Christian Schmiedbauer

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“ (People at the River) – a graphic diary about a journey from the source to the mouth of the Danube (Volk Verlag).

For almost a quarter of a century, Schmiedbauer's funny comic strip "Kauboi und Kaktus“ (Cowboy and Cactus) has been delighting readers: first in self-published booklets, then as a multimedia internet strip with background music – also named one of the 11 best German webcomics by  news magazine Spiegel Online — and now as an opulent double-pack anthology published by Schwarzer Turm. 

Schmiedbauer reads the funniest comic stories from his two "Kauboi und Kaktus" compendiums, "Die Rückkehr der glorreichen Hallunken“ (The Return of the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly) and "Die Rache der Dirty Dancers“ (The Revenge of the Dirty Dancers), at the International Comic Salon—live in front of the audience sitting around a digital campfire, listening to the sound of country music.