new Affection Play song

As I may have mentioned before, I'm not only a cartoonist and illustrator, but also a singer/keyboarder/songwriter in a sort-of amateurish alternative-rock band called Affection Play. Because of some personell changes and because we had a hard time finding an affordable studio for recording new material, we haven't really put out a lot of music in the last few years, neither live nor recorded. Hopefully, that's going to change now. To start things off, we just uploaded our first official single "Intelligent People Are Rarely Happy", which you can listen to right here:



It's a "pre-release" version and not a final mix, which is why we're not offering a download at this time. Once our entire album/EP/whatever is finished in a couple of weeks/months, a download option of some kind will become available. In the meantime, you can listen to this one online. Let me know what you think!

The main reason why we're putting this song out right now is that we have a live gig in two weeks (nov. 30). It's an aids benefit concert with some other cool bands such as Munich indie sensation Pardon Ms. Arden. I'd love for you to stop by if you're in or around Munich, Germany! Get more info at our facebook event.

Here's another look at the "cd cover" I designed:

24h comic "Infiltrated" (English version)

As I promised last weekend, I spent the last week translating my recent 24h comic into English. Click on the page below to start reading my creepy little body-horror story:

The German version continues to be available at MyComics.de

Also, check out my last post for links to some of the other 24h comics by my pals from the Weimar event.

HIPSTERS vs. Robots pts. 15 & 16 & 17

There were some delays in this bunch, but also a very special strip! Well, the strip itself wasn't that special (or at least not any more special than usual), but it was my 100th Hipsters webcomic strip! Yay! Here you go:

German versions: pt. 15 & pt. 16 & pt. 17

24h Comic "Infiltriert" (German version)

I've finally completed the comic I drew at the 24h Comic Day in Weimar last weekend. While I wrote and drew all 24 pages in the 24h timespan, I've added digital grey-shading in the last couple of days. I think it turned out pretty okay, even though the sleep deprivation and exhaustion probably shows in some places. (and in the weird-ass story)

Click on the 1st page to go to MyComics.de and read the entire 24-page comic:

So far, the comic is only available in German. I'll probably publish an English translation in a week or so.

Some other 24h comics from the Weimar event:
Doppeltim
Flausen
Beetlebum
Pete
Jeff Chi
Kathi Netolitzky
Dirk Wachsmuth
Steffen
(I'll add more as they show up online)

24h Comic Day 2012

These past two days, I was in Weimar, participating in Schwarzer Turm's 24h Comic Day event. In case you don't know, the 24h Comic Day (as invented by Scott McCloud) is a day on which cartoonists all over the world spend 24 consecutive hours trying to draw at least 24 comic pages. It's a pretty tough challenge, but I finally decided to give it a try this year and joined Beetlebum, Doppeltim, Jeff Chi, Pete, Lapinot, Kathi, Yinfinity, Flausen-Ulf, and many others in Weimar to do this. And wouldn't you know it, I (and a few others) actually succeeded! I managed to write and draw a complete 24-page comic and even had some time to spare at the end. I'm not sure if the comic is actually any good (it's pretty weird and yucky), but it feels good to have made it, anyway.

It's going to take me a few days to scan and clean up all the pages, but until then, you can have a look at the complete comic as it hung on the wall shortly after I'd finished it:

HIPSTERS vs. Robots pts. 13 & 14

German version of pt. 13 & German version of pt. 14

HIPSTERS vs. Robots pts. 11 & 12

Here are the last two Hipsters comics:

German version of pt. 11 & German version of pt. 12

HIPSTERS vs. Robots pts. 8 & 9 & 10

I had a little bit of free time last week, so I got a few more comics done:

German version of part 8 & German version of part 9 & German version of part 10

HIPSTERS vs. Robots pts. 5 & 6 & 7

Here's 3 more new Hipsters strips. Enjoy:

German version of part 5 & German version of part 6 &
German version of part 7

HIPSTERS vs. Robots pts. 3 & 4

I had to take a little break last week because of the unbearably hot weather in Munich, but there are still two previous strips that I hadn't posted here yet:

German version of pt. 3 & German version of pt. 4

influence map

A couple of years ago, there was this meme going around DeviantArt in which you were supposed to make a "map" of the artists and other things that shaped and informed your art style. I actually wanted to make one of these way back then, but never got around to it. Now that the meme has cropped back up at the Comicforum.de, I finally decided to make one. Here it is:

HERE is the Comicforum thread with some other examples.

HIPSTERS vs. Robots pts. 1 & 2

After two weeks of guest comics (one by Schlogger and one by the guys from Selektive Erinnerung), I have finally started the new Hipsters comic storyline. Here are the first two strips:

German version of pt. 1 & German version of pt. 2

HIPSTERS webcomic 080 & 081

These are the final two strips of "Hipsters Vs. Dinosaurs". Have you read the whole thing yet? Or do you want to read it again in one piece? Just start here and work your way forward or head to MyComics to read the German version in a more comfortable format.


Before the next storyline starts (I’m already writing it), I’m going to present a couple of Hipsters guest comics on this site for the next two or three weeks. I’ve got some pretty amazing guest artist lined up!

German version of 080 & German version of 081

HIPSTERS webcomic 078 & 079

Here's two new Hipsters strips. Only two more to go 'til the end of the dinosaur storyline! Read it from the beginning RIGHT HERE if you haven't yet.

By the way: the new JAZAM! Vol. 7 (containing 3 pages by yours truly) is now available at the JAZAM! shop. Order it now! I'll even sign it for you if you write me an E-Mail!

German version of 078 & German version of 079

HIPSTERS webcomic 075 & 076 & 077

Here's the last three installments of "Hipsters Vs. Dinosaurs." Only four more coming up now!

And please keep voting for JAZAM! every day at the Comic Clash!

German version of 075 & German version of 076 & German version of 077