Welcome to the German Comics Association
The German Comics Association, which is headquartered in Berlin, is the go-to association for anyone interested in comics and graphic novels. We are dedicated to the recognition and reinforcement of comics as a stand-alone artistic and cultural form. The association explicitly incorporates the entire spectrum of contemporary comics into its activities.
Projects and Events
“Zeich(n)en der Zeit” in Berlin
The exhibition “Zeich(n)en der Zeit” will be on show at the Museum for Communication from May 22.
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Presentation of Comics Scholarships
The comics scholarship recipients were presented at the Museum for Communication on May 11 at 12 o’clock.
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Comics Festival in Angoulême 2019
Collective booth for German comics at the International Comics Festival in Angoulême 2019.
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Comics Scholarships Berlin 2019
The Berlin Senate has awarded three scholarships to Berlin-based artists.
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Minimum Fees in the Comics Field
We have recommended the following minimum fees within the comics field to the Berlin Senate Department.
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Reading of “A Massacre in the Congo”
On October 30, El Marto and Frederik Richter presented their new book at Modern Graphics.
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The German Comics Association was founded in Berlin in September 2013. It emerged out of an initiative created by comic artists, researchers, producers and academics, who, as part of the International Literature Festival Berlin 2013, published the Comics Manifesto. It was signed by more than 800 creative artists, journalists, and scholars, among others. Significant goals therein include the reinforcing of the comics culture in German through the creation of an institute as well as the general reinforcement of the medium itself. With the establishment of the non-profit association, an instrument was created that would be able to actualize these goals in a number of ways.
The German Comics Association seeks to:
The association’s offering is directed at:
Board of the German Comics Association
Stefan Neuhaus
Chairman
Holds a degree in arts education from Berlin, director emeritus of studies, former supervisor of the arts at a Berlin high-school, long-time chairman of the BDK in Berlin. Numerous comic projects with students and teachers.
Axel Halling
Vice Chairman
Holds degrees in Eastern European studies, Hungarian studies and Eastern and Southern European History from Berlin, Paris and Budapest. Cultural manager of German-Hungarian cultural exchanges, freelancer for a comics publisher, currently project coordinator and foundation advisor for the Federal Association of German Foundations.
Mona Schütze
Treasurer
Holds degrees in German studies, theatre arts and art history from Berlin and Bochum. Employee at a comics publisher in Berlin and freelancer in the general field of comics, including co-curator of the International Literature Festival Berlin 2013 as well as associate editor of the festival’s accompanying collection of works “Comics aus Berlin. Bilder einer Stadt”.
Christian Maiwald
Committee Member
Holds degrees in cultural studies, art history and English from Bremen and Portsmouth. Freelance journalist, editor and moderator in the field of comics after nine years of activity in the publishing world.
Our goals
Pursuing the goals of the association is made possible through the promotion of the arts and culture, such as through the organisation and hosting of cultural events (exhibitions, presentations, etc.), the promotion of the artistic handling of, for example, topics related to society, politics, history or culture through the comic medium, the promotion of political-aesthetic education (through publications, support and implementation of research projects, educational events, conferences).
We are committed to promoting comics as an element of cultural education in scholastic as well as civic life (through consultations, organisation and implementation of comic workshops and similar events, among others), promoting research projects in the form of scholarly work, but also through conferences or workshops.
An important goal is the establishment of a German institute for comics geared toward an international audience. As a centre of excellence, the institute is intended to support the production of comics as well as scholarly and educational activities through the medium. (The work of the institute of the Finnish Comics Society serves as a role model in this regard).
You can find the complete bylaws of the German Comics Association (in German) here.
Links
Important Contacts
Comics Library “Renate” (Berlin)
renatecomics.de
Comics Library “The Gutter” (Hamburg)
the-gutter.de
Society for Comics Studies (ComFor)
comicgesellschaft.de
Comics Websites
graphic-novel.info
Comicforum
comicforum.de
Animey
animey.info
AnimaniA
animania.de
Fairs and Festivals
Comics Festival Angoulême
bdangouleme.com
Fumetto Luzern
fumetto.ch
Comic-Salon Erlangen
comic-salon.de
Comics Festival Hamburg
comicfestivalhamburg.de
Comics Festival Munich
comicfestival-muenchen.de
The Millionaires Club
themillionairesclub.tumblr.com
AnimagiC
animagic.animania.de
AG Animation – Society for Media Studies
ag-animation.de
International Literature Festival Berlin (ilb) / Graphic Novel Day
literaturfestival.com
Leipzig Book Fair / Manga Comic Convention
manga-comic-con.de
Anime, Manga and Japan Convention
dokomi.de
Manga and Anime Convention Animexx
connichi.de
Scholarships
Berlin Comics Grants
berlin.de
Literature Scholarship of Bavaria
km.bayern.de
Villa Massimo
villamassimo.de
Comics in the German Press
blogs.faz.net/comic
Lars von Törne (Tagesspiegel)
tagesspiegel.de/kultur/comics
Comics Journalism
Alphabet des Ankommens (German and English)
Drawing the Times (English)
Revue dessinée (French)
The Nib (English)
Graphic News (Italian)
Graphic Journalism by Patrick Chappatte (English and French)
Contact
c/o Stefan Neuhaus
Rosenheimer Str. 13
10781 Berlin