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German comics are comics written in German or German-speaking creators, for the comic market in Germany Austria and Switzerland.
The market for comics in the German language is not as big or strong as sales in most other European countries comics represents only about 3 printed in Germany The main original material publishers Schwarzer Turm, Weissblech Comics, Gringo Comics and Zwerchfell Verlag.
It continues to be a large presence of translated material on the German market Panini Comics holds licensing agreements to publish translated Marvel and DC Comics, among others Other comic publishers in foreign language versions of material license include Egmont Ehapa Carlsen Comics and others.
The German comic has many early forerunners In the 19th century, the satire publication Simplicissimus presented many caricatures which became internationally known at this time, Rudolf Wilhelm Busch Töpffer Switzerland and Germany has published many comics They are generally recognized as pioneers of the comic form, predating the development of American comics born German artists and influenced Rudolph Dirks and Lyonel Feininger brought the innovations to American newspapers Sunday.
For most 20 after WWII century German comic market was dominated by imports translated as The Adventures of Tintin allemand Tim und Struppi, Asterix and Donald Duck Towards the end of the century, superheroes, manga, and Calvin and Hobbes began to have a greater presence on the comic market translates However, there were some German successful creations during this period.
Between 1934 and 1937, the comic strip Vater und Sohn Father and Son appeared in newspapers he was one of the most popular German bands of all time It was created by Erich Ohser under the pseudonym meaning Erich Ohser and Plauen was adopted by him after being blacklisted by the Nazis for his political caricatures.
Comics are not published in Nazi Germany because this literature was banned by the Nazi party decree Smut and Trash the February 4, 1933 1 The reaction of the SS to the character of Superman comic was negative because the creator Superman was Jewish but even they regarded themselves as the main representatives of the master race themselves and trying to create a super race.
Jerry Siegel is a man who is intellectually and physically circumcised and is headquartered in New York, he invented a colorful character who boasts a striking appearance, a strong body, and a red swimsuit Creative Israelite named this character nice with overdeveloped body and underdeveloped brain Superman SS magazine Das Schwarze Korps April 25, 1940 February 3.
In the postwar period, the 1950s and 1960s West Germany, comic books and strips were largely inspired by American models Comics for children and youth have been developed, such as Sigurd by Hansrudi Wäscher the complete works of Wäscher and new stories of Sigurd are published by Norbert Hethke despite the questionable quality of art and the increasing resistance of educators, these comics were popular quality was a little better Jimmy das series Gummipferd that appeared for 25 years from 1953 in the weekly news magazine Stern.
In the 1950s, the series Nick Knatterton Manfred Schmidt was published in the magazine The new quick detective story strip was inspired by Schmidt's dislike of Superman and was partly intended as a parody.
Comics in East Germany were less different compared to those of the West, but were still more high quality The most important publication was Mosaik where Hannes Hegen chronicled the adventures of Digedags When Hegen left in 1975, he took the characters with him Mosaik continued without him and the characters have been replaced by the Abrafaxe the comic magazine Atze presented complete short stories with political contents, often depicting the everyday life in the GDR, the history of the labor movement or the most popular Communist anti-fascist resistance movement were the ongoing stories of the two mice Fix und Fax that bookended every issue of Atze.
Until the early 1980s, the German comics remained largely limited to comics for children such as Fix and Foxi Rolf Kauka not be confused with Fix und Fax and some Atze works were produced for readers older were generally stereotyped However, there are examples of comics for exceptional children, such as Walter Moers captain Bluebear and Kleines Arschloch as in the American comedy scene, creators interested in making more sophisticated comics have had to fight prejudice that comics is a medium that is suitable for children.
Since the mid-1980s, German artists developed alternative comics avant-garde This development was driven by personalities like Brösel whose character Werner captured the zeitgeist of young people in West Germany in the years 1980; Ralf König Der Mann bewegte; and Matthias Schultheiss who gained international fame largely working on the French market.
In 2000, Comicforum debuted on the web and has acted as a hub for German comic creators In 2004 he was recognized by the Interessenverband Comic describing as a factor of the German comic landscape can not be conceived without 4 .
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