Bang! - The Munich Comic Prize
Bang! - The Munich Comic Prize is a German comic prize that was launched in 2005. Since then, it has been awarded every two years at a gala at the Munich Comic Festival .
Categories
The categories have been changed and adapted several times over the years. Since 2009 only one place has been awarded in each category. The Peng! Prize has been awarded for life's work since 2007.
2019
- Best German-language comic: Flix for Spirou in Berlin ( Carlsen Verlag )
- Best European comic: Mathieu Sapin for Gérard - Five years on Depardieu's skirt (Gérard, cinq années dans les pattes de Depardieu) ( reproduced )
- Best North American Comic: Sean Murphy for Batman: The White Knight ( Panini )
- Best secondary literature: Lars Banhold for Batman : Reconstruction of a hero (Christian A. Bachmann Verlag)
- Best new release of a classic: Alex Raymond : Rip Kirby - The Complete Comic Strips ( Bocola Verlag )
- Special services for the Munich comic scene: Hans-Georg Küppers
- Lifetime achievement award: Matthias Schultheiss
2017
- Best German comic: Fil for Didi & Stulle Complete Edition ( reproduced )
- Best German online comic: Maxim C. Seehagen: for Herrmann Comix - herrmann-comix.de
- Best European comic: Thierry Smolderen and Alexandre Clérisse for A Diabolical Summer ( Carlsen Verlag )
- Best North American Comic: Paul Dini and Eduardo Risso for Dark Night: A True Batman Story ( Panini )
- Best Manga: Kore Yamazaki for The Magician's Bride ( Tokyopop )
- Best secondary literature: Eckart Sackmann for German comic research ( comicplus + )
- Best new release of a classic: Eternauta by Héctor Germán Oesterheld and Francisco Solano López ( avant-verlag )
- Special services for Munich's comic culture: The free Comicaze magazine
- Lifetime Achievement Award: Herbert Feuerstein
2015
- Best German comic: Barbara Yelin for Irmina ( reproduction )
- Best German online comic: Johannes Kretzschmar for Beetlebum
- Best European comic: Étienne Davodeau for The Cross-eyed Dog ( Egmont Ehapa Media )
- Best North American Comic: Richard McGuire for Here ( DuMont )
- Best manga from Japan / East Asia: Jirō Taniguchi for Der Gourmet ( Carlsen Verlag )
- Best manga from Germany: David Füleki for 78 days on the street of hate ( Tokyopop )
- Best Secondary Literature: Roy Thomas for 75 Years of Marvel ( Taschen )
- Best comic coverage: Lars von Törne for Der Tagesspiegel
- Best new release of a classic: Flypaper by Hans Hillmann ( avant-verlag )
- Best comic adaptation: Guardians of the Galaxy (Director: James Gunn )
- Special services for Munich comic culture: Eckart Schott ( Salleck Publications )
- Lifetime Achievement Award: Tomas Bunk
2013
- Best German comic: Reinhard Kleist for Der Boxer: The True Story of Hertzko Haft ( Carlsen Verlag )
- Best European Comic: Luke Pearson for Hilda and the Midnight Giant (reproduced)
- Best North American Comic: Chris Ware for Jimmy Corrigan - World's Smartest Boy (Reproduced)
- Best manga from Japan / East Asia: Keito Koume and Isuna Hasekura for Spice & Wolf ( Panini )
- Best Manga from Germany: Anike Hage , Anna Hollmann , Kei Ishiyama , Misaho Kujiradou , Mikiko Ponczeck , Inga Steinmetz , Luisa Velontrova , Nina Werner and Reyhan Yildirim for Grimms Manga special volume (Tokyopop)
- Best secondary literature: Burkhard Ihme for comics! Yearbook ( ICOM )
- Best comic coverage: Gerhard Förster for The Speech Bubble
- Best re-release of a classic: Tarzan Sunday Pages ( Bocola )
- Best adaptation in a comic book: Marvel's The Avengers (Director: Joss Whedon )
- Special services for the Munich comic culture: Herbert Meiler ( Blatt , Strapazin )
- Lifetime achievement award: Lona Rietschel
2011
- Best German comic: Peer Meter and Isabel Kreitz for Haarmann ( Carlsen Verlag )
- Best German online comic: Sarah Burrini for Life is not a pony farm
- Best European Comic: Juanjo Guarnido and Juan Diaz Canales for Blacksad 4 - The Silence of Hell (Carlsen)
- Best North American Comic: Grant Morrison and Frank Quitely for All-Star Superman (Panini)
- Best manga from Japan / East Asia: Eiichirō Oda for One Piece ( Carlsen Verlag )
- Best Manga from Germany: Anna Hollmann for Stupid Story (Tokyopop)
- Best secondary literature: Paul Levitz for 75 years of DC comics (Taschen)
- Best new release of a classic: Prinz Eisenherz Complete Edition (Bocola)
- Best adaptation in a comic book: Kick-Ass (Director: Matthew Vaughn )
- Special achievements for the Munich comic culture: Ralf Palandt and Gerhard Schlegel
- Lifetime Achievement Award: Helmut Nickel
2009
- Best German comic: Flix for The Little Man's Swimming Pool ( Carlsen Verlag )
- Best European comic: Émile Bravo for Spirou - Portrait of a hero as a young fool (Carlsen)
- Best comic from the USA: Adrian Tomine for half truths (reproduced)
- Best Manga: Masashi Kishimoto for Naruto ( Carlsen Verlag )
- Best Secondary Literature: Making Scott McCloud for Comics ( Carlsen Verlag )
- Best re-release of a classic: Watchmen Absolute Edition (Panini)
- Best comic adaptation: The Dark Knight (Director: Christopher Nolan )
- Special services for the Munich comic culture: Wolfgang J. Fuchs and Reinhold Reitberger
- Lifetime achievement award: Hansrudi Wäscher
2007
- Best German comic
- 1st place: Reinhard Kleist for Cash - I see a darkness ( Carlsen Verlag )
- 2nd place: Fil for Didi and Stulle ( Zitty / Reprodukt)
- 3rd place: Isabel Kreitz for May 35th ( Dressler )
- Best European comic
- 1st place: Alessandro Barbucci and Barbara Canepa for Monster Allergy ( Ehapa )
- 2nd place: Régis Loisel and Jean-Louis Tripp for Das Nest ( Carlsen Verlag )
- 3rd place: Tiziano Sclavi for Dylan Dog (black blob)
- Best comic from the USA
- 1st place: Craig Thompson for Diary of a Trip (reproduced)
- 2nd place: Robert Kirkman for The Walking Dead ( Cross Cult )
- 3rd place: Darwyn Cooke for New Horizons (Panini)
- Best manga
- 1st place: Tsugumi Ōba and Takeshi Obata for Death Note (Tokyopop)
- 2nd place: Masashi Kishimoto for Naruto ( Carlsen Verlag )
- 3rd place: Ai Yazawa for Nana ( EMA )
- Best secondary literature
- 1st place: Reddition ( Edition Alfons )
- 2nd place: Comixene (INK)
- 3rd place: Michael Farr for In the footsteps of Tintin ( Carlsen Verlag )
- Best re-release of a classic
- 1st place: Peanuts work edition (Carlsen)
- 2nd place: Prince Eisenherz - Hal Foster Complete Edition (Bocola)
- 3rd place: The Blueberry Chronicles (Ehapa)
- Best comic adaptation
- 1st place: Sin City (Direction: Robert Rodriguez and Frank Miller )
- 2nd place: 300 (director: Zack Snyder ) based on the comic by Frank Miller
- 3rd place: V for Vendetta (Director: James McTeigue ) based on the comic by Alan Moore and Eddie Campbell
- Special services for the Munich comic culture
- Fredi Öttl
- Lifetime achievement award
2005
- Best comic
- 1st place: Craig Thompson for Blankets (Thomas Tilsner Verlag)
- 2nd place: Régis Loisel for Peter Pan (Ehapa)
- Best German-language publication of a classic comic:
- 1st place: Will Eisner , Spirit Archive (Salleck)
- 2nd place: Keiji Nakazawa , barefoot through Hiroshima ( Carlsen Verlag )
- Best comic adaptation
- 1st place: American Splendor (Director: Robert Pulcini, Shar Springer Berman) based on the comics by Harvey Pekar
- 2nd place: Hellboy (Director: Guillermo del Toro ) based on the comic by Mike Mignola
- Special achievement by a publisher
- 1st place: Eckart Schott ( Salleck Publications )
- 2nd place: Dirk Rehm ( reproduced )
- Best letterer
- Best comic book writer / comic book journalist
- 1st place: Volker Hamann
- 2nd place: Andreas C. Knigge