I am back from the festival in Lyon and I had the honor to receive the grand award of the  festival for the "Boxer" as the best comic 2013. For next year I will be contribute the illustration for the official poster of the festival. 

Lyon BD

  "Der Boxer" won the prize for the best german book 2013 at the Munich comicfestival!

 I am extremely honored to announce that I am one of the winners of the B.Z. culture award 2013. The prize was given at a very glamarous gala to eight persons who did important contributions to the Berlin cultural scene. 

I am very proud, because I am the first comic artist to win this grand prize.

Now in China: My book about the life of Johnny Cash.

BUCLAS

 The old series about vampyrs, that I did years ago with author Tobias O. Meißner, gets a new look in a new edition from my publishing house Carlsen. The book will contain all three parts in a new layout, colorsceme and lettering. I also exchanged some pictures that I didn't like any more and put some new drawings in it. That the effort pays off you will see when the book is in german stores in autumn this year.

CARLSEN-BERLINOIR

 My book about the boxer Harry Haft just got published in France by my fantastic publishing house Casterman. It has some colored images in the back of the book. I will present the book at the festival in Angouleme this year.

CASTERMAN

 My book about Fidel Castro and Havanna just got published in China. In China!!!! I do not believe this!

They did a wonderful job and the books are beautifully printed, binded and lettered.

More infos here: 

BUCLAS

 Under "Sketches" I put some drawings I did on Emile Griffith, famous boxer and holder of some world championship titles. This phrase is from him: " I kill a man and most people understand and forgive me. However, I love a man, and to so many people this is an unforgivable sin; this makes me an evil person."

Emile Griffith

 My new book "The Boxer" will be released in Germany on the 29th of May. 

It is the true story of jewish boxer Hertzko Haft, who survided four and a half years in concentration camps. 

 "Castro" has been nominated for the Max & Moritz Award 2012 from the Comic festival in Erlangen 7th - 10th of June.

All nominated titles:

Comic Salon

 My book "Castro" is out in Italy in a very beautiful edition at my publishing house Blackvelvet:

Black Velvet

 I have the honor to participate at the Comicfestival Stripiti in Sarajevo from 10th to 14th of April. I hope we can celebrate the croatian edition of my "Cash" album, it will be very close.

STRIPITI

Here you can see a documentation about a project, that I did during my time as a student in Münster. I build a city of industrial felt, wood and paper. I used it as a setting for photography and burned it hollywoodlike down in the end:

 The City

 In March I will show an exhibition of original pages from my books "Castro" and "Havanna" in Rome. The opening is at 7:30 pm on the 8th of March in the Goethe Institute Rome.

On the same day I will have a presentacion and discussion with the journalist Renato Pallavicini at 5pm at the same place.

Info in italian: Goethe

My book "Castro" has been published by Casterman in France and I will present it at their stand at the 39th Festival International de la Bande Dessinée Angoulême 2012.

I will also be at the booth of Dargaud to do a signing hour for the Johnny Cash book "I see a darkness".

Casterman

My book about Johnny Cash is now available in Slowenia by Sanje Press. It comes in a beautiful edition as Soft and Hardcover.

Sanje

 Italian editor Blackvelvet published a very beautiful edition of my book "Havanna". For further details and a look inside the book go here:

Blackvelvet

I will be in London to present to you the book about the Maximo Lider and here is the announcement for this event:

In association with the Goethe Institut and the COMICA Festival, SelfMadeHero invites you to celebrate the publication of the graphic biography Castro by Reinhard Kleist and translated by Michael Waaler.

The launch will take place at the Foyles Gallery, Charing Cross Road, London on Monday 4th July, 6.30 – 8.30pm.

Reinhard Kleist will be in conversation with COMICA Festival Director Paul Gravett 7 – 7.45pm.

The author will sketch and dedicate copies of Castro and a SelfMadeHero exclusive ‘Máximo Líder’ colour print will be provided free with each copy bought. We’ll give guests an exclusive launch night discount and Cuban refreshments will be served throughout. 

What better way to celebrate American Independence Day!

RSVP essential to Doug at SelfMadeHero via the Facebook event page or press@selfmadehero.com

Press release download | Media pack download 

weblink to invitation: http://bit.ly/castrobashtro  

 My book Castro appreared in Spain at NORMA in a beautiful edition.

NORMA

 Silvesterstrips published my book about Fidel Castro in the Netherlands. They did an amazing job with the book, it looks fantastic!

You find some informations here:

Silvesterstrips