Max & Moritz Prize

The Max & Moritz Prize is a prize for comic books, comic strips, and other similar materials which has been awarded at each of the biennial International Comics Shows of Erlangen since 1984. It is open to all material published in Germany.

1984

Best German-language Comic Artist: Chris Scheuer
Best Comic Strip: Hägar the Horrible, by Dik Browne
Best German-language Comic/Comic-related Publication: Edition Comic Art (series) (Carlsen Verlag)

1986

Best German-language Comic Artist: Matthias Schultheiss
Best Comic Strip: Animal Crackers by Rog Bollen
Best German-language Comic/Comic-related Publication:
- Macao - Internationale Comics (Macao Books, Wuppertal)
- Strapazin Comic Art Magazine (Zürich, Munich)
- Coeurs de sable, by Jacques de Loustal & Philippe Paringaux (Schreiber & Leser)
- Peter and the Wolf, by Jörg Müller & Loriot (Verlag Sauerländer)

1988

Best German-language Comic Artist: Franziska Becker
Best Comic Strip: Mafalda, by Quino
Best German-language Comic/Comic-related Publication: A la recherche de Peter Pan, by Cosey (Carlsen Verlag)

1990

Best German-language Comic Artist: Gerhard Seyfried
Best Comic Strip: Calvin and Hobbes, by Bill Watterson
Best German-language Comic/Comic-related Publication:
- Quotidiania delirante, by Miguelanxo Prado (Egmont Ehapa)
- Watchmen, by Alan Moore & Dave Gibbons (Carlsen Verlag)
- Volumes of Tardi's work (Edition Moderne)
- Boxer Comic Art Magazine (Edition Kunst der Comics)
Special Prize: Art Spiegelman, for Maus

1992

Best German-language Comic Artist: Ralf König
Best Comic Strip: B.C., by Johnny Hart
Best German-language Comic/Comic-related Publication:
- Peter Pan, by Régis Loisel (Egmont Ehapa)
- Théodore Poussin, by Frank Le Gall (Carlsen Verlag)
- Les pionniers de l'aventure humaine, by François Boucq (Alpha-Comic Verlag)
- Die Bibliothek der großen Comic-Klassiker (series) (Carlsen Verlag)
- Fires, by Lorenzo Mattotti (Edition Kunst der Comics)
Special Prize for outstanding life’s work: Alberto Breccia

1993 (in Hamburg)

Best German-language Comic Artist: Walter Moers
Best Comic Strip or Cartoon Series: The Far Side, by Gary Larson
Best German-language Comic/Comic-related Publication:
- Domestic: Es ist ein Arschloch, Maria!, by Walter Moers (Eichborn Verlag)
- Import: L'Uomo alla Finestra, by Lorenzo Mattotti & Lilia Ambrosi (Edition Kunst der Comics)
- Humor: Myrtil Fauvette, by Riff Reb's (Feest Comics)
- For Children and Young People: Jimmy Boy, by Dominique David (Carlsen Verlag)
- Publication About Comics: Entretiens avec Moebius, by Numa Sadoul (Carlsen Verlag)
- Self-published Comic: Artige Zeiten, by Andreas Michalke
Special Prize for outstanding life’s work: Carl Barks

1994

Best German-language Comic Artist: Hendrik Dorgathen
Best Comic Strip or Cartoon Series: Captain Star, by Steven Appleby
Best German-language Comic/Comic-related Publication:
- Domestic: Der unschuldige Passagier, by Martin tom Dieck (Arbeitskreis Stadtzeichner Alsfeld)
- Import: Foligatto, by Nicolas de Crécy & Alexios Tjoyas (Egmont Ehapa)
- Import: Jeux pour mourir, by Jacques Tardi (Edition Moderne)
- Import: Red Road, by Derib (Carlsen Verlag)
- For Children and Young People: Full Moon Soup, by Alastair Graham (Bertelsmann Verlag)
Best International Writer: Jean van Hamme
Special Prize of the Jury: Mecki - Einer für alle, by Eckart Sackmann (comicplus+)
Special Prize for outstanding life's work: Will Eisner

1996

Best German-language Comic Artist: Thomas Ott
Best Comic Strip or Cartoon Series: Mutts, by Patrick McDonnell
Best German-language Comic/Comic-related Publication:
- Domestic: Lovecraft, by Reinhard Kleist & Roland Hüve (Egmont Ehapa)
- Import: Saint-Exupéry - le dernier vol, by Hugo Pratt (Egmont Ehapa)
- Import: Zoo, by Frank Pé & Philippe Bonifay (Splitter Verlag)
- for Children and Young People: John Chatterton détective, by Yvan Pommaux (Moritz Verlag)
- Publication About Comics: 100 Jahre Comic Strips, by Bill Blackbeard, et al. (Carlsen Verlag)
Best International Writer: Pierre Christin
Special Prize of the Jury: Dietmar Hahlweg, prior mayor of the city of Erlangen
Special Prize for outstanding life’s work: André Franquin

1998

Best German-language Comic Artist: Bernd Pfarr
Best Comic Strip or Cartoon Series: Dilbert, by Scott Adams
Best German-language Comic/Comic-related Publication:
- Domestic: Wüttner, by Haimo Kinzler (Zwerchfell Verlag
- Import: City of Glass, by David Mazzucchelli & Paul Karasik (Rowohlt Verlag)
- for Children and Young People: Illustrierte Kinderklassiker (series) (Egmont Ehapa)
Best International Writer: Neil Gaiman
Special Prize of the Jury: Le Guide des cités, by François Schuiten & Benoît Peeters (Egmont Ehapa)
Special Prize for outstanding life’s work: Robert Crumb

2000

Best German-language Comic Artist: Martin tom Dieck
Best Comic Strip or Cartoon Series:
- International: Zits, by Jerry Scott and Jim Borgman
- Domestic: Touché, by ©TOM
Best German-language Comic/Comic-related Publication:
- Domestic: Geteilter Traum, by Daniel Bosshart (Edition Moderne)
- Import: Approximate Continuum Comics, by Lewis Trondheim (Reprodukt)
- for Children and Young People: The Wind in the Willows, by Michel Plessix (Carlsen Verlag)
- Publication About Comics: Die deutschsprachige Comic-Fachpresse, by Eckart Sackmann (comicplus+)
Best International Writer: Alan Moore
Special Prize of the Jury: The Long and Unlearned Life of Roland Gethers, by Shane Simmons (MaroVerlag)
Special Prize for outstanding life’s work: Moebius/Jean Giraud

2002

Best German-language Comic Artist: Peter Puck
Best Comic Strip or Cartoon Series:
- International: Liberty Meadows, by Frank Cho
- Domestic: Perscheids Abgründe, by Martin Perscheid
Best German-language Comic/Comic-related Publication:
- Domestic: Moga Mobo - 100 Meisterwerke der Weltliteratur
- Import: Lost Girl, by Nabiel Kanan (Lost Comix)
- For Children: Doktor Dodo schreibt ein Buch, by Ole Könnecke (Carlsen Verlag)
- For Young People: Come la vita - Cuori imbranati, by Carlos Trillo & Laura Scarpa (Edition Schwarzer Klecks)
- Publication About Comics: Lexikon der Comics, by Marcus Czerwionka (ed.) (Corian-Verlag)
Best International Writer: Frank Giroud
Special Prize of the Jury: Karl Manfred Fischer, creator & director of the Erlangen Comics Show
Special Prize for outstanding life’s work: José Muñoz

2004

Best German-language Comic Artist: Ulf K.
Best Comic Strip: Strizz, by Volker Reiche
Best German-language Comic/Comic-related Publication:
- Domestic: Held, by Flix (Carlsen Verlag)
- Domestic: Leviathan, by Jens Harder (Éditions de l'An 2)
- Import: Persepolis, by Marjane Satrapi (Edition Moderne)
- For Children and Young People: W.I.T.C.H., by Elisabetta Gnone, Alessandro Barbucci, Barbara Canepa, et al. (Egmont Ehapa)
Best International Writer: Joann Sfar
Special Prize of the Jury: 36 vues de la Tour Eiffel, by André Juillard (Salleck Publications)
Special Prize for outstanding life’s work: Albert Uderzo

2006

Best German-language Comic Artist: Volker Reiche
Best Comic Strip: Doonesbury, by Garry Trudeau
Best German-language Comic/Comic-related Publication:
- Domestic: Das Unbehagen, by Nicolas Mahler (Edition Moderne)
- Import: Gli Innocenti, by Gipi (avant-verlag)
- Manga: Barefoot Gen, by Keiji Nakazawa (Carlsen Verlag)
- For Children and Young People: Jónas Blondal, by Jens F. Ehrenreich (Epsilon Verlag)
Best International Writer: Max Goldt
Special Prize of the Jury: Ralf König, for his cartoons and commitment to the conflict revolving around the Danish Mohammed cartoons.
Special Prize for outstanding life’s work: Jacques Tardi

2008

Best German-language Comic Artist: Anke Feuchtenberger
Best Comic Strip: Flaschko – Der Mann in der Heizdecke, by Nicolas Mahler
Best German-language Comic/Comic-related Publication:
- Domestic: Cash – I see a darkness, by Reinhard Kleist (Carlsen Verlag)
- Import: Epileptic, by David B. (Edition Moderne)
- Manga: A Distant Neighborhood, by Jiro Taniguchi (Carlsen Verlag)
- For Children and Young People: Der 35. Mai, by Isabel Kreitz (Dressler Verlag)
- Art school project: Plusplus
Best International Writer: Olivier Ka
Special Prizes of the Jury:
- Hannes Hegen
- Hansrudi Wäscher
Special Prize for outstanding life’s work: Alan Moore

2010

Best German-language Comic Artist: Nicolas Mahler
Best Comic Strip: Prototyp and Archetyp, by Ralf König
Best German-language Comic/Comic-related Publication:
- Domestic: Alpha. Directions, by Jens Harder (Carlsen Verlag)
- Import: Pinocchio, by Winshluss (avant-verlag)
- For Children and Young People: Such dir was aus, aber beeil dich, by Nadia Budde (S. Fischer Verlag)
- Art school project: Strichnin
- Prize Awarded by the Audience: Today is the Last Day of the Rest of Your Life, by Ulli Lust (avant-verlag)
Special Prize of the Jury: German Edition of Will Eisner's A Contract with God (Carlsen Verlag) and The Spirit (Salleck Publications)
Special Prize for outstanding life’s work: Pierre Christin

2012

Best German-language Comic Artist: Isabel Kreitz
Best Comic Strip: Schöne Töchter, by Flix
Best German-language Comic/Comic-related Publication:
- Domestic: Packeis, by Simon Schwartz (avant-verlag)
- Import: Footnotes in Gaza, by Joe Sacco (Edition Moderne)
- For Children and Young People: Boucle d'or et les Sept Ours nains, by Émile Bravo (Carlsen Verlag)
- Art school project: Ampel Magazin
- Prize Awarded by the Audience: Grablicht, by Daniela Winkler (Droemer Knaur)
Special Prize of the Jury: Rossi Schreiber (Schreiber & Leser)
Special Prize for outstanding life’s work: Lorenzo Mattotti

2014

Best German-language Comic Artist: Ulli Lust
Best Comic Strip: Totes Meer, by 18 Metzger
Best German-language Comic/Comic-related Publication:
- Domestic: Kinderland, by Mawil (Reprodukt)
- Import: Billy Bat, by Naoki Urasawa & Takashi Nagasaki (Carlsen Verlag)
- For Children and Young People: Hilda and the Midnight Giant, by Luke Pearson (Reprodukt)
- Art school project: Triebwerk
- Prize Awarded by the Audience: Schisslaweng, by Marvin Clifford
Special Prize of the Jury: Tina Hohl and Heinrich Anders, for the German translation of Jimmy Corrigan, the Smartest Kid on Earth (Reprodukt)
Special Prize for outstanding life’s work: Ralf König

2016

Best German-language Comic Artist: Barbara Yelin
Best Comic Strip: Das Hochhaus, by Katharina Greve
Best German-language Comic/Comic-related Publication:
- Domestic: Madgermanes, by Birgit Weyhe (avant-verlag)
- Import: This One Summer, by Jillian Tamaki & Mariko Tamaki (Reprodukt)
- For Children and Young People: Kiste, by Uwe Heidschötter & Patrick Wirbeleit (Reprodukt)
- Art school project: Wunderfitz
- Prize Awarded by the Audience: Crash 'n' Burn, by Mikiko Ponczeck (Tokyopop)
Special Prize of the Jury: avant-verlag
Special Prize of the Jury: Luz, for Catharsis (S. Fischer Verlag)
Special Prize for outstanding life’s work: Claire Bretécher

References

Max & Moritz Awards at International Comics Show of Erlangen site

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