Jan Gulbransson
Jan Gulbransson (born June 4, 1949 in Munich ) is a German artist who became known primarily through comics . He is a grandson of Olaf Gulbransson and lives in the Haidhausen district of Munich .
Artistic career
In the 1970s he designed puppet figures for the children's programs Kunterbunt , Das feuerrote Spielmobil (the dogs Biff and Wuff ) and Rappelkiste . He also illustrated the Berti booklets (texts: Thomas Fröhling), which appeared in the Pelikan children's book series .
From 1981 to 2001 wrote and drew Gulbransson for the Dutch Sanoma publishing house Donald Duck stories, most of which have now been published in Germany as The Tiger of Bengal , Gonzo, the giant ground squirrels or the freedom of the seas . He has been producing Disney comics for Egmont since 2012 .
In 1990 Gulbransson designed animated films and advertisements for the Winter Olympics on behalf of German television . In 1999 Globi appeared on Patrouille Suisse with text and drawings by Jan Gulbransson and Gabriel Nemeth as well as computer graphics by Dieter Steyer (Zurich: Globi Verlag). For the free pharmacy newspaper Medizini he drew the comic series Willi Wurm and his friends , later replaced by the series Willi Wurm , which is still produced by him and Gabriel Nemeth today.
In 2012, Gulbransson drew the eight-part cycle Die Ducks in Deutschland , based on an idea from Ehapa editor-in-chief Peter Höpfner , which was initially printed in the weekly Mickey Mouse (there in issues 35–42 / 2012). At the same time, a comic page was printed in the Bild newspaper. In the cycle, the Ducks travel back to Berlin in search of treasure from Berlin via Hamburg , the Ruhr area , Munich , Frankfurt am Main , Cologne , Stuttgart and Dresden . The cycle was also reprinted in a volume in 2013. This was followed in October 2013 by The Ducks in the Alps .
In 2018, Donald Duck by Jan Gulbransson was published in the Egmont Comic Collection, an anthology with selected comics by Jan Gulbransson.
Donald Duck stories (selection)
- 1982: To good neighbors! (Goede buren) , German 1995
- 1985: The Tiger of Bengal (En de tijger van Bengalen) , German 1999
- 1989: Wiehexxt (Hekseverhalen) , German 2004
- 1994: Gonzo the Giant Ziesel (Gonzo the gopher) , German 1999
- 1998: Everything in the best jam ('n Stekelige kwestie) , German 2002
- 2001: Anglers Pein (Fishing) , German 2004
- 2005: Schneekoller (Nanook the huskie) , German 2005
- 2010: The Unforgettable Christmas , German 2010
- 2011: The ghost from the flashlight (Geesten en nemen) , German 2014
- 2014: Wedding against will (Scrooge's Wedding) , German 2015
literature
- Klaus Strzyz and Andreas C. Knigge : Disney from the inside. Talks about the empire of the mouse . (With a foreword by Carl Barks). Ullstein, Frankfurt am Main and Berlin 1988, ISBN 3-548-36551-5
Web links
- Literature by and about Jan Gulbransson in the catalog of the German National Library
- Jan Gulbransson in Duckipedia
- What should I do with Mickey? - Jan Gulbransson in conversation with Der Spiegel (2012)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Iris Wehn: Duckburg is in the middle of Munich. Süddeutsche Zeitung , April 12, 2012, accessed on October 18, 2013 .
- ↑ Inducks: The Ducks in Germany
- ↑ Comic Guide: Mickey Mouse Edition
- ↑ New elephant train across the Alps in FAZ of October 30, 2013, p. 29
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Gulbransson, Jan |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German artist and comic strip artist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 4, 1949 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Munich |