Olivia Vieweg

Olivia Vieweg
Vieweg in 2014
Born	(1987-10-03) October 3, 1987 (age 37) Jena, Bezirk Gera, East Germany
Nationality	German

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.

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

• Tankred Dorst Preis ^[6] 2015 for the screenplay for "ENDZEIT"
• Comic grant from the Ehapa Comic Collection of the Egmont Ehapa Publishing House 2012
• ICOM Independent Comic Award 2010

Bibliography

Comics

• Endzeit (in German), Weimar: Schwarzer Turm, 2012, ISBN   978-3-934167-61-2
  • English: Ever After (2020), Graphic Universe, Minneapolis
• Huck Finn (in German), Berlin: Suhrkamp, 2013, ISBN   978-3-518-46429-8
  • Spanische Ausgabe: Olivia Vieweg (2014), Huck Finn: basado en "Las aventuras de Huckleberry Finn" de Mark Twain; [la novela gráfica][Huck Finn] (in German), Belén Santana López (trans.), Madrid: Impedimenta, ISBN   978-84-15979-26-5
• Antoinette kehrt zurück (in German), Köln: Egmont Graphic Novel, 2014, ISBN   978-3-7704-5500-3
• Hingeschlunzt (in German), Weimar: Schwarzer Turm, 2014, ISBN   978-3-934167-70-4
• Schwere See, mein Herz (in German), Berlin: Suhrkamp, 2015, ISBN   978-3-518-46599-8
• Die Unheimlichen: Antigone (in German), Hamburg: Carlsen, 2019, ISBN   978-3-551-71352-0

Cartoons

• Warum Katzen besser sind als Männer (in German), Hamburg: Carlsen, 2009, ISBN   978-3-551-68464-6
• Warum Katzen die glücklicheren Menschen sind (in German), Hamburg: Carlsen, 2010, ISBN   978-3-551-68465-3
• Warum Katzen keine Diäten machen (in German), Hamburg: Carlsen, 2011, ISBN   978-3-551-68255-0

Anthology contributions

• "Lowschool", Manga Spot 2006 (in German), München: Animexx, pp. 49–67, 2006
• "Gevatter Tot", Es War Keinmal, Turm-Manga spezial (in German), vol. Band 1, Hünfeld: Schwarzer Turm, 2006, ISBN   978-3-934167-30-8
• "Alle Wege führen nach Rom", Paper Theatre (in German), no. 2, Weimar: Schwarzer Turm, pp. 51–72, 2006, ISBN   3-934167-29-2
• "Die Flut", Manga-Mixx (frei nach "Herr Keuner und die Flut" von Bertolt Brecht) (in German), no. 3, München: Animexx, pp. 70–88, 2007, 1047275058
• "Prinzessin auf der Erbse", Subway to Sally Storybook (in German), vol. Band 1, Köln: Egmont Manga & Anime, pp. 181–188, 2008, ISBN   978-3-7704-6938-3
• "Morgen bin ich weg", Paper Theatre (in German), no. 6, Weimar: Schwarzer Turm, pp. 167–183, 2009, ISBN   978-3-934167-29-2
• "Kein Plan!", Comix & Beer. 100 Ganz Legale Comicrightverletzungen (in German), Leipzig: Comicstammtisch Leipzig, p. 21, 2009
• "Das schwarze Meer", Subway to Sally Storybook (in German), vol. Band 2, Weimar: Schwarzer Turm, pp. 107–116, 2012, ISBN   978-3-934167-58-2

As editor

• (mit Vicky Danko und Beatrice Beckmann): Paper Theatre Band 6 und 7 ^[7]
• Subway to Sally Storybook 1 und 2
• Blütenträume 2, Turm-Manga spezial (in German), vol. Band 7, Weimar: Schwarzer Turm, 2009, ISBN   978-3-934167-45-2
• Blütenträume 3, Turm-Manga spezial (in German), vol. Band 9, Weimar: Schwarzer Turm, 2010, ISBN   978-3-934167-49-0

References

1. Bernd Hinrichs (2014), "Made in Germany. Das Alfonz-Zeichnerporträt. Folge 5: Olivia Vieweg", Alfonz (Der Comicreporter) (in German), no. 2, Barmstedt: Verlag Volker Hamann, pp. 44 f, ISSN   2194-2706
2. Simone Xie, Anne Plätzke, ed. (2006), Paper Theatre (in German), Weimar: Schwarzer Turm, p. 52, ISBN   3-934167-29-2
3. Christian Werner (2009-11-05). "Zeichnende Studentin. Dicke Katzen überall" (in German). Die Zeit. p. 2. Retrieved 2014-06-02. Ab 12
4. 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). Archived from the original on Sep 13, 2017. Retrieved 2017-09-13.
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