Jonathan Kunz

Jonathan Kunz is an author, lecturer, and publisher from Saarbrücken. Over the course of nine years, he developed the master’s program in Comics/Graphic Novels at the Saar College of Fine Arts (HBKsaar) – a program that was awarded the Max and Moritz Prize for the best student publication in 2018. In addition to teaching, Kunz is actively involved in comic culture on many levels: in 2021, he founded the publishing house Polly, and in 2024, he organized the first Saarland Comic Award. As a board member of the International Children’s and Youth Book Fair, he advocates for the visibility of graphic storytelling among younger generations as well. In addition, he works as a creative industries consultant and speaker. Together with Elizabeth Pich, he forms the webcomic duo War and Peas, which has several million fans worldwide. Their comics are among the most influential webcomics and are published in several languages. At the Dock 11 Saarland Comics booth, he will present the following artists, among others: Isabelle Jasten, Jeff la Rocca, Holger Zeck, Stefan Behrendt, Johannes Karpp, All99nines, Kevin Schneider (Kevins Kammerkunst), Denys Kovalenko, and Alena Braune.