Aaron is a freelance illustrator and comic book artist. He specialises in animal illustrations with storytelling through detailed backgrounds. For the past year, he's been attending conventions...

Besides his job as a printer, Abe Raham is developing his noir comic project, "Smuggler Affairs", which began life as a thesis for his game design studies. This comic tells the story of a...

Titus Ackermann, born 1970 in Basel (Switzerland), is a founding member and editor of the comic magazine MOGA MOBO. He studied illustration at the Academy of Fine Arts, Stuttgart, and in Glasgow at...

Aerozopher has been a mystical fantasy illustrator, logo designer and sigil and rune tattoo artist for almost 15 years. He also creates AYNBATH, a dark fantasy world featuring webcomics, mystical...

Tobias Aeschbacher was born in April 1989 in Switzerland. Tobi discovered his passion for drawing comics at an early age. He drew his first fanzines at the age of ten. During his training as a...

Born 1972 in Vienna, Thomas Aigelsreiter graduated from the master class for graphic design and has been working as an illustrator ever since. His portfolio ranges from editorial and comics to...

Formerly known as sakubik, since this year as Alisa-draws, is communication designer, graphic designer and illustrator based in Munich. While doing her daily work as a project manager and illustrator...

Maren Amini is an internationally known illustrator, comics artist and cartoonist (e.g. for the Washington Post) and has received important prizes for "Ahmadjan".

Ully Arndt, born in 1961 in Hamburg, is a successful illustrator, cartoonist, comic artist, author and producer. At the age of just 16 he started working as an editorial assistant of Herbert...

Antonia creates dark, romantic fantasy illustrations. At her booth you’ll find not only fine art and canvas prints, but also handmade goodies, as well as postcards, pins, stickers and bookmarks...

Andreas Wahl is a comic artist and illustrator from Erlangen. At this year's Comic Salon he will present his latest comic "Die KOsMISCHEN Comics des KARL EIMER ", a collection of comic...

Born in 1954, the cartoonist completed a one-week internship at the Kauka publishing house (Fix & Foxi) in 1972. He was then offered the opportunity to work at the publishing house from 1973 and...

Auri is a freelance illustrator with over eight years' experience, specialising in visual storytelling, and has been part of the European convention scene for many years. Using his semi-realistic...

Anna Backhausen is a comic artist from Kassel who has been active in the indie comic and manga scene for over ten years. Fantasy worlds, everyday life and nostalgia are the themes she likes to draw...

Thomas Baehr began his professional drawing career in the USA, where he lived for many years. He has been back in Berlin since 2019. He has been drawing his strip "POL", full of cute...

Born in 1982 in Prenzberg, lives in Leipzig. Completed a carpentry training and studied illustration at the HGB in Leipzig. During his studies he began drawing comics and publishing them in various...

Liz is a media designer by profession and devotes every spare moment to her stories and illustrations. As a passionate fan of all things medieval, her comics and drawings are often set in that era...

Barbieri is an illustrator, cartoonist and character designer who has been active for over 25 years in publishing and animation. He has collaborated with several Italian and overseas publishers such...

BESTIEunlmt presents his new graphic novel titled "The Selene Society" at this year's Comic Salon in Erlangen, a mysterious story within a historical setting. On top of that, there will be a...

Julia Beutling is a Berlin-based illustrator and comic artist who loves colours, fairy tales and animals of all kinds. For Comic Salon, she will present the much-anticipated print edition of her...

At the end of the 1990s, Willi Blöss (author and illustrator) had the idea of launching a series of comic book portraits of famous artists, and he is still going on. He researches, writes and quickly...

Wiebke Bolduan, born in 1994 near Eisenach, studied illustration at the Hamburg University of Applied Sciences. Wiebke lives and works as a comic artist and illustrator in Hamburg, where they is part...

Holger Bommer was born in Esslingen am Neckar in 1970. He has been active as an illustrator, copywriter, colorist and publisher with his publishing house Gringo Comics for over 30 years. He has been...

André Breinbauer has lived in Vienna as a freelance illustrator and comics artist since 2005. When he was a child, the television series "Traveling with Odysseus" fascinated him and...

Eckart Breitschuh, born in 1964, has been publishing comics in Germany and abroad since the early 1990s. His works include "Das Geheimnis der Lindenstraße" (Carlsen), "Wanda Caramba...

BRIA is a comic artist from Dresden and the creator of the post-apocalyptic comic project "Idaru Chronicles". Originally from Hoyerswerda, she completed her training in the Saxon state...

Nadia Budde, born in Berlin in 1967, is one of Germany's most distinguished children's book authors and illustrators. Her very first picture book "Eins, zwei, drei, Tier" (Peter...

Mario Bühling aka Maobul was born in 1975. Since he was a little boy, he's been enthralled by comics and was seen with a pencil at an early age. After doing some work for several magazines, he...

A creative artist from the Palatinate, he creates comics under his studio name “Hangar67,” such as “Molekei - Last of the Amish” and “Six Cuts,” which, along with...

Born in Lyon in 1963, the artist has lived and worked in Denmark since 1993. He initially worked for "Spirou" magazine, where he served as an assistant on established titles such as "...

Capia, alias Sarah Capricci, was born in 1985 and is a proud resident of Flémalle, Belgium. Since the age of four, she has enjoyed picking up a pencil and drawing characters from all kinds of...

" Cat@Net " is a comic about cats, traditionally drawn by hand with ink and watercolour. Lago is new to the area. During his explorations of the unfamiliar territory, he soon befriends the...

At CayPad's booth, you’ll find enchanting witch-themed designs, cute and funny cat and plant motifs, and a healthy dose of D&D chaos in the form of stickers, prints, bookmarks, and...

Chelserella is an artist and communication designer from Upper Bavaria, whose art style is inspired by video games and manga. She mainly works in a library, but during her free time there is barely...

Chris.Ui is a comic and manga artist who also works as a self-employed illustrator, graphic designer and animator with a focus on storytelling. He has published short stories in online comic contests...

Iris Christidi is a Greek Brusseleire who is based in Berlin. She is a stage and costume designer for theatre and film, and has become more active in recent years as a comic artist and illustrator...

chubby-shark (he/him) is a freelance illustrator and comic artist. Thematically, his work explores queerness, body positivity, and fashion. Currently, he prefers to do so through zines.

Chuebi Star is a freelance illustrator, loves drawing in the manga style and also offers manga drawing classes for all ages! Cats and other cute animals are her favourite subjects to draw. You can...

The British comic artist and author began his career in the early 2000s after studying illustration at Brighton University. Early recognition came with the newcomer award at the Sierre Comics...

Arinda Crăciun lives in Berlin, where she works as an illustrator and comic artist. She creates for publishers and magazines such as the New York Review of Books, mare, Süddeutsche Zeitung, taz and...

Tobi Dahmen (born 1971) studied Visual Communications in Düsseldorf. He now lives in Utrecht, and works as a comic artist and illustrator for magazines, marketing campaigns and web campaigns. He was...

Giuseppe de Luca startet working as a comic-artist in 1995. From 2007 to 2010, he was working for Image Comics and Star Comics. In 2010 began working for the French publisher Zéphyr on the aviation...

Max de Radiguès, born in Belgium in 1982, lives and works as a comic book writer and publisher in Brussels. In 2018, he was awarded the Prix de Lycéés at the renowned Angoulême International Comics...

The Holy Garbage is the alias of Luca De Vitis (he/him). He creates illustrations, cartoons and comics, focusing on self-productions and collaborations with other art forms like film and dance. He is...

Marie Demme aka Mary Evolves is a freelancing illustrator from Fürth. Her works consist of passion and devotion für her original characters and the stories featuring them. Themes are among others:...

Born in 1972, the artist C. P. (Christian Paulus) actually works as an architect. In 2016, he rather unintentionally created a fictional character who continues to occupy his thoughts to this day:...

Julia Diamant studied at the Georg Simon Ohm University of Applied Sciences in Nuremberg, graduating with a Bachelor's degree in Illustration and Design. Her illustrations shine in vibrant,...

Dinchenix is a pixel artist from Leipzig who is creating colorful snapshots of a hopeful future and retro vibe with tiny squares.

Born in 1985, DonAlD dedicates himself to punk comics with his own series "Punks’n’Banters". In addition to his punk rock lifestyle, he had time to study media design, as it was...

Born in 1971, the Cologne native began his career as a prepress technician. After studying visual communication, he worked for various advertising agencies as an art and creative director, and...

Dozer is a freelance comic artist and illustrator from Germany. His newest graphic novels "The Last Session" and "Paper Planes" have been published by MadCave Studios.

Sarah Dreher, aka clearlysera, is a German illustrator and concept artist. Her work consists of dynamic stylised character illustrations, as well as more realistic landscape art, which encapsulates...

Vanessa Drossel, born in 1988, studied German and history and currently works as a clerk at a federal agency in Kiel. For over twenty years, she has been drawing comics set in the “blue-light...

Stephanie Eckert, also known as Steph.byArt, was born in 1991 and is an artist based in Dresden. She founded her business in 2021 and runs it alongside her main job as a software developer. For her...

Born in 1978, Joe Eisma is a freelance cartoonist from Texas. He reached international fame as the artist of the popular series „Morning Glories“ written by Nick Spencer. Afterwards, he...

Ellie and Nick have been making art together for over 10 years. At their booth, you'll find a huge selection of stickers, buttons, charms, pillows, and handcrafted needle felted items – all...

Born in 1983, Elric is a French cartoonist and musician. Back in 2021, he was chosen as the new artist for the popular long-running series „Iznogoud“. He also drew the Spirou special...

Marcus “EMBE” Behrendt (b. 1979) lives and works in Berlin. Born and raised in Bad Oeynhausen, he escaped the small-town gloom at the tender age of 20 and moved to Bremen for several...

Born 1967 in Gießen, lives in Berlin. The morbid master of horror was born during a thunderstorm - naturally, he has devoted himself to the creation of classic horror in all dimensions ever since...

Swiss-born Italian comic artist Enrico Marini is one of the superstars of the European comic scene. With the historical epic "Die Adler Roms" (Carlsen), the Western thriller "Der Stern...

Erinys is a comic artist from northern Germany. She loves drawing comic strips and pictures featuring cats. "Cats are always good", as her professor used to say. At her stall, you can find...

Eshilems is an illustrator and graphic designer from Munich. Her work includes illustrations created using both traditional and digital techniques. Drawing inspiration from anime, gaming, nature and...

Holger Faber works full-time in the development department of a large software company, where he is responsible for planning, implementing and communicating products in line with the company's...

fabibi.Art combines exciting stories with fantastic illustrations. Influenced by 1990s anime and heavy metal magazines, the stories of fabibi.Art fill the void left by the heroes of the artist's...

Marta Falkowska lives in Wrocław and is an illustrator and comic book artist in love with forest, cartoons and silly stuff. In her free time, she sleeps, goes mushroom picking, reads sad books and...

Lisa Feinbube is a comic book author and illustrator. "Adventure in the Shadow Forest" is her first comic book. It combines elements of pen-and-paper role-playing games with reading...

Feivelyn is from Nuremberg has been working as a freelance artist for over a decade now. They have been drawing ever since they could hold a pencil. Feivelyn's artwork mostly consists of fantasy...

Michael Feldmann, born in 1975, works as a freelance artist and illustrator in Arnsberg (North Rhine-Westphalia). He studied painting and graphics at the Academy of Fine Arts in Essen from 2005 to...

Born in 1976, Philippe Fenech seems to have been born drawing animals. He not only likes to draw his namesake, the fennec fox, but also the comic series "Tuff et Koala", for which Albert...

Fern - born in 1948 - is Luxembourgish and lives in Germany. As a press illustrator, he published eight albums and one comic in Luxembourg between 1997 and 2006 and was included in numerous...

He is from Concepción, Chile. He has worked as a director, producer, and screenwriter on short films, music videos, feature films, and documentaries. He is the organizer of the ComiConce comic book...

Anke Feuchtenberger was born in Berlin (GDR) in 1963. She studied graphic design at the art academy here from 1983 to 1988 and then worked as a freelancer. She designed posters and illustrations and...

Marco Finkenstein was born in 1971; he drew, kept drawing, and stuck with it. Using his analog tools and digital editing, he creates quirky cartoons and comic worlds in Hanover. Role models and...

Jules Fischer is a Franco-Japanese comic artist and illustrator, based in Berlin. She is the author of the ongoing comic series "Chimera Obscura," as well as the illustration zine series...

Flix (b. 1976) lives and works as a freelance illustrator and comic artist in Berlin. He studied communication design and made his debut with his thesis project “held,” published by...

Foggy is comic book writer and artist Guy Fogel originally from Israel. At this table you can find the musical superhero series "Sonica", the mad soldier's mystery "Sherman's...

Bones, leaves and daydreams. Sophie creates illustrations and art mostly for writers, bands, streamers or game developers – or just for herself – and focuses heavily on fantasy and...

Welcome to the world of Franci Nevada! Here you'll find all kinds of useful and cute items inspired by her universe "Waddlewood". Her characters are as diverse as life itself! There are...

Aisha Franz was born in Fürth in 1984 and lives in Berlin. The daughter of Colombian-Chilean immigrants, she grew up near Regensburg and Kassel. She studied visual communication with Hendrik...

The author and illustrator was born in Stuttgart in 1964. His most important comic albums include "Gregor Ka", "Asanghia", “Lanternjack” and "Kommissar Eisele...

Sonja Frenzel actually studied food technology. After a bit of a journey, she now works as a freelance artist in beautiful Franconia. Her work focuses on animal portraits, working with pastels, ink...

Fronke Feronke is an illustrator from Dresden whose work intertwines punk, Halloween aesthetics, and pop-cultural elements with socially critical themes. Her visual worlds balance irony and...

FuFu Frauenwahl lives in Berlin, where he works as an illustrator and comic artist. Apart from his personal surreal detective series "Unwelt", he is also one of the principal artists for...

Melanie Garanin studied animated film-making and illustrated children's and middle-grade/YA books for many years. In 2020, her first graphic novel, that deals with her son's death, "Nils...

Jürgen Speh is a veteran of the German comic scene and caused a sensation with his sophisticated drawing style in the 1980s in the comic magazine "Menschenblut". He remained loyal to this...

Yvonne Glöckler is a freelance illustrator and animator living near Augsburg. Between cats and dragons, risograph-prints, stickers and comics are created.

Gordon Goh is part of the Independent Hoschies, an artistic collective comprised of diverse talents. Their most important titles include "Interstellar Insects," "Count Car," and...

Daniel Gramsch, born in 1975, worked for the German edition of "MAD Magazine" for almost 20 years and contributed a large number of monster galleries and covers for the "...

Born in 1987, Stefan is an independent comic book author from Graz, Austria, where he works on the Team 4Pac series and leads the regulars' table of graphic novelists. He studied media technology...

Thomas Gronle (Legron) was born in 1970 near Stuttgart, Germany. He studied at the University of Fine Arts in Saarbrücken and at the comic institute St. Luc in Brussels, Belgium. After completing his...

Stefan Große Halbuer aka Plastic Pen is a designer, illustrator and artist from Münster, Germany. For more than 12 years, he's been working as a freelancer for international brands like Adidas,...

Béla Großlaub is a trans and queer comic artist and illustrator based in Berlin. His comic "Obscurus", published in 2020 by Schwarzer Turm Verlag, won the GINCO Award. When he's not...

Tamara Gruenwald, aka TammyKaos, is a freelance artist from Bamberg, Germany. Currently she's mostly working on indie game projects but is still making her own art in her spare time. Her work...

Karolina Gruschka, also known as Kinka, is a Vienna-based media artist. For her webtoon "Yay, a Webcomic", she creates humorous episodes drawn from everyday life, published on her blog and...

Steffen Gumpert was born on a Wednesday in Höxter and moved to Berlin on a Tuesday. However, there were a few years in between. He earns his daily bread as an illustrator, author, comic artist and...

Michael Hacker is an illustrator and comic artist based in Vienna, Austria. Since 2007 he has been designing gig posters for bands like Red Hot Chili Peppers, Green Day, Pixies, Sonic Youth, Dinosaur...

Living in Rennes, Ismaël Hadour studied graphic design in the Fine Arts school of this same city. Today, he is a graphic designer/illustrator passionate about the strange and horror stories. For...

Haggi aka Jehrum aka Der Bub was born in 1961 under the pseudonym Hartmut Klotzbücher in the Swabian Alb. He has been lettering, editing, translating and drawing comics for over 40 years. His best-...

The co-founder of the publishing house Schwarzer Turm is a jack of all trades. Whether as a scenarist for comics, actor, director or even wrestler, the subscribed permanent guest of the Comic Salon...

Anna Haifisch was born in Leipzig in 1986 and studied illustration at the Academy of Visual Arts there. In 2015 her first comic "Von Spatz" was published by Rotopol with a simultaneous...

77finelinerart, also known as Andreas Handgruber, was born in 1977 in Erlangen and lives in Langenzenn. In his spare time, he creates miniature worlds and small "joy-bringers" as a form of...

Hanna and Anna, also known as Quichecat and Skeletonbread, are two queer artists from Heidelberg. They love bold colours, fun storytelling and most importantly: cats. Their two furry friends Tofu and...

HappyComplicaty made her debut as an exhibiting artist at the Comic-Salon in 2022. She is looking forward to welcoming you to her stand again this year. HappyComplicaty is an artist from the...

Jens Harder, born in 1970, studied graphic design at the arts college of Berlin-Weißensee and is now working as a freelancing graphic artist and illustrator in Berlin. His first published work - the...

Hanna Harms, born in 1994, was awarded the 2020 Ginco Award in the category “Best Non-Fiction Comic” for Milk Without Honey.

Hailing from the beautiful state of Baden-Württemberg, "Haertel_Comics" works in various areas of the creative industry. However, his passion lies in comics! For a long time, you have been able to...

Carine Hinder is a french author and illustrator. Her colourful, dynamic, soft and joyful works have been awarded multiple prizes including the "Prix Renaudot" in 2013. She illustrated...

Since graduating in 2004 from the University of Arts Berlin, Jacob Hinrichs has been working as a freelance artist for almost 20 years. His work has been published internationally, amonst others by...

Sarah-Lisa is a freelance illustrator specializing in fun characters and colorful illustrations for a variety of fields, including children's books, comics, mascot designs, and animation. As a...

Sascha Hommer was born in 1979 and lives in Hamburg. He studied illustration and communication design at the Hamburg University of Applied Sciences (HAW Hamburg) under Anke Feuchtenberger and ATAK...

Hufi is a concept and storyboard artist from Bavaria. He works on animated formats such as "Mali – Abenteuer am Riff" and "Fieps – Ein Spatz in der Großstadt" (both on...

Albert Hulm lives and works as a freelance illustrator and storyboard artist in Berlin. His publications include "Schleich Dinosaurs Comic", illustrations for short stories in c't...

In the comic series "Rad Ab?" (No. 01–05), Jan Bow explores the adventures, challenges and contrasts of cyclists. In the rainy everyday life of the big city and on holiday on a summer...

Jindřich Janíček was born in Znojmo in 1990. He is a graduate of Tomas Bata University in Zlín and the Studio of Illustration at UMPRUM. A sought-after book graphic artist and illustrator, he is a...

Robert "Jazze" Niederle, born in Vienna in 1964, has been publishing satirical comics in various styles since the 1980s, including three albums of "Privatdetektiv Elmer" and the...

Jenny Jinya's comics about the "Loving Reaper" have been making their way around the internet since 2019, and have now found their way into the benevolent hands of various publishers...

Joachim Guhde (Jo84) was born in Bad Oeynhausen in 1965. Since 1984, he has published several hundred widely distributed publications in the German fan scene as an author, illustrator, ink artist and...

JoDo Flamingo opens his colourful plumage for this year's Erlangen Comic Salon. In his nest, you'll find original illustrations, buttons, keychains, stickers, and prints. This year, his booth...

Sabine Jonas, also known as Bini, is a certified communication designer and illustrator from Munich. To combine her passion for creativity and art with her love of talking, she launched her YouTube...

Illustrator and comic artist Nele Jongeling, born in 1996, studied communication design in Düsseldorf and graphic storytelling in Brussels. Her work is mostly autobiographical and explores topics...

Berrin Jost lives and works as a freelance communication designer and comic artist in Munich. Her most recently self-published major work “Somnium” is about nightmares from which you can...

What happens when you meet your own dinosaur and live a good life with it? This is a picture book series for dinosaur fans who want to delve deeper into the topic of psychology and how to master life...

Kaethe Butcher is a German artist based in Leipzig. She did her BA in Fashion Design in Berlin and studied MA Illustration at UAL in London. Her signature style is a passionate pencil line,...

Dark fantasy meets meme culture, and queer identity takes shape in vibrant, chaotic and unapologetically weird creations. Karashi celebrates the power of humour and imagination. Crafting creatures...

Keizumi is a pink creature who is actually home to a goth. She loves dark, emotional, and bittersweet stories, yet she also has a soft spot for fluffy romances. Surrealistic and metaphor-rich works...

Marita Kelbl (*1996) studied illustration at the Ladislav Sutnar Faculty of Design and Art at the University of West Bohemia in Pilsen. She gained artistic experience in Portugal, the Unites States,...

Verena Kern is a freelance illustrator and comic artist from Kassel, fascinated by life’s quiet (and sometimes absurd) moments and the chaotic, complex worlds inside our heads. Dragons often...

Jessica Kikisch is a manga artist born in Trier in 1993. In 2020, she self-published her comic "Glühbirnchen" (Little Lightbulb) as a book, and in 2022, she released the short stories...

Kin is a digital creator who specialises digital media and designs 2D artworks of fantasy creatures and original characters. She combines unique animals with magical colours and draws inspiration...

Born in 1960. Children’s books or animated films, long-running comic series or quick cartoons, World War II with anthropomorphic animal characters or Fix and Foxi, booklets for young bank...

Ivo Kircheis works as an illustrator and comic artist in Dresden since 2005. His speciality are large-format wimmelpictures for enterprises, institutions and publishers. He also publishes humorous...

Kiri's Fisch Tisch offers a variety of handprinted linocuts and risoprints. You'll find anything from zines and mini comics (including poetry and eel love stories), to cards, prints, and...

Reinhard Kleist (b. 1970) is one of Germany’s most renowned comic artists. Reinhard Kleist has published numerous comics, including works with publishers such as Egmont, Landpresse, Reprodukt,...

Hannes Klesse: Self-taught artist—Hulk fan—full-time teacher of physiology and anatomy, among other things—has been drawing for as long as he can remember—has been publishing...

Hanco Kolk (born in 1957 in Den Helder, the Netherlands) is an award-winning comic artist and author who has been active since 1984. He studied at the Gerrit Rietveld Academie in Amsterdam, where he...

Ines Korth is a comic artist, illustrator and author from Langenfeld, Germany. In 2018, her first comic book, "Massu, Blacksmith's Daughter", was published by Schwarzer Turm. In 2022...

Verena is a young illustrator from Stuttgart. She has enjoyed drawing and painting since childhood. Her other great passion is animals, including dogs, cows, giraffes and penguins. Through her...

Josephine Kreischer has been living and working as a freelance artist and illustrator in Mannheim since 2018. Her artworks are characterised by her love and fascination for nature – its power,...

Isabel Kreitz, born in 1967, has published numerous comics in various formats over the past three decades. In addition to her graphic novels such as "Die Sache mit Sorge", "Haarmann...

A little neon and a lot of black.

Susanne Kuhlendahl lives in Tönisvorst on the Lower Rhine. She is an illustrator and author of graphic novels. Some have been self-published: “Die Geigerin” (The Violinist), “Das...

Born in 1979, she studied communication design and fine arts at HAW Hamburg. Antonia Kühn lives in Hamburg, where she works as a freelance writer and illustrator. Her work has been exhibited on...

Frieda Kunert is a comic artist and illustrator from Hanover. Working primarily with brush and ink or digitally, she has found her second home in the horror genre (with a preference for body horror...

Jonathan Kunz is a writer, illustrator, lecturer and publisher based in Saarbrücken, Germany. Over the course of nine years, he developed the Master's programme in Comics/Graphic Novels at the...

Jonathan Kunz is a German comic book author, illustrator, and lecturer. Since 2011, he has been working with Elizabeth Pich on the successful webcomic “War and Peas,” which has several...

Levin Kurio, born in 1977 in Steinburg, Germany, is not only the founder and publisher of Weissblech Comics, but also an author, illustrator and colourist. Series titles such as "Horrorschocker...

Falko Kutz, born in Schwedt and raised in the Harz Mountains, has been reading comics since his earliest childhood. Starting with Hannes Hegen's MOSAIK and "Karl Gabel's Sämtliche...

Kynocy is an illustrator and comic artist with a heart for rats, dinosaurs and character design. Their work often consists of a mix between analogous ink drawings and digital colouring. At their...

André Lammert is a cartoonist, comic artist, illustrator, animator, and freelance media designer from Osnabrück with a versatile drawing style. Among other things, he has left his artistic mark on...

Rinah Lang studied illustration in the Netherlands and Scotland and lived in Paris for a while before moving to Berlin, where she now lives with her family. "Peri Meno" is her first graphic...

Julian and Lea are on the road at comic conventions as speed artists. For €10 each, you can get a 5-minute sketch from them while browsing through Julian’s comics or digging through prints and...

Matthias Lehmann, born in Dresden in 1983, completed his studies and master's degree at the Dresden University of Fine Arts. He wrote and illustrated the comic "Claude Monet" (Prestel...

LICHIcus are drawings with stories—some fictional, many suspiciously autobiographical. As an artist, comedian, and certified “grown-up kid” with a rather impressive collection of...

Lilli Loge (born 1979 in a small town in East Germany) studied fine arts at the HfBK Dresden between 2004 and 2010, where she developed her distinctive black-and-white, psychologically driven drawing...

Victoria Lomasko’s practice of graphic reportage synthesizes image and text, taking the form of novels, journalism, comics and monumental murals. A renowned dissident voice in the highly...

As a lifelong fan of comics (as well as cartoons, animated features and stop-motion films), I can look back on a career as an art- and creative director here in Germany and in the USA. And the...

Stephan is a freelance illustrator from Hamburg. Commercially, he specialises in simple vector illustration, but in his private life he is passionate about drawing, character design and, of course,...

Lena enjoys drawing in her spare time. She has taught herself to draw in various techniques. She prefers to paint with watercolours, but also uses coloured pencils or alcohol markers. Her favourite...

Melanie Lüdtke (*1997) is a comic-author and illustrator. She spent her entire life in West-Berlin before moving to Kassel in 2015 to study Comic and Illustration under Hendrik Dorgathen at...

Viktor Ludvik is a storyteller. He writes and draws his own stories. Through them he invites us into far away worlds and distant timelines filled with curious problems and people that seem familiar...

Heiner Lünstedt is a comics journalist and author. He was born in Hamburg in 1960 and lives in Munich. He writes for Comixene and Die Sprechblase, among others, and has been running the website...

Ulli Lust, born in Vienna in 1967, is an Austrian comic artist and illustrator. Her comic "Today Is the Last Day of the Rest of Your Life" (avant-verlag) received widespread international...

Ferdinand Lutz, born in 1987, is a comic artist and publisher. His series “Q-R-T” has been published monthly in “Dein SPIEGEL” since 2011. In 2021, he founded Péridot Verlag,...

Mandy, also known as Mähnds, is a true northerner. After studying to be a teacher, she decided to pursue a career in illustration. Since 2019, she has been living in Hamburg and studying for a degree...

Wauter Mannaert, born in 1978, is a Belgian illustrator and comic book author. He studied animated film at the LUCA School of Arts in Brussels. His work “Chef Yasmina and the Potato Panic...

Mark and Draw was born Markus Androsch in Vienna in 1976 and began drawing his first comics at the age of 12. In his youth, the multi-talented artist worked as a web designer, rapper, sound engineer...

Born in Halle/Saale in 1977, he devoted himself to graphic novels and illustration after completing his studies in art and film in Münster. Since 2017, he has been illustrating the horror-western...

Wolf Matzl is an animator and illustrator from Vienna. Together with Moana Rom, he runs a small yet fine animation studio focusing on handcrafted techniques – from paper cut-outs and puppets to...

Markus Witzel, also known as Mawil, was born in Berlin in 1976, where he still lives today. Even while in school, he published his comics in fanzines and anthologies. After graduating from high...

Melissa creates illustrations in the Halloween and fantasy genres – somewhere between playful, slightly dark, and with a wink. Her designs combine small spooky elements with a charming, often...

Denis Metz, born in 1974 in Wipperfürth, draws cartoons for Titanic, Eulenspiegel, taz, Süddeutsche Zeitung, the Wadden Sea National Park and is the initiator of the annual cartoon festival "...

Mia's drawings are heavily inspired by her home, the Black Forest, with a little touch of Area 51. She is currently working on her own comic, “Granddaughter from Outer Space.” You’ll be able to grab...

Mike Perkins has worked for all the major U.S. publishers and put his artistic talent into all the major superheroes. Whether it’s Superman, Batman, Spider-Man, or the Hulk, Perkins has brought...

Valérie Minelli is an illustrator and comic artist, best known for her webcomic "Mrs.Frollein". Her comics often touch on the ups and downs of her relationship, nostalgia, and the little...

Luise Mirdita, born in 1994 in Freilassing, studied illustration at HAW Hamburg with a focus on children’s books and comics. She currently lives and works in Munich. In 2023, her comic debut,...

Véro is a certified biologist and freelance comic artist. Her passion is to communicate science through images and stories. The question of what it actually takes for us to talk to each other,...

Moom Comics is a small independent comic publisher based in Berlin. Their stories revolve around queer characters – with their own voices, emotions, and realities. They explore love, identity,...

Eva Müller lives and works in Hamburg as a comic artist and cultural worker. Her stories are published internationally and have received numerous awards. Her debut graphic novel, "Sterben ist...

Narr is an illustrator and comic artist from Germany. Her motifs vary depending on which worlds she is currently getting lost in, but can usually be united by antique, sacred, or classical symbolism...

Natalia Soleil is an illustrator and designer based in Munich. Originally from St. Petersburg, she speaks German, Russian, and English. After years navigating the whirlwind of commercial freelance...

As a freelance illustrator, Neavaa's focus is on fantasy. Her work combines a detailed style with magical worlds, strong female protagonists, and cute animals. She collaborates with a variety of...

There is only so much merch from your favourite franchise you can collect before you run out of room. Therefore Nerd-Gilde decided to create a nerd crafting collective that aims to provide you with...

Born on 10 September 1963 in the Paul-Gerhard-Stift in Berlin-Wedding, which immediately closed its gynaecology department, Guido Neukamm lives and works in Berlin. At school he was known for his...

Lisa Neun was born in Vienna and has lived in Erlangen since 1988. She is actually a computer scientist, but has been drawing and loving comics since her youth. As one of the first webcomic artists...

Was born in 1985 in Offenbach am Main and studied communication design at Mainz University of Applied Sciences. After earning his degree, he moved to Hamburg, where he worked as a 2D animator in the...

Whales are Noa's favorite animal. You'll find them in many of Noa's illustrations, slipping into various roles; be it puns or LGBTQ* activism. On stickers, prints and handmade linocut...

Behind “Wimmel & Hölle” is Munich-based illustrator and comic book author Uli Oesterle (aka Der Ulistrator). At the 2026 Comic Salon, he will showcase his work as a hidden-object...

Andrea Olberding, also known as Lascah, is a self-taught illustrator from the Würzburg area who loves to conjure up cute, magical, whimsical, and lively characters on paper using the brightest...

Sole Otero, born in 1985 in Buenos Aires, Argentina, graduated with a degree in textile design from the University of Buenos Aires in 2010. For her comic “Naphthalin” (published in German...

Oliver Ottitsch has been drawing and entertaining those around him since his school days with wicked punchlines and cheeky jokes, as an antidote to the impositions of a merciless existence. Instead...

Outlines e.V. brings together creatives from and around Bremen through comics, drawing, printing and similar projects. Outlines wants to support its members in realising their own ideas, while...

Sarah, also known as PALÄA, is an illustrator and tattoo artist from Ostfildern near Stuttgart. She specialises in paleoart (dinosaurs & co.), flora & fauna, and horror/gore. At her booth,...

Panels is an ongoing, self-published comic magazine. Since 2024, new volumes are released twice per year and home comics by various authors and illustrators. Thematically and stylistically open,...

Paralilac is an artist and graphic designer based in Germany. She loves to create ever new shapes inspired by the beautiful and sometimes bizzare forms of nature. Her art is deeply influenced by...

Anna Paßlick is a cartoonist and social anthropologist (M.A.) based in Berlin. In her work, she combines visual storytelling with a desire to make knowledge more accessible to a wide range of...

Lorenzo Pastrovicchio (born February 15, 1971, in Trieste) is an Italian comic book artist who works primarily for Walt Disney Italia. He has been drawing Disney characters since 1993. His brother,...

Rudolph Perez is a comic book writer and artist, illustrator, and cartoonist. He is a co-founder and regular contributor to “ZEBRA, the sophisticated German comic magazine,” which is...

Giada Perissinotto (born May 4, 1974) is an Italian comic artist. She was a big comic fan even as a child and used to draw her own stories with friends. She has been working for Disney since 2001,...

Elizabeth Pich is a German-American comic artist who lives and works in Saarbrücken. She grew up in the US before returning to Germany. She studied computer science at Saarland University and...

Nicolino Picone was born in 1988 in Campobasso, where he attended art high school. He graduated from the Academy of Fine Arts in Bologna with a degree in Comics and Illustration. He made his debut as...

Pirate.Queen.Arts stands for anime art combined with storytelling. That's why you'll recognize them immediately. Besides many OCs (original characters), you'll also find some fan art from your...

Pizzadragons offers zines, prints, stickers, postcards and, of course, a comic. Also, feel free to talk to Pizzadragons if you want to have a conversation about about mushrooms, mythical creatures or...

PLOP is an independent comic zine that has been published for over 40 years as a platform for up-and-coming artists. Several artists who later became professional comic artists, such as Stefan Dinter...

Lina is a fashion designer with a passion for comics, manga, and anime. She has made it her mission to create unique jewelry and accessories. Her handmade products are crafted with great attention to...

Ella makes art using the vector brush. She creates comics, zines, stickers, and whatever she feels like making. She just loves creating things.

The creator of the character Rudi, Peter Puck, was born in 1960 in Heidenheim / Brenz. Later he studied Empirical Cultural Studies and Modern German Literature in Tübingen. His first "Rudi...

Freelance author and illustrator Sara Pütter combines language, drawing, and art to create multifaceted visual worlds. Sometimes humorous, sometimes contemplative, her work is characterised by a...

Radacs is a cyberpunk concept artist and storyteller creating dark, emotionally charged worlds where technology and humanity collide. Her work blends neon-lit aesthetics with subtle vulnerability,...

Filip Raif (*1973) is a Czech illustrator and graphic designer. In his own works, he playfully incorporates elements of mystification to explore the history of his native region – "Jak...

Ray Henderson is a comic artist of Hungarian origin. Since 2019, he has been working on and publishing "The Devil's Daughter", a story about a young witch who can communicate with the...

Rebel Sprout is a game artist and illustrator who loves creating original characters and worlds. She enjoys telling stories through her art, mixing cute with creepy, and drawing inspiration from the...

Andrea Reich, born in 1977 in Henstedt-Ulzburg, studied communication design, art direction and 2D animation in Hamburg. In 2003, she won the Hamburg Animation Award for the animated short film...

Carolin Reich draws what she herself would have liked to read as a teenager. She is a comic artist and illustrator from Berlin, specialising in colourful illustrations of confident girls and women,...

(*1978) is a Munich based Comic-Artist and Illustrator for Childrens' Books and Advertisement. He debuted in 2006 with the two Albums "Sticks & Fingers" (Ehapa) and "The Story...

Martina Reißig, aka Tinschx3, loves drawing manga so much! She is a huge fan of manga and anime, and also creates fan art. Furthermore, she is currently working on her very own series, "Hikari...

Robert "Roboto" Rennwanz was born in 1980 in Moers, on the Lower Rhine. He has been active in the German indie comic scene for many years, driven by his passion for the medium. As well as...

Rhyfu likes to create fun, colourful art that jumps right out at you. Her work features big shapes, bright colours and a joyful roughness inspired by graffiti, comics, animation, hyperpop and figures...

After being inspired by queer fan communities for so long, Riley now self-publishes their own comics. No matter the genre, queer characters take the centre stage in these stories. Besides prints and...

RON is the founder of the comic community toonsUp.com and has published, among others, "Animal Athletics", toonsUp campaigns (BODO, OSWM, LEO), "Miss Alien - Sexy Girls aus Deiner...

The name Roqpools is inspired by “Rockpools” – small, self-contained underwater worlds revealed at low tide. Similar worlds emerge in his work: nerdy, weird, and slighty dreamlike...

Mikael Ross has been an avid reader and drawer of comics from an early age and only came to the ninth art via detours. Born in Munich in 1984, he initially trained as a theatre cutter at the Bavarian...

Piero Ruggeri is an Italian architect, illustrator and comic artist born in Bologna. For his comics he collaborates with Filippo Neri for the black & white and does the coloring himself. He...

Alongside her studies in Media Studies, Merve Şahin writes her own stories. She is currently working on her graduation comic project: a fantasy story about a witch set in the Celtic era. Merve is the...

Sainab Sakhizada is a member of the Online Design Class, where she has developed her knowledge and skills in the field of comics. She wants to work as a comic book writer and artist. She has a...

Sami.art is an artist from Dresden, who draws in the traditional way. She creates realistic portraits, fan art and prefers futuristic landscapes with attractive men. She stays true to her realistic...

It's wonderful that you're visiting me here. "I soak up the humor from everyday life," the line reminds me that I had the privilege of studying the great cartoonists for many years...

Sarisnek is an artist with a passion for horror, dark vibes and queer couples (sometimes sweet, sometimes cursed, often both at the same time). In 2018, she graduated with a diploma in Comics and...

Born and raised in Berlin. After studying visual communication at the UdK Berlin, she worked as a freelance illustrator for publishing houses, editorial offices and agencies. Numerous works in the...

Matt Schäfer, also known as Matthias Schäfer, was born in 1970 in Kaufbeuren in the Allgäu region and has lived in Munich since 1994. He has been drawing comics since early childhood. The first...

Claudya Schmidt is a comic artist, creature designer, and fantasy illustrator with a strong focus on worldbuilding. She is the creator of "MYRE – The Chronicles of Yria" and "...

Marius Schmidt was born in Braunschweig in 1983, grew up in the Hamburg suburbs and has lived in Berlin since 2002. He studied Fine Arts at the UDK Berlin. Since then, he has been writing and...

The award-winning author and illustrator Christian Schmiedbauer lives in Augsburg on the banks of the River Lech. He is the creator of the honored graphic novel „Menschen am Fluss“ (...

Sylvia Schörner, also known as “Schörnchen,” studied design in nearby Nuremberg and now lives in Munich. She loves witches and believes that glitter makes everything better. In her day...

Ulrich Schröder (born April 4, 1964, in Aachen) has been working as a comic artist and commercial graphic designer since 1983. From 1989 to 2006, he served as art director at “Disney Publishing...

Author of the comic “Blue Evolution,” published by TheNextArt, and founder of TheNextArt, established in 2004.

SeNaeke is a German independent comic artist. At his stand, you can buy many of his self-published comics, such as "HEADLESS" and "Bad Luck Boyz". You can buy whole series, art...

Siliartist is an aspiring comic and convention artist from Germany. She works part-time as a book and comic illustrator and attends various conventions, where she displays and sells her artwork. Her...

Ralf Singh decided to drop out of university in 2014 to pursue his greatest passion: drawing comics. Since then, he has published comics for numerous publishers in Germany, the USA and Italy. Among...

Thomas Sluzalek is a one-man army of comics-making (artist, inker, writer, colorist, letterer, publisher, designer), known for his comics "Shaolin Grandmaster Killer," "Gorehaus,...

Steve Sluzalek is a comic artist, designer and illustrator who will be presenting his latest work, "BEAST BULLET", at the 2026 Comic Salon. His other works include "Gashapow" (...

Artist, writer, lover of fine comics (and some pretty trashy ones too). Niki Smith’s work is joyously queer, and she is the author of the Lambda Literary Award-nominated graphic novels "...

Bela Sobottke (born in 1975) studied communication design and graduated in June 2000 with a diploma, ranking first in his class. In addition to his four-year training as a graphic designer, he has...

Sofakitty is a freelance illustrator, versatile artist, and proud cat mom – and her love for cats is hard to miss. Her posters, postcards, and stickers are filled with cute and whimsical feline...

Roya Soraya enjoys telling stories from a feminist perspective and focuses on the diversity and humanity of her characters. Her comic work has been supported with grants from, among others, the...

SpacePoliceArt has made it his mission to create small everyday objects with his designs and colourful motifs. His creations range from stickers, sticker books, sparkling suncatchers, cute acrylic...

Comic artist and illustrator Ika Sperling, born in Mainz in 1996, studied illustration at the Hamburg University of Applied Sciences. In addition to her work as an illustrator and comic book writer,...

Johannes Stahl – aka jo1981991, aka goblin.inker, ex joemadethis, ex blockprintscum – has been publishing drawings, comics, graphics and experimental amateur ambient fantasy noise since...

starenflug draws sapphic motives, loves water colours, textures, and playing with colour. She illustrates her own short stories with romantic themes.

Claudio Stassi is a comic artist, illustrator, and comic teacher at Escola Joso in Barcelona. Throughout his career, he has drawn for the most important European publishers in the industry,...

Erik Staub was born in the 1970s with a passion for dinosaur toys and sculpting. As a teenager, he began to draw and paint. At the same time, he picked up photography, in order to create reference...

"Tex und Bettina" is the story of country singer Tex Connelly, as told by journalist Bettina. Rather than a comic, it is a illustrated novel.

Christopher Steininger is the artist on the best-selling "Silverwing" graphic novel series, written by Kenneth Oppel, published by Simon & Schuster, HarperCollins, and Guppy Books...

Inga Steinmetz lives and works in Berlin. At the age of 15 she started writing stories and drawing comics, always striving to become a full-time artist one day. Inga is teaching Manga for the German...

Czech illustrator and comic book author. She graduated from the Ladislav Sutnar Faculty of Design and Art in Pilsen and has published her short comic stories in a number of domestic (Aargh, Caves,...

I am Stefan Roth, also known as STERO, and I work as a cartoonist, illustrator, and draftsman. At the core of my work is drawing as an independent artistic form of expression—a connection of...

Since 2008, Moritz Stetter has worked freelance as an illustrator and author of graphic novels, as well as a portrait artist, illustrator, and workshop leader. His publications (Knesebeck Verlag,...

Timo Stoffregen is a state-certified animation and comic artist and has been working as a freelance comic artist, illustrator, and author based in Hanover since 2011. Since 2015, he has created his...

Veronika Sudmann is a freelance illustrator and comic artist. Since graduating from the Münster School of Design with a Bachelor of Arts in 2020, she has worked on commissions and personal projects...

Franz Suess was born in 1961 in Linz and studied painting and graphic arts at the University of Arts Linz. He lives and works in Vienna as an illustrator and is the author and artist of graphic...

Surya Lüdcke, originally from Heidelberg, is 18 years old and grew up in Munich. Although she had an interest in drawing from an early age, she only began to pursue it seriously during the COVID-19...

Tabearg aka Bear is an aspiring concept artist and illustrator for the video game industry. She particularly enjoys drawing fantasy, LGBTQ+ themes, and anything related to the anime- and nerdscene...

Christopher Tauber made a name for himself in the German comic scene in the 90s with self-copied, stapled comic books and fanzines. With unconventional works such as the coloring book "Mal döch...

Tawwy sells all kinds of kawaii-style items with cute animal designs, such as keychains, stickers, enamel pins, sticker books, caps, bookmarks, and much more! She also offers many items in an anime...

Ah! Uh! Team Ectoplasmic are two artists from outer space who are ready to do the timewarp … again!

After studying graphic design and working for several years at an advertising agency, Matthia picked up her pen again, followed her passion, and has been working as an illustrator for children's...

Last year, the “Benno Bonnet” series celebrated its 15th anniversary. To mark the occasion, the long-awaited sixth volume, “Trügerische Rochade,” is being released this year...

Martin tom Dieck was born in 1963 in Oldenburg. After completing his degree in illustration at the Fachhochschule für Gestaltung in Hamburg (Technical University of Design, Hamburg), he published his...

Tomppa lives and works in Potsdam. He has been drawing comics since 2006 and specializes in the American superhero genre. With his series “Der Engel” and “The Counselor” (both...

Frank Tönsing has been active as an artist for many years, among else for the U-Comix magazine. This year, he'll present the "Adventures of the Crew of the Spaceship Short Visit" at the...

Torstn Kauke is a club operator, musician and freelance artist and lives with his family in Offenbach am Main. He started his artistic career in the late 1980s in the Hanau D.I.Y. scene with fanzines...

Ekin is an independent comic artist. She enjoys creating stories, characters, and worlds, and is especially interested in comics, animation, and video games. She's currently working as a character...

Max Vähling is a comics artist and writer from Bremen. He has published in fanzines and online as well as self-published under his label Dreadful Gate Productions. Most of it is in German but a lot...

Peter van Dongen, born 1966 in Amsterdam, is a comic artist and illustrator. In 1990 Casterman published the comic novel "Muizentheater" and in 1998 the first volume of "Rampokan...

Dirk is from the Netherlands and lives in Berlin, Germany. He makes comics and animations. Also a bit of music sometimes.

André Vieira-Auer, designer and illustrator from Nuremberg, combines traditional comic art with futuristic cyberpunk themes.

Michael Vogt, born in 1966, is a freelance comic artist and illustrator based in Berlin. He has already drawn for "Gespenster Geschichten", "Mad" and "Zack", illustrated...

Klara writes and illustrates graphic novels and picture books in her free time. She prefers to create her illustrations using coloured pencils, ink, and gouache, but also works digitally. In addition...

American comic writer living in Germany with over 30 years of experience working in nearly every aspect of the comic industry: collecting, retailing, publishing, and creating. Published works from...

Weirox is happy to welcome you to its first Comic Salon. It’s bringing along cheerful LGBTQ+ illustrations, cheeky stickers, cute capybaras and the odd tentacle or two.

Tori Weiss (she/her) is a comic artist and illustrator from Cologne, Germany. Her interests include LGBTQ+ issues, feminism, bad puns, role-playing games and fantasy. All of these interests are...

United by their love for comics and storytelling they have been publishing comic anthologies every year since 2019. Each anthology centers on a common theme that the members of our group select...

David Wiechert (20 years old) has been drawing since he was three. His first adventure novel, "The Cat – The Beginning," was published in 2018, followed by his graphic novel "...

Matthias Wieland, born 1969, is a freelance editor and translator, presenter and comic reader. After studying in Hildesheim, he worked for Dino Verlag in Stuttgart, then returned to Hanover and...

You may already know Michael Wild from comics such as "Die Abenteuer von Apfel", "Apfel der Barbar", "Comic Chaos", "ELSE Where", "Guten Morgen, Piep-Hahn...

Wittek’s real name is Thomas Wittke; he was born in 1964, grew up in Dinslaken and now lives in Hamburg-Altona, working as a comic artist and illustrator. He was the editor of the anthology...

Alexis Wolff first worked as a musician and composer in various rock bands. In 2023, he joined the La Vilaine collective as an artist and published his first story. His mix of music and drawing won...

Wolfriotsart is the project of freelance artist Charlie Blake, whose work is inspired by a fascination with wolves, dogs and punk aesthetics. The designs explore the wild side of our four-legged...

Daniel Andrew Wunderer is an author and (self-)publisher. Under the label CATYARN COMICS, he releases the comic series “ACID” (with Revkin) and “Rain/Fall” (with A. Rödler)...

Born in 1957 in Glückstadt an der Elbe, he now lives in Hamburg. When their two children were young, his wife was the breadwinner and he took care of the household. On the side, he drew and painted...

Y'iunari is a digital artist who is renowned for her character designs and illustrations, particularly her stylised fantasy art.

Yupiistar is a freelance 2D artist, illustrator, pixel artist and communication designer with around three years' experience in game development. In her free time, she is also a VTuber. She...

Christian Zanotelli, also known as “Zano,” works as a school assistant, illustrator, and comic artist. Following the publication of his two comics, *Jean-Paul Porneaux and the Lion’...

Born and raised in Berlin, Zapf went to university in South Germany and moved to Vienna to complain constantly about the hot summers and long winters.

Julia Zejn, born in 1985, lives and works in Leipzig. She studied communication design with a focus on illustration and animation. Since 2013, she has been working as a freelance illustrator,...

Katharina Zeuß, also known as Wurzelschrat, mainly works in watercolour and with mixed media techniques, as well as doing traditional printing with linocut and woodcut. Nature’s motifs are the...