| German comics | |
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| Earliest publications | Mid-1930s |
| Publishers | Carlsen Egmont Panini Blue Ocean Splitter |
| Publications | Mosaik Kleines Arschloch Der bewegte Mann |
| Creators | Lyonel Feininger e.o.plauen Hansrudi Wäscher Hannes Hegen Brösel |
| Series | "Vater und Sohn" "Nick Knatterton" "Werner" "Fix and Foxi" |
| Languages | German |
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German comics are comics written in the German language or by German-speaking creators, for the major comic markets in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland, with spill-overs into the neighboring, but lesser, comic markets of Liechtenstein, Luxembourg and German-speaking Belgium.
The market for comics in German language is not as large or strong in sales as in most other European countries: comics account for only approximately 3% of printed matter in Germany. The main publishers of original material are Schwarzer Turm, Weissblech Comics, Gringo Comics, and Zwerchfell Verlag.
On the othe hand, there continues to be a large presence of translated material in the German language market. Panini Comics holds licensing agreements to publish translated Marvel and DC Comics, among other things. Other comic publishers of licensed versions of foreign language material, particularly those from Franco-Belgian origin (which started to become a major force on the German comics scene from the late-1960s onward, presently eclipsing native productions), include Egmont Ehapa, Carlsen Comics, Splitter and others.