Wolfgang J. Fuchs | |
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 Wolfgang J. Fuchs at the Comicfestival München in 2019 | |
| Born | (1945-09-16)16 September 1945 |
| Died | 20 January 2020(2020-01-20) (aged 74) |
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| Known for | Comics. Anatomie eines Massenmediums |
| Awards | Deutscher Jugendliteraturpreis |
Wolfgang J. Fuchs (16 September 1945 – 20 January 2020) was a German nonfiction author, journalist, comics scholar, comics author, comics translator and film expert. He co-wrote the first standard work in German on comics as an art form, published in 1971. He translated comics such asPrince Valiant,Garfield, andMom's Cancer byBrian Fies. The translated bookMutter hat Krebs was awarded the 2007Deutscher Jugendliteraturpreis.
Wolfgang J. Fuchs was born inUnsleben,Lower Franconia.[1] He studiedcivil engineering for one semester and then switched to studyingZeitungswissenschaft [de] (print media) with secondary topics American studies and English studies.[2][3]
Fuchs was among the first German authors who took comics seriously. WithReinhold Reitberger [de], with whom he grew up and studied,[2] he wrote standards such asComics. Anatomie eines Massenmediums (Comics, anatomy of a mass medium, 1971) andComics-Handbuch (Comics handbook, 1978). The 1971 book was the first standard work in German on comics as an art form. It was translated to several languages, and appeared in the United States.[3] Fuchs participated inMaurice Horn'sThe World Encyclopedia of Comics, theWho's Who of American Comic Books, published by Jerry Bales/Hames Ware, in four volumes between 1973 and 1976.[4] He worked for theFilmnotizbuch 1978/79, belonged to the staff of thePeanuts magazine in 1974/75, and wrote articles for radio and magazines.[1]
Fuchs translatedPrince Valiant (in German:Prinz Eisenherz) andGarfield, among others.[3] He was involved in theDisneysHeimliche Helden [de] series (2005–2009), and theDisney's Hall of Fame [de] series (2004–2011), including volumes four and 13. He translated the autobiographical storyMom's Cancer byBrian Fies, which first appeared as a web comic. The translated book,Mutter hat Krebs, was awarded the 2007Deutscher Jugendliteraturpreis.[3][5]
Fuchs created comics,[5] such asBerry der Plantagenbär [de], again with Reitberger, an advertisement forKaba [de],[3] which was added to packages of the instant cocoa drink from 1985 to 1990.[2] He wrote the texts ofQuark, with artist Günter Mayrhofer, which began in the fall of 1987 in print and television. Fuchs also wrote nonfiction books about German-American topics and about films,[5] such as books aboutHumphrey Bogart,James Dean andWoody Allen. In 2015, he directed theComicfestival München [de] together withHeiner Lünstedt [de].[2]
Fuchs lived in Munich until his death on 20 January 2020.[3]
Publications by Fuchs are held by theGerman National Library, including:[6][7]
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