”Max und Moritz“ Lifetime Achievement Award for Lorenzo Mattotti. 25 titles nominated for the ”Max und Moritz“-Awards 2012
24. April 2012
The “Max und Moritz“-Awards, the most important prizes for graphic literature in the German-speaking countries will be given out for the 15th time this year during the 15th Erlangen International Comic Salon. Twenty-five titles were nominated for the “Max und Moritz”-Awards 2012 by the jury and the audience. All but one of the award winners will be announced on 8 June 2012 during the “Max und Moritz” Gala. The winner of the Lifetime Achievement Award is: Lorenzo Mattotti. The Italian artist’s genre-crossing body of work is one of the most influential and versatile in comics today.
Further awards will be given out in the categories “Best German Comic”, “Best International Comic”, “Best Comic-Strip”, “Best German Comics Artist”, “Best Student Comics Publication” and “Best Children’s Comic”. This year’s “Max und Moritz” Gala will be hosted by Hella von Sinnen and Christian Gasser.
The 25 titles nominated for the „Max und Moritz“-Award 2012
(in alphabetical order)
Alois Nebel by Jaroslav Rudiš and Jaromír 99 (Translation: Eva Profousová. Verlag Voland & Quist)
Alte Meister by Nicolas Mahler, adapted from Thomas Bernhard (Suhrkamp Verlag)
Annas Paradies by Daniel Schreiber (Splitter Verlag)
Asterios Polyp by David Mazzucchelli (Translation: Thomas Pletzinger. Eichborn Verlag)
Aufzeichnungen aus Jerusalem by Guy Delisle (Translation: Martin Budde. Reprodukt)
Baby Blues by Rick Kirkman und Jerry Scott (Translation: Michael Bregel. Bulls Press / Achterbahn im Lappan Verlag)
Castro by Reinhard Kleist (Carlsen Verlag)
Das tapfere Prinzlein und die sieben Zwergbären by Émile Bravo (Translation: Ulrich Pröfrock. Carlsen Verlag)
Dédé – Eriks Detektiv Deschamps by Erik (Epsilon Verlag) > nominated by the audience
Der Mann, der seinen Bart wachsen ließ by Olivier Schrauwen (Translation: Helge Lethi. Reprodukt)
Der Staub der Ahnen by Felix Pestemer (avant-verlag)
Die Ballade von Seemann und Albatros by Nick Hayes (Translation: Henning Ahrens. mareverlag)
Essex County by Jeff Lemire (Translation: Thomas Schützinger. Edition 52)
Fennek by Lewis Trondheim and Yoann (Translation: Kai Wilksen. Reprodukt)
Fünftausend Kilometer in der Sekunde by Manuele Fior (Translation: Maya della Pietra. avant-verlag)
Gaza by Joe Sacco (Translation: Christoph Schuler. Edition Moderne)
Grablicht by Daniela Winkler (Droemer Knaur) > nominated by the audience
Haarmann by Peer Meter and Isabel Kreitz (Carlsen Verlag)
Lou! by Julien Neel (Translation: Thomas Schöner. Tokyopop)
Packeis by Simon Schwartz (avant-verlag)
Pluto by Naoki Urasawa adapted from Osamu Tezuka. Co-Author: Takashi Nagasaki (Translation: Jürgen Seebeck. Carlsen Verlag)
Riekes Notizen by Barbara Yelin (Frankfurter Rundschau)
Schöne Töchter by Flix (Der Tagesspiegel)
Summer Wars by Mamoru Hosoda, Iqura Sugimoto and Yoshiyuki Sadamoto (Translation: Nadine Stutterheim. Carlsen Verlag)
The Walking Dead by Robert Kirkman, Charlie Adlard and Cliff Rathburn (Translation: Marc-Oliver Frisch. Cross Cult) > nominated by the audience
Extracts from all of the nominated titles will be available for download as a free e-book on the relevant e-book-platforms and this website. Individually extracts will be available for download on www.MyComics.de.
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