Thees Carstens

Thees Carstens (* 1967 in Hamburg ) is a German comic artist and author .

Life

Thees Carstens studied at the Hamburg University of Fine Arts and at the University of Hamburg . He obtained a diploma in visual communication / animated film in 2001. The state examination as a grammar school teacher for the subjects of fine arts and philosophy was followed by legal clerkship and lessons at grammar school from 2006 to 2008. Between 1997 and 2006 and since 2008 he has been working as a freelance author and illustrator for book, newspaper and magazine publishers. He became known for his cartoons and comics for children and adults. His first work, Hermanns Hauskreis , was published in 1999. He produced the comic "Nana and Paul" for over 10 years, which was published in the daily newspaper Stuttgarter Nachrichten until April 2016 .

Carstens is married, has a son and a daughter and lives in Hamburg.

Publications

• Hermann's house group , Oncken-Verlag , Kassel 1999, ISBN 978-3-7893-8028-0 .
  • Hermanns hemgrupp (Swedish), Kjellberg, Malmö 2008, ISBN 978-91-976446-3-1 .
• Hermann's house group and the guardians of the law , Oncken-Verlag, Kassel 2001, ISBN 978-3-7893-8034-1 .
• Hermann's house group and confession in the elevator , SCM Collection, Witten 2002, ISBN 978-3-7893-8038-9 .
• Cartoon alphabet: from A for apocalypse to Z for give testimony , SCM R. Brockhaus , Wuppertal 2006, ISBN 978-3-417-24957-6 .
• Biola and the secret of the old mill , Brendow Verlag , Moers 2015, ISBN 978-3-86506-749-4 .

as an illustrator

• Anja and Martin Gundlach : Das Family-Gebete-Buch , SCM Hänssler , Holzgerlingen 2006, ISBN 978-3-7751-4127-7 .
• Prayers from the Bible , R. Brockhaus, Wuppertal 2007, ISBN 978-3-417-26034-2 .
• Prayers for every day , R. Brockhaus, Wuppertal 2007, ISBN 978-3-417-26035-9 . * Fabian Vogt: Nest building drive: The most gruesome and beautiful time of life , Gütersloher Verlagshaus , Gütersloh 2010, ISBN 978-3-641- 04472-5 .
• Albrecht Gralle : Descent into Heaven: The Sorrows of the Young Pastor W. , Neukirchener Verlagsgesellschaft , Neukirchen-Vluyn 2010, ISBN 978-3-7615-5783-9 .
• Albrecht Gralle: Pursued by luck: the new sorrows of Pastor W. , Neukirchener Verlagsgesellschaft, Neukirchen-Vluyn 2011, ISBN 978-3-7615-5856-0 .
• Albrecht Gralle: How you are guaranteed to get to heaven - and out again , Neukirchener Verlagsgesellschaft, Neukirchen-Vluyn 2012, ISBN 978-3-7615-5933-8 .
• Albrecht Gralle: The Sauna Council: A Refreshing Denomination , Neukirchener Verlagsgesellschaft, Neukirchen-Vluyn 2013, ISBN 978-3-7615-5999-4 .
• Albrecht Gralle: A murderous sabbatical year: Pastor W. on a new mission , Neukirchener Verlagsgesellschaft, Neukirchen-Vluyn 2013, ISBN 978-3-7615-6060-0 .
• Andreas Malessa : Here I am, it was completely different. Errors about Luther , SCM Hänssler, Holzgerlingen 2015, ISBN 978-3-7751-5610-3 .

CD-ROM

• Hermann's cartoon box: 400 cartoons and cliparts (CD-ROM), R. Brockhaus, Wuppertal 2000, ISBN 978-3-417-36088-9 .
• Hermann's clipart box plus: 1000 images for invitations, community letters and many other occasions (CD-ROM), R. Brockhaus, Wuppertal 2006, ISBN 978-3-417-36132-2 .

Web links

• Literature by and about Thees Carstens in the catalog of the German National Library
• Works by and about Thees Carstens  in the German Digital Library
• Thees Carstens - Homepage

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Carstens: Kurzvita , comic-kirche.de, accessed on July 11, 2018.
2. ↑ The last comic strip , blogspot.de, blog from January 13, 2016.
3. ↑ Carstens: Kurzvita , randomhouse.de, accessed on July 11, 2018.