comics, some info about myself plus a detailed archive about all the madness that has happened in the last few years.
But I also installed a section with all my scene-related artwork, artwork that I did for flyers, posters or just for the fun of it. Be very welcome and let me know what you think. And if you like what you see, feel free to share it with your mates.
Good news for those of you who have kids who love comics. There will be an all new comic mag with comics for kids from great german artists. It‘s called POLLE, and will debut on the comic salon in Erlangen. To help them I did this illustration for their promotional activities, the original was available as a reward for their crowdfunding. Sorry, it's gone already. But you can still back them via startnext.com/polle, make sure you get yourself a copy of this gem of a mag.
Did another game design for Haba. This was great fun to do and I like the outcome a lot. You can get in toyshops or order your copy here.
I was invited to Hella van Sinnen's Comic Talk at the Bürgerhaus Stollwerck in Cologne, along with Eko Fresh and comic expert Volker Robrahn. Talking about comics is something I really like to do, so this was a pleasure.
If you want to watch the whole show go to Massengeschmack.tv
Pictures by Carsten Meißner.
Proud to announce that I did the design and illustrations for this year’s This Is Ska-Festivals posters and tshirts. It’s one of the best and biggest German ska-festivals so this was an honour to do. I hope you like it as much as I do.
Last wednesday I was live-reading my graphic-novel Fahrradmod in Lemgo. The place was packed, many people andeven some well-known faces from the scene came from far, so I want to thank you all. Big up to Sebastian for the organization, the excellent accommodation and the delicious pizza, as well as for the photos. And even all the books have been sold. I even signed the last ones when nobody was there anymore. Thanks a lot everyone.
Edit: There were also two articles about my reading in the local press. Now included in the photo series.
Famous German Hip Hop Combo "Fettes Brot" recommend "Fahrradmod" in their radioshow "Was Wollen Wissen", along with Barabara Yelin's "Irmina". Thanks guys, it's an honour. (download)
As every year I did a little review about the jobs and things that happened during the year. You can download it here (5MB).
Taking part in a feature on music and comics in the radio program „Musikbonus“ on WDR 5 with Sebastian von Haugwitz
At the Buchmesse Frankfurt, signing and taking part in the German/French Ping Pong project.
Live reading at comic-shop Modern Graphics, Berlin
Article about comics and music in the Musik Express, including Fahrradmod.
Two pages from the book traveled to Hongkong, in a presentation of German comics at the local Goethe Institute.
Photo shooting in Utrecht with Gert Jan Pos.
Book Signing together with Christoph Niemann and Belxbolex at Strips & Stories, Hamburg
Together with Spanish artist Paco Roca at „Erzählende Bilder“, the Graphic Novel Festival at the Literaturhaus Hamburg, moderated by Andreas Platthaus
Signing at the Comicfestival München, between 25th and 28th of may 2017
Two pages of the book are being exhibited at the comic festival in Toronto this weekend in the exhibition of German comic art, presented by Deutscher Comicverein.
Fahrradmod, the webcomic comes to an end, after six years.
That’s it, dear friends. This is it, the last page of my story. And what other song could I choose to headline this page than this classic, the last song of so many soul nighters, where everybody jumps onto the dancefloor one last time, and everybody is lying in each others arms afterwards.
At least if Andi decides it’s still not late enough and is warming up for a little Rap performance.
Wow, it really happened. Now also the webcomic has come to it’s end. From it;s very beginnings Fahrradmod (Getting Grand) was connected to the internet and it’s online readers. First via the blog, that I started in 2007 to follow to the process of drawing the whole thing. It’s funny to read those old posts nowadays. And finally the real thing, the webcomic, that I started in 2011. This one ends today. (Well, almost).
So it’s up to me to thank you guys one last time. Fahrradmod was a very important and successful project for me, and has been well-received even beyond the in-crowd of the sixties community. On top of it the feedback was very positive. And this is mostly thanks to you, at the end of the day it was you, who made this whole thing so big. And for this I will be ever so thankful.
It has been a very nice ride with you.
And I will be working my ass off to realize as much foreign translations of my story as possible. Because you told me you want this.
So, I hope to see you soon, somewhere, with beer or gin tonic and the best music there is.
Tobi
