People Not Seen

...and other stories by comic artist dirk schwieger

People Not Seen
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Good morning.

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Profile

Goethe Institute profile

“Dirk Schwieger is the concept artist among German comic artists. For him, a comic must be more than a good story. The idea behind the story is what counts.”

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Writing

Occasionally I am asked to contribute a piece of comics-themed writing, usually in German. Those able to overcome the language barrier can read two examples in this post.

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Reviews

MORESUKINE: Uploaded Weekly from Tokyo

Notable English-language reviews of "MORESUKINE – Uploaded weekly from Tokyo".

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MORESUKINE: Uploaded Weekly from Tokyo

A remote-controlled Japan travelogue. Readers from all over the world navigated Dirk Schwieger through Tokyo culture, cuisine and nightlife.

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Interview

Interview on arte TV

A short clip by Franco-German TV station ARTE about Nichimandoku, shot at the Fumetto Comix Festival in Lucerne, Switzerland (German with English subtitles).

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Dramatis personae

Magnús

In this section, I introduce some of the major and minor characters in People Not Seen. Today we take a look at Magnús, principal of Reykjavíks notorious Elf School.

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News

Contact Update

Just a quick note that if you'd like to reach me, you can find updated contact information right here.

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Story structure

Narrative threads: Walking the Crack

Three main narrative threads are spun into the yarn that is „People Not Seen“. The third thread is the description of a journey I undertook with two friends: crossing Iceland from south to

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Nichimandoku

An epistolary comics conversation about culture and catastrophe between three artists: Dirk Schwieger (Germany), Matsuoka Waka (Japan) and Christina Plaka (German-Mangaka-with-Greek-roots-living-in-Japan, you figure it out) – started shortly before the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster.

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ineinander

My first professionally produced comics series and my first foray into self-publishing is nothing short of an experimental comic book riddle polybagged in an enigma.

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