ISABEL KREITZ

Isabel Kreitz, born 1967 in Hamburg, is one of the most ambitious female comic artists in Ger-many. Her comics examine both the phenomenon of youth culture and the historical and politi-cal events of German history. She has published amongst others the graphic novel “Die Ent-deckung der Curry-Wurst” (1996, based on the novella by Uwe Timm), „Der 35. Mai” (based on Erich Käster’s novel) and „Die Sache mit Sorge“ (2008). <br />She was awarded the most important prizes for Comic Art, e.g. in 1997 the Deutschen Comic-Preis, 1998 Max- und- Moritz- Preis and Sondermann-Preis.