Ingo Römling

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Ingo Römling alias Monozelle (born March 19, 1969 in Frankfurt am Main ) is a German illustrator , comic artist and musician. In addition to his own comics , he draws artwork for record covers and magazines, but also advertising mascots and illustrations for school books. His 'digital illustration' combines traditional analog drawing techniques with photography , digital 3D graphics , and other digital graphics techniques. Römling is one of the most famous illustrators of the black scene .

Life

Römling was born in Frankfurt am Main in 1969 and grew up in Karben . Even his father loved reading comics and was a fan of Asterix . The young Ingo Römling learned to read with these notebooks even before starting school. He's been a fan of Spider-Man since he was a teenager . Drawing was always his favorite activity during his childhood. At the age of 15, Römling published his first own drawings with a small publisher. While he initially perceived art lessons in school as purely occupational therapy, he got a very good art teacher in the upper school, who was able to arouse his enthusiasm for the subject. He first came into contact with bass and synthesizers in music class, instruments that he still plays today. Since 1986 he was in contact with several publishers and agencies and received his first orders. In 1988 he graduated from high school.

In 1989 a music magazine hired him as a draftsman for funny pictures for the articles after he had presented his drawings to the editor. He admired the comics in Schwermetall magazine , especially those by Jean Giraud . In 1992 he began studying communication design at the Wiesbaden University of Applied Sciences , where he took courses in life drawing, illustration and marker technology, among other things. After two years, however, he broke off to start his own business as an illustrator. In 1993 he took part in Guido Schröter's exhibition Comopoly in Hamburg. In 1994 Römling set up his own atelier for visual communication fantasyfactory and received the first major orders from large international companies, for which he mainly drew cartoons and caricatures . At this time, through his contact with the black scene, he also developed his typical style for which he is known today. In 1999, the agency SkaDialog introduced him as head of the areas of desktop publishing and final drawing one.

In 2001 Römling met Alexander Spreng alias Asp , frontman of the band ASP . As Asp is himself a comic writer, a long-term and intensive collaboration developed, together with Römling's debut album Varieté Obscur , the comic version of the Asp song of the same name. In 2003 he switched back to self-employment as a freelance illustrator and graphic designer. Today the artist lives and works in Berlin. CHIP Online's best list portal Zehn.de voted Ingo Römling 8th among the most interesting record cover artists in the world.

Since 2014 Ingo Römling has been the first German authorized Disney illustrator to work on Star Wars comics. The Panini Publishing signed him for the comics of the animated series Star Wars Rebels and Star Wars Resistance . He alternates monthly with the British illustrator Bob Molesworth . The stories come from the pen of the British author Martin Fisher .

Works

comics

  • Mennigen, Peter; Römling, Ingo: Malcolm Max - Volume 1. Body Snatchers . 2013, Bielefeld, Splitter-Verlag , ISBN 978-3-86869-546-5
  • Mennigen, Peter; Römling, Ingo: Malcolm Max - Volume 2. Malcolm Max - Resurrection . 2014, Bielefeld, Splitter-Verlag, ISBN 978-3-86869-547-2
  • Mennigen, Peter; Römling, Ingo: Malcolm Max - Volume 3. Malcolm Max - Nightfall . 2016, Bielefeld, Splitter-Verlag, ISBN 978-3-86869-548-9
  • Mennigen, Peter; Römling, Ingo u. a .: A sacred experiment . 2015, Schnell & Steiner, ISBN 978-3-7954-3000-9
  • Spreng, Alexander (Asp); Römling, Ingo: Seven years with Garg . 2007-2010
  • Spreng, Alexander (Asp); Römling, Ingo: Varieté Obscur . 2006
  • Spreng, Alexander (Asp); Römling, Ingo: Johann Salamander and the "Alice?" Case . 2009
  • Spreng, Alexander (Asp); Römling, Ingo: Johann Salamander and the “Varieté Obscur” case . 2009 (new edition of "Varieté Obscur" )
  • Völlinger, Andreas; Römling, Ingo: "Himmelfahrt", short story in Comicgate magazine 4. 2009 (also cover illustration)
  • Illustration of Stories for Die Toten Volumes 1, 2 and 4; Cover for volume 1-3 ( Zwerchfell Verlag , 2011, ICOM Independent Comic Prize )
  • Cover for Die Toten 1-2 (New series from 2014, Panini Verlag)
  • 2015–2018: Illustration of the comic episode series Star Wars Rebels from Panini Verlag as an officially authorized Disney cartoonist, alternating monthly with Bob Molesworth
  • from 2018: Illustration of the comic episode series Star Wars Resistance by Panini Verlag as an officially authorized Disney illustrator.
  • Cover for Comicgate Magazine 10 (2018)

Record cover

Römling drew record covers for the following bands (selection):

  • Alestorm : Cover illustrations for all previous albums and singles
  • ASP : Cover for all albums and singles from 2003 to 2009 (except: Akoasma , Humility and Zaubererbruder ), numerous posters and merchandising items
  • Atrocity : album cover for Werk 80 II (with Dita von Teese )
  • Charlie Clouser : Cover artwork for Saw II Original Score
  • Diary of Dreams : Cover artwork for Nekrolog 43 , Mensch.Feind , (if) , merchandising articles
  • The Chamber : Cover for all albums and singles, animation video for Sinister Sister
  • Faun : Album Artworks for Von Den Elben (Deluxe Edition only), Luna , Luna + Live & Acoustic in Berlin as well as stage design for the Luna Tour 2015
  • Gerd Knebel : Cover artwork for the band GiftDwarf , poster for his program World Of Drecksäck
  • In Strict Confidence : Cover for Babylon , Holy , Seven Lives , Where Sun And Moon Unite , Exile Paradise , La Parade Monstrueuse and Utopia , current band logo
  • Lacrimosa : graphic design of the DVD edition of the live album Lichtjahre
  • Leaves' Eyes : album cover for We Came With The Northern Winds
  • Last instance : Cover illustrations for Guilty , Holy and Eternal , merchandising items, current band logo
  • Samsa's dream : Complete design of the album a.Ura und das Schnecken.Haus , illustrations for When black rain , merchandising items
  • Seabound : Design of the albums No Sleep Demon v2.0 and Double Crosser as well as the single Poisonous Friend
  • Subway controllers in frozen women's clothes : cover artwork for Simsalabimbambasaladusaladim , Hardcore A Cappella , Vollgas and Glücklich
  • Umbra et Imago : Cover artwork for Memento Mori , thoughts of a vampire (re-release) and Motus Animi , merchandising articles

Magazines and books

Römling designed the covers of the trilogy Play , Rewind and Tremendista by Thomas Sabottka . His work for various bands can be seen again and again in the scene magazines Orkus , Gothic Magazine , Sonic Seducer or Zillo , sometimes also on the cover. He illustrated two articles and a cover picture for the culture supplement Kulturspiegel des Spiegel .

Corporate orders

Römling designed the flat rate for the Versatel company and drew Bastian Schweinsteiger as a comic figure for a BiFi advertisement. His customers have already included companies such as Deutsche Bank , Dresdner Bank , Fidelity Investments , MCI WorldCom Deutsche Telekom , GlaxoSmithKline , Merz Pharma , DB Cargo , Lufthansa Cargo , Tupperware , Karstadt , Agrippina Insurance and Quelle . He has also drawn for numerous music labels such as Electrola , EMI , Sony Music , Trisol Music Group , Napalm Records , Drakkar Entertainment , Danse Macabre (label) , Minuswelt, Spirit Productions, Dependent, Hall Of Sermon and Moonfish.

music

Römling plays with Matthias Keller from the band U-Bahn-Kontrollöre in frozen women's clothes in the band Keller & Reinforcement . He also played bass at two concerts by the band Umbra et Imago and makes music himself with the synthesizer . He has already produced remixes for several bands. Since 2015 he has also been the bass player for the band Die Kammer .

Remixes of Römling that were released by the bands (selection):

  • ASP: Silence of the Night , Lycanthropy , Mirrored Eyes , Varieté Obscur
  • Curve : Unreadable Communication
  • In Strict Confidence: Seven Lives
  • L'Âme Immortelle : Beyond the shadows
  • Samsa's dream: poppies on white sheets , sacred heart
  • Seabound: Torch
  • Umbra et Imago: say no

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c Metal Blast: Illustrators: Ingo Römling Interview. Retrieved December 20, 2012 .
  2. ↑ a b c loophole: Ingo Römling - Interview. (No longer available online.) Archived from the original on January 28, 2013 ; Retrieved December 15, 2012 .
  3. ↑ a b Frankfurter Rundschau: When Santaman takes on the villains. (No longer available online.) Archived from the original on March 4, 2016 ; Retrieved December 20, 2012 . 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. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.monozelle.de
  4. ↑ Janosch Troehler: copyright debate - Comment by Ingo Römling. (No longer available online.) Archived from the original on July 25, 2012 ; Retrieved December 12, 2012 . 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. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / janoschtroehler.com
  5. ↑ zehn.de: 10 interessantesten plate cover artist in the world. (No longer available online.) Archived from the original on February 2, 2013 ; Retrieved December 20, 2012 . 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. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.zehn.de
  6. ↑ StarWars Union: Interview with Ingo Römling. Retrieved September 10, 2015 .
  7. ↑ Gamona - Star Wars Planet: In conversation with Ingo Römling, illustrator of Star Wars Rebels. Retrieved September 10, 2015 .
  8. ↑ A sacred experiment. Retrieved March 19, 2019 .
  9. ↑ Seven years with Garg. Retrieved December 14, 2012 .
  10. ↑ Varieté Obscur. Retrieved December 14, 2012 .
  11. ↑ a b Johann Salamander. Retrieved May 28, 2013 .
  12. ↑ The 4th Comicgate Magazine - Comicgate Archives. Retrieved on March 19, 2019 (German).
  13. ↑ Zwerchfell Verlag: Authors. (No longer available online.) Archived from the original on December 27, 2012 ; Retrieved December 14, 2012 . 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. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.zwerchfell-verlag.de
  14. ↑ Who's Who 4 - Ingo Römling. Retrieved December 15, 2012 .
  15. ↑ The dead. Retrieved April 25, 2016 .
  16. ↑ Panini Verlag Star Wars Rebels Magazine # 7. Retrieved September 10, 2015 .
  17. ↑ Comicgate Magazine 10 | Comicgate shop. Retrieved on March 19, 2019 (German).
  2. Römling's biography on monozelle.de
  3. References Römlings on monozelle.de
personal data
SURNAME Römling, Ingo
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Monocell (pseudonym)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German illustrator, comic artist and musician
DATE OF BIRTH March 19, 1969
PLACE OF BIRTH Frankfurt am Main