The little asshole

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The little asshole or little asshole is a cartoon character by Walter Moers . It is about a small, short-sighted boy who is fundamentally superior to adults, who is politically incorrect, precociously, disrespectfully and sometimes in a vulgar way terrorizing his environment and "does not leave out any jokes at the expense of East Germans, the elderly, the disabled, drinkers or homosexuals".

An application by the State Office for Youth and Social Affairs in Rhineland-Palatinate on April 7, 1994 for the comics to be indexed , as well as several follow-up applications by the Federal Inspectorate for Writings Harmful to Young People, was not complied with.

Publication history

comics

According to Moers, he first put his fictional character on paper in 1986. In September 1988 a comic was published in Kowalski magazine . The Little Asshole had its first book appearance in the volume Von whole hearted! ( ISBN 3-8218-1832-8 ) with three short episodes in which not only the protagonist but also his sister and parents were introduced.

In 1990, Little Asshole ( ISBN 3-8218-3000-X ) was the first volume to be devoted exclusively to the figure. This volume has now been translated into many different languages ​​(including English , French , Spanish ).
In addition, the following additional volumes were published, all by Eichborn , Frankfurt am Main:

Movie

In 1997, the cartoon Little Asshole was made based on the comic. In 2006 the sequel followed The little asshole and the old sack - dying is shit .

supporting documents

  1. ^ Gerhard Habarta, Harald Havas : Comic worlds. History and structure of the ninth art . Edition Comic Forum, Vienna 1992.
  2. Walter Moers: Shameless! Little Asshole's Big Book . Eichborn, Frankfurt am Main 2001, p. 141.
  3. The draftsman Walter Moers unpacks: “The little asshole is terrorizing me!” . In: Die Zeit , No. 10/1997
  4. Walter Moers: Shameless! Little Asshole's Big Book . Eichborn, Frankfurt am Main 2001, p. 140.