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The nominations for the Max and Moritz Prize were announced for the 12th time. In the category "Best Manga," "Adolf" by Osamu Tezuka, "Barefoot Through Hiroshima" by Keiji Nakazawa, and "20th Century Boys" by Naoki Urasawa are competing. All other nominations can be found in the attached press release. The award ceremony will take place this year on June 17, 2006, at the Comic Salon Erlangen.
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Erlangen, April 19, 2006. Jacques Tardi will be honored this year as part of the 12th International Comic Salon Erlangen (June 15 to 18, 2006) with the most important comic award in the German-speaking world for his outstanding lifetime achievement. Jacques Tardi, whose often black-and-white narratives repeatedly deal with the horrors of war, is considered one of the most significant representatives of contemporary comic art. The "Special Jury Prize" goes to the most famous German comic artist, Ralf König, "for his artistic stance in the dispute over the Mohammed cartoons." His drawings, in which he clearly took a stand for press freedom, were published, among others, in the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung. Tardi and König will personally receive their awards on June 17, 2006, during the Max and Moritz Gala.
The German comic prize "Max and Moritz," endowed by Bulls Press, Frankfurt, will be awarded for the twelfth time this year by the city of Erlangen. The prize is an accolade that sets standards in the field of comics and has significantly contributed to the recognition of comic art in the German-speaking world for 20 years. The award honors the work of outstanding artists, supports commendable publishing efforts, and draws attention to young emerging talents. Additionally, the awarding of the prize aims to intensify the discussion about qualitative criteria for evaluating graphic literature. The prize will be presented in six different categories during the 12th International Comic Salon Erlangen at the Markgrafentheater in Erlangen.
On April 12 and 13, 2006, the Max and Moritz jury convened in Erlangen with the following members: Bodo Birk (Head of the International Comic Salon Erlangen), Hendrik Dorgathen (comic artist and professor of illustration, Kassel), Andrea Fiala de Ayerbe (Frankfurt Book Fair), Lutz Göllner (journalist, Berlin), Harald Havas (journalist, Vienna), Herbert Heinzelmann (journalist and media scholar, Nuremberg), Andreas Platthaus (journalist, Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung), Denis Scheck (critic, Deutschlandfunk, "Druckfrisch" ARD), and Jan Taussig (Bulls Press, Frankfurt). In addition to the special prize for outstanding lifetime achievement and the special jury prize, the jurors determined the nominations in the following categories: "Best German-Language Comic Artist," "Best Comic Strip," "Best German-Language Comic," "Best International Comic," "Best Manga," "Best Comic for Children," and "Best Scriptwriter." The winners in these categories will only be announced during the Max and Moritz Gala on June 17, 2006.
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Erlangen, April 19, 2006. Jacques Tardi will be honored this year as part of the 12th International Comic Salon Erlangen (June 15 to 18, 2006) with the most important comic award in the German-speaking world for his outstanding lifetime achievement. Jacques Tardi, whose often black-and-white narratives repeatedly deal with the horrors of war, is considered one of the most significant representatives of contemporary comic art. The "Special Jury Prize" goes to the most famous German comic artist, Ralf König, "for his artistic stance in the dispute over the Mohammed cartoons." His drawings, in which he clearly took a stand for press freedom, were published, among others, in the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung. Tardi and König will personally receive their awards on June 17, 2006, during the Max and Moritz Gala.
The German comic prize "Max and Moritz," endowed by Bulls Press, Frankfurt, will be awarded for the twelfth time this year by the city of Erlangen. The prize is an accolade that sets standards in the field of comics and has significantly contributed to the recognition of comic art in the German-speaking world for 20 years. The award honors the work of outstanding artists, supports commendable publishing efforts, and draws attention to young emerging talents. Additionally, the awarding of the prize aims to intensify the discussion about qualitative criteria for evaluating graphic literature. The prize will be presented in six different categories during the 12th International Comic Salon Erlangen at the Markgrafentheater in Erlangen.
On April 12 and 13, 2006, the Max and Moritz jury convened in Erlangen with the following members: Bodo Birk (Head of the International Comic Salon Erlangen), Hendrik Dorgathen (comic artist and professor of illustration, Kassel), Andrea Fiala de Ayerbe (Frankfurt Book Fair), Lutz Göllner (journalist, Berlin), Harald Havas (journalist, Vienna), Herbert Heinzelmann (journalist and media scholar, Nuremberg), Andreas Platthaus (journalist, Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung), Denis Scheck (critic, Deutschlandfunk, "Druckfrisch" ARD), and Jan Taussig (Bulls Press, Frankfurt). In addition to the special prize for outstanding lifetime achievement and the special jury prize, the jurors determined the nominations in the following categories: "Best German-Language Comic Artist," "Best Comic Strip," "Best German-Language Comic," "Best International Comic," "Best Manga," "Best Comic for Children," and "Best Scriptwriter." The winners in these categories will only be announced during the Max and Moritz Gala on June 17, 2006.
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This article was originally published in German. It was translated with technical support and editorially reviewed before publication.
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