(she/they) studied Visual Communication at the Kunsthochschule Berlin Weißensee. Her clients include The New Yorker, The New York Times, Süddeutsche Zeitung, ZeitLeo, Maro Verlag and Ventil Verlag. Some of her comics have already been published in the form of zines in very small print runs. Katharina Kulenkampff is part of the artist collective SPRING and her comics regularly appear in the anthology of the same name published by Mairisch Verlag. She lives and works as a comic artist and illustrator in Berlin.

Instagram: instagram.com/katharinakulenkampff/

was born in Denmark in 1994. Following her bachelor’s degree at the Kolding Designskole (DK), she studied comics and graphic storytelling under Anke Feuchtenberger at the Hamburg University of Applied Sciences (HAW). After several smaller publications in magazines, self-published editions or publications within the context of exhibitions, Kaja Mayer completed her Master’s degree with her book project „Was drängst Du denn so wunderlich, Mein Herz?“ which will be released by Rotopol in the fall.

Instagram: instagram.com/_kajameyer_
 

was born in Brilon, Germany, in 1982. On this day, it snowed. Her artistic practice merges painting and graphic storytelling. Moki studied Fine Arts at the Hochschule für Bildende Künste in Hamburg and her paintings and multi-media work are shown in galleries and exhibitions across the globe. Among her publications are art books and comics, including regular contributions for anthologies like “Spring”. Her comics, of which many are set in fantastical-surreal landscapes, often make use of unusual narrative techniques including the lack of conventional panels and page limits. Moki lives and works in Berlin.

Instagram: instagram.com/mioke.de
 

is an artist and writer who works across installation, drawing, and publishing. After two longer stays in Algiers, their poetic travel report “Lichtpause” was published by Rotopol in 2017. In 2019, Nino Bulling’s book „Bruchlinien: Drei Episoden zum NSU“ was published by Spector Books. Bulling’s first fictional comic book „Firebugs“ was originally released in 2022 as part of their contribution to documenta fifteen in Kassel, alongside an exhibition and extensive public program revolving around trans and queer strategies in graphic publishing. Their most recent publication to date is the anthology „Cutes: Collected Queer and Trans Comics“, co-edited with Nour Hifaoui and Joseph Kai of Samandal collective. Nino Bulling lives and works in Berlin.


Webseite: https://ninobulling.net/

is an illustrator, author and publisher of the award-winning publishing house Rotopol for graphic storytelling. Since co-founding the publishing house in 2007, she has published high-quality books by exciting talents with personal drawing and storytelling styles. Rita Fürstenau was born in Berlin in 1982 and moved to Kassel in 2001 for her studies. Here she studied visual communication with a focus on illustration at the School of Arts and Design and primary school teaching and educational science at the University of Kassel. In 2006, while she was still studying, she founded the “Verlag ohne Titel” which then became the Rotopol publishing house. In addition to her artistic and publishing work, she occasionally works in children’s and youth education and teaches as a guest lecturer in the areas of illustration and graphic storytelling at various universities, including the Kassel Art University, The Animation Workshop Viborg (DK), the University of Sofia (BG) and Fudan University in Shanghai (CN). Her clients as an illustrator include Bahlsen, Google, Goldkinder-Magazin and the Hessen Kassel Museum Landscape. Her own work is published by Rotopol in the form of books, folded booklets and printed paper goods and can be found together with the rest of the publishing program and a large number of comic and picture books from all over the world in her bookstore in Kassel.

Website: rita-fuerstenau.de
Instagram: instagram.com/rita_fuerstenau/

is a trained graphic designer and mainly illustrates books for children and adolescents. As a comic book author, he made a name for himself with the humorous adventures of Bob the postman from space and received several awards for his comic series. His work, which is stylistically in the tradition of Ligne Claire, is often described as thoughtful and is full of characters with strong personalities. As an illustrator, he works for clients in the cultural and advertising sectors. Born in Rimouski, he now lives in Quebec, Canada.

Webseite: https://www.guillaumeperreault.com

, born in 1989, studied at the Studio of Illustration and Graphics at the Academy of Arts, Architecture and Design in Prague. He is one of the best-known illustrators in the Czech Republic and his books for children and adults have already been translated into several languages. He specializes in illustration, sign painting and graphic design. As a member of Xao, a collective of comic artists and illustrators that has been running a gallery, bookshop and publishing house on Krymská Street in Prague since 2016, he organizes exhibitions, art workshops for children, readings and book launches.

Instagram: instagram.com/jakub_plachy/

was born in 1988 and grew up in Siberia. She has studied in St. Petersburg, Paris and Berlin and now works as journalist and photographer. She works with refugees and on various international projects.




Webseite: cargocollective.com/anna_vladi

lives and works as a cartoonist in Düsseldorf. Since the publication of her groundbreaking “Ambient Comics” with Rotopol, she has published many further books. These include the emotional examination of the inner life of “Stones”, the hateful love letter “I Hate You – You Just Don’t Know It Yet” and her meditation on fear in “Paniktotem”. Her latest book, “Doing the Work” is dedicated to the struggles of everyday existence. Nadine Redlich’s cartoons and comics can be found in various media including the New York Times, DIE ZEIT, Süddeutsche Zeitung, Frieze Magazine, Le Monde and the Elbphilharmonie Magazine.

Website: www.nadineredlich.de