Hannes Hegen
Encyclopedia
Hannes Hegen is a German
illustrator
and caricaturist and is most famous for creating the East German comic book Mosaik
and its original protagonists, the Digedags.
He studied at the University of Applied Arts Vienna
and at the Academy of Visual Arts Leipzig. After his studies, he worked in Berlin
, illustrating several magazines.
His own creation Mosaik was first published in December, 1955. Hegen was solely responsible for only the first issues of the book. Later a team of artists and writers worked on the book, but only Hegen was credited on the cover. 223 issues were produced. Hegen worked on Mosaik until 1975, when he had a disagreement with the publisher and quit working, taking the rights to the Digedags characters with him. The Mosaik team continued without him and created new characters to appear in Mosaik.
Today, Hegen lives in Berlin and is working on reprint and book editions of the original Mosaik comics.
Hannes Hegen 2008 received the Max & Moritz Prize, the most important German
prize
for comic artists from the International Comic Salon - Erlangen
.
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
illustrator
Illustrator
An Illustrator is a narrative artist who specializes in enhancing writing by providing a visual representation that corresponds to the content of the associated text...
and caricaturist and is most famous for creating the East German comic book Mosaik
Mosaik
Mosaik is a German comic book. First published in December 1955, it is the longest-running German monthly comic book and the only one originating in East Germany that still exists. Mosaik also appeared in other countries and other languages...
and its original protagonists, the Digedags.
He studied at the University of Applied Arts Vienna
University of Applied Arts Vienna
The University of Applied Arts Vienna is an institution of higher education in Vienna, the capital of Austria. It has had university status since 1970.-History:...
and at the Academy of Visual Arts Leipzig. After his studies, he worked in Berlin
Berlin
Berlin is the capital city of Germany and is one of the 16 states of Germany. With a population of 3.45 million people, Berlin is Germany's largest city. It is the second most populous city proper and the seventh most populous urban area in the European Union...
, illustrating several magazines.
His own creation Mosaik was first published in December, 1955. Hegen was solely responsible for only the first issues of the book. Later a team of artists and writers worked on the book, but only Hegen was credited on the cover. 223 issues were produced. Hegen worked on Mosaik until 1975, when he had a disagreement with the publisher and quit working, taking the rights to the Digedags characters with him. The Mosaik team continued without him and created new characters to appear in Mosaik.
Today, Hegen lives in Berlin and is working on reprint and book editions of the original Mosaik comics.
Hannes Hegen 2008 received the Max & Moritz Prize, the most important German
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
prize
Prize
A prize is an award to be given to a person or a group of people to recognise and reward actions or achievements. Official prizes often involve monetary rewards as well as the fame that comes with them...
for comic artists from the International Comic Salon - Erlangen
Erlangen
Erlangen is a Middle Franconian city in Bavaria, Germany. It is located at the confluence of the river Regnitz and its large tributary, the Untere Schwabach.Erlangen has more than 100,000 inhabitants....
.