Comic Gipfeltreffen in Berlin
Scott McCloud was logical in the form he chose to present his explorations into the theory and history of comics, i.e. by publishing them as a comic. His three volumes already released in a translations in Germany, Understanding Comics, Reinventing Comics and Making Comics were worldwide successes and are seen as standard works on the subject. During his stay in Berlin, he will be speaking about comics as writing with pictures, children and art, the fundamentals of storytelling and the relationship between comics and the Internet.
Presented by Andreas Platthaus
Hosted by ilb at Martin-Gropius-Bau
The event partners are the publishing houses CARLSEN and REPRODUKT, the Martin-Gropius-Bau, Modern Graphics bookstore, Waldorf Astoria Berlin and www.comic-report.de.
The events are organised as part of an initiative by the ilb titled “New Symbols – Comics in Berlin”. It makes efforts, among other things, to involve Berlin comic artists in an international network and is co-financed by Berlin’s cultural administration using money from the European Social Fund for Regional Development (ERDF) as part of the “Promotion of Innovation Potential in Culture” (INP) programme.