Dogs in colorful sweatshirts, the glowing signs of a Vietnamese fast-food restaurant, solitary palm trees above the pavement: “Ready America” takes us on a ride through a both strangely familiar and quite alien Los Angeles. Packaging inscriptions, neon signs, and billboards fuse into an appealing typographic montage while the familiar faces of characters of the Sesame Street, Looney Tunes, and Peanuts peek out between stores and offices, clinics, and morgues. With her unmistakable wit, Anna Haifisch highlights the idiosyncrasies of a country in which catastrophes seem just as ordinary as the sight of a coyote in the Hollywood Hills.

There are days where you cannot avoid the challenges of life. When even the distractions from the distractions have lost their power, it is time to get up and get things done. After her soulful exploration into the emotional world of stones in „Stones“ and her meditations about fear in „Paniktotem“, Nadine Redlich now brings attention to the struggles of everyday life in „Doing the Work“.

The new comic from the world of Marylène follows the fate of two unequal half-sisters. The older one, Gigot, is small and timid; the younger one, Gousse, slim and daring. They are indispensable to each other and so nothing and nobody can separate Gousse and Gigot. As daughters of the despicable tyrant Victor von Krantz, they grew up in a snake pit and after the murder of their father were forced to live as outcasts and drifters. In their search for a safe home, both repeatedly become pawns of the powerful in the land Marylène. But the half-sisters are far from defenseless.

In a fantastical world, between entwined plants, twinkling stars and enchanted critters, lives a tiny grandmother. With her magical powers she makes music with birds, beetles and insects, or teaches them how to fly. One day while she’s gathering mushrooms in the forest, she meets an injured bear and takes him home. Over long evenings she takes care of him and tells the wildest stories. Julia Kluge creates a fairytale inspired by the rituals of falling asleep. The bedtime story brings us to a place in between turning off the lights and entering the world of dreams. In this wondrous the tiny grandmother amazes with her unique skills. She is the ideal companion through the nightly forest: her creative ideas and magic tricks are a promise of adventurous and fantastic dreams.

Bob is a dedicated mail carrier. With his spaceship, he delivers letters and packages to every corner of the universe. On a well organized schedule he makes sure no party enthused senior, riddle-loving grim reaper or ambitious scientist misses out. But surely there’s still time for lunch, right? Since this morning Bob is tormented by a great appetite, but this won’t be his only problem on this particular work day. The third volume of the award-winning comic series impresses with a humorous narrative style, imaginative worldbuilding and charming characters. Bob’s adventures are as harrowing as they are hilarious and come in reduced yet detailed drawings with countless to discover.

Translated from French by Ulrich Pröfrock.

Time never stands still in Dackeltal, because there is plenty to discover. Lotte tries her hand at wildlife filming, with a scare game Mangold keeps her friends in suspense, and Nika continues to explore the world of music with her guitar. Between snow flurries and homemade favorite ice cream, an Easter celebration with a turbulent egg hunt and a scary night outdoors, the three friends always find time for their own ideas and dreams. And what could be better than going on vacation together and exploring the coast?

In twelve new episodes, the third volume of the popular children’s comic series reminds us once again how great it is to have friends. Because not only adventures, but also life’s challenges can be tackled much better together – whether it’s dealing with little siblings or big disappointments, when dad brings home a new girlfriend and a competition causes all kinds of excitement. One thing is certain: there’s always something going on with Nika, Lotte and Mangold!

René the ruminative bear has a great passion for philosophy. Unfortunately hunting and hibernating steal a lot of his time and keep him away from meditating over the questions of life itself. Lucky for him he and his quirky raccoon friend Marin get captured and trapped in a zoo, where they find endless time to ponder about the substance of reality. And so the two forest dwellers explore the biggest secrets of rationalism together. Thomas Wellmann takes us on a humerous yet perspicuous field trip to the basics of philosophy, freely told after René Descartes.

Release date: June 2025
Preorder Special: All pre orders of this book will come with a small surprise!

René the ruminative bear has a great passion for philosophy. Unfortunately hunting and hybernating steal a lot of his time for meditating over the questions of life itself. Lucky for him he and his quirky raccoon friend Marvin get captured and trapped in a zoo, where there is endless time for them to ponder about the substance of reality. Together the two forest dwellers explore the biggest secrets of rationalism. Thomas Wellmann takes us on a humerous yet perspicuous field trip to the basics of philosophy, freely told after René Descartes.

Release date: November 2024
Preorder Special: All pre orders of this book will come with a small surprise!

Signed edition.
Three color silk screen print on 300g uncoated paper, 21 x 27 cm.