Exhibition Report from Germany

Here are some photos from the opening reception of my big show in my home town in Germany. It was an incredible and unforgettable night.

People from all periods of my life in Germany came- teachers and students from various schools and colleges, people I played in bands with, made comic mags with, doctors and dentists... And many people who helped me to get to where I am. We had a full house and it was an honor see all these familiar faces, and many others, who came to support me and showed an interest in my illustrated NY adventures.

There was also a radio interview with the SWR, and a very kind review by the local newspaper Schwaebische Zeitung.

Thank you to everyone who came, and to the curator Martin Oswald, and all other organizers, the Mayor and the city of Weingarten.

The show is still up till June 12th 2016, open on Wednesdays, Fridays and weekends, at the Kornhausgalerie in Weingarten.

From the workshop with students

Thanks to Bernhard Goegler for some of these photos. Here are some more on my Facebook page:

Exhibition in Weingarten

Big news!
I'm having a large exhibition in my home town in Germany. It will include a wide array of works from the past 10 years, including originals and large prints of editorial illustration, children's books, comics and advertising work and is curated by Martin Oswald of the University of Education in Weingarten.

Opening Reception:
Friday April 22nd, 2016, 19 Uhr
Kornhausgalerie Weingarten
23. April – 12. Juni 2016

More info (in German) here
Newspaper article

It will be a similar show to the one at the German Consulate General in NY a couple years ago, with new works and some exclusive items.

There will also be other events surrounding it:
• Sequential Workshop at the Freie Kunstschule April 18.+20.+25.
• Comics Workshop at the PH Weingarten April 24th
• Lecture about comics, and a book
• Signing at my childhood comic book store Persiflage April 16th

Above is a brand-new image to promote the show, featuring our famous Baroque Basilika.

Freue mich darauf, euch alle dort zu sehen!

Oktoberfest WiesnGuide for Ernst & Young

Here are some images from an Oktoberfest Wiesnguide" I did for Ernst and Young Munich / Stuttgart. It features some playful info, the location of all the tents, and folds together between two beer coasters. Thanks so much to Romesh Naik from EY Stuttgart and Bernd Klutsch from Medienmassiv for the fun collaboration!

Eurotrip Sketches

I've traveled in Europe throughout the last month, have visited friends, family, colleagues and clients. I especially enjoyed re-visiting London and Berlin. Here are some sketches, all done on location…
EDIT: American Illustration has done a feature about these, with some additional drawings

St Paul's as seen from the Tate Modern, London

View of Museumsinsel / Berliner Dom

View from the steps of the Altes Museum, Berlin

Markstrasse, Ravensburg

Friedrichshafen / Bodensee

Backyard of my friends in Karlsruhe

Cover for 11 Freunde magazine

 A very exciting project I've worked on is no published and I can talk about it: I did the cover for the 150th issue of the German soccer magazine 11 Freunde. The cover story is about the current "super-coaches" in European soccer, and they were inspired by my BEHOLDER comics to draw them in an old-school Marvel way as comic heroes. I also did a few interior illustrations of more coaches.

After some sketching we actually ended up using a direct reference of a picture in Journey Into Misery 5, just replacing my "Mighty Protectors" with the aforementioned super-coaches. The final is printed with two spot-colors which will make the art-work pop nicely, and is also similar to the 2-3 color designs I create for my own comics covers. I can't wait to see it in person!

Thanks so much to Sabine Kornbrust and the entire editorial team of 11 Freunde for a dream project! Get your copy now!

Carlo Ancelotti and Diego Pablo Simeone for the interiors.

The original page from Journey Into Misery 5 that the cover was inspired by.

#artwork– A New Publication From Berlin

A brand-new online magazine about art and art education called #artwork just debuted with a feature about New York, and I'm thrilled that they invited me for a little interview about living and working here. They were also kind enough to include some of my images.

Here is a link to the first issue, you can find my interview at the end of the page.

Many thanks to editors Ada Bieber and Anette Holl for this great feature and good luck with the magazine!

Happy Holidays 2013!

Enjoy the holidays! Have a great winter break, I'll see you in 2014!

Part of an illustration for the official holiday card of RWTH Aachen University

(Click to enlarge)

The Art Of Paul Hoppe Opening Reception

Last week was the great opening reception of my big 10 year retrospective at the German Consulate General in New York.

With Dr. Jakob von Wagner, Chief of Cultural Affairs at the Consulate General

I was honored to be able to exhibit my work at such a prestigious space and thrilled that so many people came out for the occasion. Friends, colleagues, clients, collaborators… and many other people who had heard about the show.

It was especially nice to have my mother with me for the occasion, who had just flown in all the way from Germany.

If you'd like to see more photos, I'll be slowly adding some to this Facebook Album.

The show is still up till November 29th, open on weekdays, 9-5.30pm, 871 United Nations Plaza.

Thanks again to everybody who came out, and especially to Dr. Jakob von Wagner and Dr René Rubbeling.

With Whitney Sherman, Professor at MICA, and her husband (left) and my mother.

The Art Of Paul Hoppe Update

This is a brand-new image drawn specifically for my upcoming big show. It depicts the Consulate building with some creative license.

Here are the details:
Opening reception is November 5th, 6-8pm
871 United Nations Plaza

(1st Avenue between 48th and 49th Streets)

New York, NY


The event is free and open to the public, but RSVP is required on this site: https://paulhoppe.eventbrite.com


The show will be on display through Nov 29th, 2013

Solo Show at the German Consulate, NY

I'm very proud to announce my upcoming solo-show at the German Consulate in New York. This will be the biggest solo-exhibition of my work so far, featuring editorial artwork, children's books, comics and personal works.

Needless to say this is an enormous honor for me. In addition, I will also be celebrating my ten year anniversary in the US. It would mean a lot to me to see you there, you the colleagues, friends and mentors that have been accompanying me along the way.

Opening reception:

November 5th, 2013.

871 United Nations Plaza


(1st Avenue between 48th and 49th Streets)


New York, NY

I will have more info as the event gets closer.

Many thanks to Dr. René Rubbeling und Jakob v. Wagner of the Consulate General who invited me. It is like coming home.

Holiday Wrapping Paper

I created a wrapping paper as Holiday promotion for Panama Advertising Agency in Stuttgart. It is a little narrative that they gave me to illustrate, without words. Their clients received the wrapping paper by mail, but also can come by on a special "gift-wrapping-day", to have their gifts wrapped by experts.
Thanks Panama for the great assignment!

RePaneled: Spuk Geschichten #327

During a recent trip to Germany which was rather stressful, I wasn't really able to work on anything "real". But copying some comic panels of my old comic collection was a nice way to still keep drawing; a relaxing, self-indulgent pastime at the end of the day.

Of course I did it with the fun RePaneled blog in mind, and last night it was indeed posted. Thanks to Anthony Vukojevich for all the work he puts into this platform for nerdy fun!
(Small image is the original; click both to enlarge).

About Spuk Geschichten (Spooky Stories): Even back then it was a guilty pleasure, as it was very pulpy, with monsters constantly running after half-naked women. It was one of the few series that were actually available at newsstands. Besides that I actually don't know much about the background of the series. I think it was produced for the German market, but the artist could have been in a studio abroad. It's hard to find out anything about him online.

Artist: Jesus Pena,
(although it's spelled with a "wave" above the "u", and a pointy thingy pointing up, above the "n".
Publisher: Bastei (Germany)
Comic Data Base Entry: http://www.comics.org/issue/540913/

In my version, I took the liberty of translating the speech balloons, which might be the first time that Spuk is available in English, ha!

Comic for MogaMobo 108: The Meaning of Life

I had the pleasure of contributing to the latest issue of MogaMobo, the long-running German comic anthology published by Titus Ackermann, Jonas Greulich und Thomas Gronle (aka LeGron). The theme of their 108th issue (!) was nothing less than "The Meaning of Life".

The book was published as part of the 1st annual German Comic Clash, a competition between comic zines and anthologies, which was also organized by these guys (they're busy!).

You can see my humble 1page contribution above (along with some authentic German ads), and find out more about MogaMobo on their website. Many thanks for making me a part of this!

Panama Independence Day – workshop in Stuttgart

I had the pleasure and privilege to go to Germany for a special event with Panama, an advertising agency in Stuttgart, with which I go waaay back.
The "Panama Independence Day" consisted of workshops, brainstormings and strategizing, as well as fun and games.

As key-visual, I had created a "cover-version" of the famous Turnbull painting of the signing of the declaration of independence.

My task throughout the day was to visualize all the ideas and results in an enormous "mind-map" ("Visual Facilitating").

Panama had supplied me with all necessary tools, including a giant foamcore board.

I had a great time and it was nice to get to hang out with some old friends and make new ones. And incidentally, I got to visit my parents real quick. Many thanks to the entire team of Panama for inviting me!

Goethe Institut Feature

The Goethe Institut has a website about comics and comic arts, and the latest article is about German artists who went abroad. I'm honored to be included, to talk about reasons and experiences of working as a German illustrator in the US. You can check out the entire article here. Many thanks to Rieke Harmsen for the write-up!

Interviews & Articles

Here are some comics-related recent articles, interviews and news from around the web, collected for your convenience:

I wrote a little article for the Cartoon & Comic issue of Slanted,
a German magazine about typography and design. I called it A Very Subjective And Casual Comics Overview from Greenpoint, Brooklyn, because that's what it is.

Furthermore, there is a nice feature about me over on the Holy Yost,  because I'm contributing to Digestae, a food-themed anthologywith many great contributors including Jeffrey Brown and James Kochalka. Many thanks for the shout-out!

If you like to support the project, there is a Kickstarter campaign with great rewards.


And finally, here is an interview from MoCCA in which you can see me at the festival live and alive.

As always, thanks for swinging by!

Happy Holidays!

I'll be away from the studio from December 15th through 30th, I'm wishing you Happy Holidays and all the best! Looking forward to seeing you and working with you in 2012!

This year's Holiday card of the RWTH Aachen University in Germany.