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I have worked on a list of comic book titles in several roles: conceptionist, coordinator, and art director.
Each project requires a different and unique combination of attention and expertise to mold it into the best possible version of itself.
That understanding and care is what I pride myself on bringing to a project.

BEETHOVEN – Unsterbliches Genie / BEETHOVEN – Immortal Genius

Written by Peer Meter and illustrated by Rem Broo
Produced, art directed and edited by myself.

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Monsieur Lefebvre’s search for Beethoven starts in Vienna…
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…Moves in and around the the city and its surroundings…

…But ultimately ends not where he would have expected.

What you always wanted to know about Beethoven but never dared to ask…

…is revealed in this graphic novel by Peer Meter and Rem Broo as they channel a wide variety of condoling
visitors, friends and admirers, that gather on the Maestro’s deathbed.

Stories about his genius are told alongside anecdotes touching on less heroic aspects of the dearly departed.
In the telling of those stories the hypocrites of Vienna paint a not so flattering picture of Beethoven,
themselves, and everything in between.

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The anecdote of the premiere of Beethoven’s 9th symphony:
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(each anecdote is designed in a unique style)

The german trailer offers a glimpse at the range of styles and provides additional infos on BEETHOVEN:

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The 144 page Graphic Novel (german language) is published by Carlsen Verlag, Hamburg
and available in bookstores, comic book retailers or online at amazon, carlsen, thalia or buecher.de since March 12th 2020.

We are happy, that despite the coronavirus outbreak and the following temporary closure of shops all over the country in March,
the Graphic Novel became a bestseller in Germany. The third print run is currently avaible.

Selected notes and praise from the german press:

“Wer alles schon weiß über Beethoven: Das hier verblüfft, ja, macht sehr viel Freude, das Buch.”
— Natasha Pflaumbaum, hr2 Published On: 2020-03-31

“Das Buch bietet skurrile Situationen, aber auch melancholische Reflexionen – Komödie und Tragödie.”
— Niels Beintker, BR, BR Klassik Published On: 2020-03-26

“Die Bildsprache ist imposant, wo sie es sein darf, und brüchig dort, wo es der Erzählung dient. Das ist so hübsch wie schlüssig.”
— Jan-Paul Koopmann, taz Published On: 2020-03-25

“Eine groteske und amüsante Graphic Novel.”
— Christa Sigg, Münchner Abendzeitung Published On: 2020-03-20

“Mit dem Comic (…) zeigt Peer Meter, mit wie viel Energie und Eigennutz die Nachwelt am Beethoven-Pathos gearbeitet hat und
zugleich zerlegt der Comic dieses Pathos immer wieder aufs komischste.”
— Andrea Heinze, RBB Published On: 2020-03-19

“Ein sehr kurzweiliges und stimmungsvolles Porträt des Genies.”,
börsenblatt Published On: 2020-01-09T

TI want to thank the following people who helped me through the production of this book:
Philipp Hartmann, Peter Schüler, Nic Klein, Nico Ostermann, Dr. Bernhard Ostermann, Sarah te Laak,
Sebastian Girner, Titus Ackermann, Barbara Amann-Hechenberger, Christiani C. Wetter,
my family and the crew of the Beakers, Berlin.

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EUROPASAURUS – Graphic Novel

Urzeitinseln voller Leben / Life on Jurassic Islands

written by Oliver WIngs ; co-written and illustrated by Joschua Knüppe;
art directed and edited by me, set and print preparation done by Arila Perl.

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154 million years back in the past, when Central Europe was a subtropical archipelago, voracious predatory dinosaurs, small, nimble mammals, and
the dwarfed giant dinosaur Europasaurus roamed the landscape in what is now Northern Germany. After years of research on well-preserved fossil
finds, this long-forgotten kingdom of animals and plants is being revived as part of a story of a young dinosaur.

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The series of scientifically correct, large-format images is complemented by easily accessible background information at the end of the graphic novel.
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70 double-sided habitat representations with numerous detailed pictures, 18 richly illustrated double pages with understandable explanations of the
scientific background.

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The 184 page Graphic Novel (bilingual: german and english language) is published by Pfeil Verlag, München.
Available in bookstores & comic book retailers or online at Dinopark Münchehagen, amazon, Pfeil Verlag, Thalia or Buecher.de since January 12th 2021.

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Watch parts of the story of the Europasaurus as short films (animated by Joschua Knüppe):
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Partners:

The project was funded and supported by

the VolkswagenStiftung
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the Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg

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Thanks to:
Dinopark Münchehagen,
Niedersächsisches Landesmuseum Hannover,
Staatliches Naturhistorisches Museum Braunschweig,
Institut für Geowissenschaften und Meteorologie der Universität Bonn

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Comic Book Projects

BEETHOVEN – Unsterbliches Genie / BEETHOVEN – Immortal Genius

EUROPASAURUS – Graphic Novel