Dirk Seliger

Dirk Seliger (* 1970 in Sonneberg ) is a German writer , fabulous poet , illustrator , comic book author and teacher .

Life

Seliger studied German and art at the Erfurt / Mühlhausen University of Education and the Friedrich Schiller University in Jena . In the early 1990s, he briefly began publishing cartoons in the daily Freie Wort . Since the late 1990s he has been working for RAABE Fachverlag for the school and is active as a teacher.

While his own publications appeared in book format at the beginning of 2001, Seliger increasingly turned to the medium of comics from the end of the 2000s.

Seliger's work ranges from prose texts in various literary genres to poetry, book illustration, graphics, design, cartoon and specialist articles to drawing comics and the work of a scenarioist. Furthermore, Seliger works as an editor and proofreader.

Seliger is currently working with Jan Suski on both comic projects Luzian Engelhardt and Gambert (since 2017). In 2014 he also started another comic series with the artist Stefan Pede under the pseudonym Pegasau, entitled The Last Goblin .

Works (selection)

• 1997 Safe in German, 9th grade , Ellen Zschiesche / Dirk Seliger, Volk und Wissen Verlag, Berlin, ISBN 3-06-100948-5 .
• 2001 Why the hedgehog has spikes and other fairy tales with animals (also as audio book on MC and CD), amicus Verlag, ISBN 978-3-935660-01-3 .
• 2001 The return of Till Eulenspiegel. New rascals , amicus Verlag, ISBN 978-3-935660-03-7 .
• 2001 The final secrets of Dr. Fist. A dozen and one art saga , amicus Verlag, ISBN 978-3-935660-06-8 .
• 2002 fables. , amicus Verlag, ISBN 978-3-935660-11-2 .
• 2005 fables. Second book , amicus Verlag, ISBN 978-3-935660-24-2 .
• 2006 fables. Third book , amicus Verlag, ISBN 978-3-935660-86-0 .
• 2006 Baron Münchhausen's true lies. The birth of a legend, amicus Verlag, ISBN 978-3-935660-15-0 .
• 2006 A case for Dr. Watson. Comic strips , amicus Verlag, ISBN 978-3-935660-97-6 .
• 2006 Limericks. FSK 18 , amicus Verlag, ISBN 978-3-935660-95-2 .
• 2009 (collaboration) Ritter Runkel - Die Legende , Lothar Dräger (novel), illustrations: Ulf S. Graupner , epilogue: Dirk Seliger, MOSAIK Steinchen for Steinchen Verlag GmbH, ISBN 978-3-937649-48-1 .
• 2010 Das Giftbuch des Sherlock Holmes (anthology), authors: Dirk Seliger and others, illustrations: Dirk Seliger, Anke Seliger, Baskerville books, ISBN 978-3-930932-93-1 .
• 2010 (collaboration) Raffles Holmes & Co .: The remarkable adventures of Raffles Holmes, Esq. , John Kendrick Bangs (Author), Nicole Glücklich (Ed.), Illustrations: Dirk Seliger, Books on Demand Norderstedt, ISBN 978-3-8423-2512-8 .
• 2011 Luzian Engelhardt 1 - Devilishly in a good mood , A4 hardcover, text: Dirk Seliger, drawings: Jan Suski, Epsilon Verlag , ISBN 978-3-86693-157-2 .
• 2012 Luzian Engelhardt 2 - Come on the devil , A4 hardcover, text & scenario: Dirk Seliger, drawings & color: Jan Suski, Epsilon Verlag, ISBN 978-3-86693-214-2 .
• 2013 Luzian Engelhardt 3 - Ridden by the Devil , A4 hardcover, text: Dirk Seliger, drawings: Jan Suski, Epsilon Verlag, ISBN 978-3-86693-221-0 .
• 2013 Luzian Engelhardt 4 - Hol's der Teufel , A4 hardcover, text: Dirk Seliger, drawings: Jan Suski, Epsilon Verlag, ISBN 978-3-86693-225-8 .
• 2013 (collaboration) Otto and Alwin's big party for Jürgen Günther , A4 softcover, editor: Guido Weißhahn, Holzhof Verlag , ISBN 978-3-939509-73-8 .
• 2014 The Last Kobold 1 - Gabelfuß und Luno , A4 hardcover, text: Dirk Seliger, drawings: Stefan Pede, Epsilon Verlag, ISBN 978-3-86693-195-4 .
• 2014 Luzian Engelhardt 5 - Pfui Teufel , A4 hardcover, text: Dirk Seliger, drawings: Jan Suski, Epsilon Verlag, ISBN 978-3-86693-229-6 .
• 2015 Luzian Engelhardt 6 - With the devil in covenant , A4 hardcover, text: Dirk Seliger, drawings: Jan Suski, Epsilon Verlag, ISBN 978-3-86693-232-6 .
• 2016 Luzian Engelhardt 7 - The devil in the body , A4 hardcover, text: Dirk Seliger, drawings: Jan Suski, Epsilon Verlag, ISBN 978-3-86693-245-6 .
• 2016 The Last Kobold 2 - Huhboba und die Nachttratsch , A4 hardcover, text: Dirk Seliger, drawings: Stefan Pede, Epsilon Verlag, ISBN 978-3-86693-238-8 .
• 2017 Luzian Engelhardt 8 - Obsessed by the devil , A4 hardcover, text: Dirk Seliger, drawings: Jan Suski, Kult Comics , ISBN 978-3-946722-24-3 .
• 2017 Gambert 1 - Gambert and the Vitus Magic , A4 hardcover, text: Dirk Seliger, drawings: Jan Suski, Splitter , ISBN 978-3-95839-954-9 .
• 2018 Gambert 2 - Gambert and the Soul Dragon , A4 hardcover, text: Dirk Seliger, drawings: Jan Suski, Splitter , ISBN 978-3-95839-955-6 .
• 2018 The Last Kobold 3 - Oha and the Hakelmann , A4 hardcover, text: Dirk Seliger, drawings: Stefan Pede, Kult Comics , ISBN 978-3-946722-97-7 .
• 2018 The King of Jesters (novel), Illustrations: Jan Suski, MosaPedia annual edition, without ISBN.
• 2018 Professor Alchemix. Complete edition 1990-2018 , Pegasau production, without ISBN.
• 2019 Gambert 3 - Gambert and the Revenant , A4 hardcover, text: Dirk Seliger, drawings: Jan Suski, Splitter , ISBN 978-3-95839-956-3 .

literature

• Joachim Wittkowski: Docet fabula? Comments on new fables in: Contributions to youth literature and media , 57th year, issue 2, 2005, pp. 112–117.
• Burkhard Ihme : A comic has to entertain. Interview with Dirk Seliger in: COMIC! Yearbook 2018 , Stuttgart 2017, pp. 110–117, ISBN 978-3-88834-948-5 .

Web links

• Literature by and about Dirk Seliger in the catalog of the German National Library
• Homepage of Dirk Seliger
• Dirk Seliger at Mosapedia
• Dirk Seliger in the German Comic Guide
• Dirk Seliger on the homepage of the Thuringian Literature Council

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Renate Stahl (Ed.): German writer lexicon . Dietzenbach 2004, p. 671.
2. ↑ Article on “Luzian Engelhardt” with a short portrait of Dirk Seliger from the daily Freie Wort from January 11, 2014, p. 12. Accessed June 4, 2014.
3. ↑ Kürschner's German Literature Calendar 2012/2013. 68th year. Volume 2 . Walter de Gruyter, Berlin / Boston 2012, p. 1011.
4. ↑ Information about Dirk Seliger's life from the list of authors in the Friedrich-Bödecker-Kreis Thuringia. ( Memento of the original from June 6, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved June 4, 2014. 
5. ^ Information about Dirk Seliger's publications in the catalog of the German National Library. Retrieved June 4, 2014.
6. ↑ Work samples from Dirk Seliger on his homepage. Retrieved June 4, 2014.
7. ↑ Information about Dirk Seliger's publications on a website of the Kult Comics publishing house. ( Memento of the original from August 11, 2017 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved August 11, 2017. 
8. ↑ Information about Dirk Seliger's publications on the Splitter Verlag website. Retrieved August 11, 2017.
9. ↑ Information about Dirk Seliger's publications on a website of the Kult Comics publishing house. ( Memento of the original from August 11, 2017 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved August 11, 2017. 
10. ↑ Work samples from Dirk Seliger on his homepage. Retrieved March 17, 2019.