Olivia Vieweg

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Olivia Vieweg
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Vieweg in 2014
Born (1987-10-03) October 3, 1987 (age 36)
Jena, Bezirk Gera, East Germany
NationalityGerman

Olivia Vieweg (born October 3, 1987 in Jena) is a German cartoonist and author, as well as an editor of comic anthologies. She created the comic novels Huck Finn and Antoinette returns.

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Biography

Vieweg spent her first ten years in a Plattenbau on Bundesautobahn 4. Her first point of contact with the medium of comics is uncertain, but she herself states it may have been the German Donald Duck " Lustiges Taschenbuch " [ de ] series. More influential for her was Sailor Moon. Her first shorter comic books were written in the manga- influenced so-called "Germangaka" style. [1] As a student in Jena she was already designing posters for the Jenaer Philharmonie. [2] One of her trademark themes, drawing cats, [3] developed during her time studying Visual Communication at the Bauhaus University, Weimar, and these were published in a series of cartoons by Carlsen Verlag. [4] In 2010 she had her first exhibition, together with Katja Klengel, in the City Museum Gera. In 2011 she graduated from the Bauhaus University with the zombie comic Endzeit , [4] subsequently made into a film which has toured arthouse cinemas worldwide.

Vieweg lives in Weimar. She has worked as an illustrator of the children's book series Vampirinternat Schloss Schauerfels and colorist of the comic series Zilverpijl. [4] She also works in advertising. In December 2012, she gave birth to a son. [4] In July 2014, she took over the alternating role of comic strip author in the Sunday Supplement of Der Tagesspiegel. [5] She has a penchant for Persian cats. [4]

Awards

Bibliography

Comics

Cartoons

Anthology contributions

As editor

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References

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  2. Simone Xie, Anne Plätzke, ed. (2006), Paper Theatre (in German), Weimar: Schwarzer Turm, p. 52, ISBN   3-934167-29-2
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  4. 1 2 3 4 5 Matthias Hofmann (September 2013), ""Die Jungs und ich haben beschlossen eine Bande zu gründen." Auf den Spuren von Huckleberry Finn", Zack (in German), no. 171, Berlin: Mosaik Steinchen für Steinchen Verlag, pp. 34–36, ISSN   1438-2792 (Interview with Olivia Vieweg)
  5. Lars von Törne (2014-07-01). "Neuer Tagesspiegel Comic-Strip. Die fabelhafte Welt der Olivia Vieweg" (in German). Der Tagesspiegel. Retrieved 2014-08-14.
  6. Super User. "2014/15" (in German). Retrieved 2017-09-13.{{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  7. Felix Giesa (2010), "Preisträger 2010 Sonderpreis der Jury für eine besondere Leistung oder Publikation: Vicky Danko, Beatrice Beckmann und Olivia Vieweg für das Engagement beim Independent Manga" [Special Prize of the Jury for a special performance or publication: Vicky Danko, Beatrice Beckmann and Olivia Vieweg for their commitment to the Independent Manga], Comic! Jahrbuch 2011 (Interview) (in German), Stuttgart: Interessensverband Comic e.V. ICOM, pp. 210, 212, ISBN   978-3-88834-941-6