#captainberlin

Today is the last day of Comic Invasion Berlin, an event that aims to give comics artists in Berlin a platform to meet, exchange ideas and build a common community. I stopped by today and picked up some comics from Weissblech Comics, Jaja Verlag and Metrolit.  Below, some information about each comic: Captain Berlin (Jörg Buttgereit) is one of few super heroes in Germany that unabashedly incorporates elements of nationalism into the superhero identity. The captain frequently butts heads with Nazi villains and is explicitly framed as a figure for navigating Germany’s contemporary relationship to its World War II past. The visual style is nostalgic, but tasteful, and will please fans of 60s and 70s comics.  Tine Fetz’s THIS IS NOT UGANDA, presents a collection of observations from Israel. The title refers to the 1903 British Uganda Programme proposal to use Uganda as a homeland for the Jewish people. This short series of vignettes begins with words from Israel’s creation and blends them into contemporary statements from and about Israel. Mixing English, German and Hebrew, the comic places itself at the center of an international dialog regarding Israel’s past and present.

Hans Fallada : Der Trinker (Jakob Hinrich) is a graphic novel adaptation of of Fallada’s 1944 novel by the same name. The story depicts the life of a salesman, Erwin Summer, who reflects on his own decline into alcoholism while detained in Neustrelitz Prison. The comic has an abstracted illustration style with creative paneling and an eye-popping color palette. 

Comic Invasion Berlin is located at Urban Spree (Berlin, Warschauer Strasse)