Illustration & Comics

Simon Schwartz – Illustration & Comics

March 2018

Publication: "IKON"

After almost six years of work I'm more than happy to announce that my german publisher avant-verlag just released my new Graphic Novel IKON.

The book tells the almost unbelievable but true story of Gleb Botkin – the son of the last tsar's physician.

"Ikon folgt dem Russen Gleb Botkin, der als Sohn des Leibarztes des russischen Zaren die Oktoberrevolution miterlebt und dabei seine engste Vertraute verliert – die Zarentochter Anastasia. Jahre später, im amerikanischen Exil, trifft der spirituell entwurzelte Ikonenmaler Botkin eine psychisch kranke Frau, die vorgibt, seine verlorene Anastasia zu sein und Anspruch auf den russischen Thron erhebt. Botkin, der sein ganzes Seelenheil auf diese tragische Gestalt projiziert, verliert erneut den Halt und verschreibt sich mit Leib und Seele seiner wiedergefundenen Ikone. Ikon ist eine – auf wahren Begebenheiten basierende – Erzählung über Verlust, Projektion und die Liebe zweier verlorener Seelen, die von der Brutalität des 20. Jahrhunderts gezeichnet wurden."

The book is available as a softcover and also as a limited hardcover edition with a signed artprint.

IKON

EUR 25,00

Softcover: 215 Pages

ISBN: 978-3-945034-79-8

Publisher: avant-verlag

IKON Delux (limited Edition with signed art print)

EUR 50,00

Hardcover: 215 Pages

ISBN: 978-3-945034-88-0

Publisher: avant-verlag

February 2018

Publication: "GEOlino Zeitreise #5"

For the new issue of the children's history magazine GEOlino Zeitreise I drew a new comic about the adventures of Lina and Tom – two children from the year 2064 that travel through time and space. This time they travel to East Berlin and witness the people's uprising on june 17, 1953 against the East German government.

"GEOlino Zeitreise #5"

EUR 5,95

84 Pages

Publisher: Gruner & Jahr AG Co. KG

Exhibition: "Horst-Janssen-Museum"

From February 3, 2018 till May 6, 2018 you can see original artwork from my graphic novel Packeis at the Horst-Janssen-Museum in Oldenburg as part of the exhibition "Die Neunte Kunst - Aktuelle deutsche Graphic Novels".

The exhibition shows some of germanys best know modern comic artists including Anke Feuchtenberger, Anna Haifisch, Barbara Yelin, Birgit Weyhe, Felix Pestemer, Hans Hillmann, Isabel Kreitz, Jakob Hinrichs, Lukas Jüliger, Max Baitinger, Olivier Kugler, Reinhard Kleist, Ulli Lust and myself.

More information can be found here.

Horst-Janssen-Museum

Am Stadtmuseum 4-8

26121 Oldenburg

www.horst-janssen-museum.de

January 2018

Exhibition: "Deutscher Bundestag"

I am very happy to announce, that my exhibition „Das Parlament“ at the at the german parliament the Bundestag has been extended until January 21, 2018.

The exhibition shows 20 comic biographies about german politicians from the Frankfurt Parliament in 1848 up to the seizure of control by the Nazis in 1933. The project is a contract labor for the art council of the german parliament. A second part about german politicians from 1933 till 1990 and a book are in preparation.

More information can be found here and here.

You can also download the official flyer right here.