You can find the full online-version of our comic books here (2013), here (2015) and here (2017).
Hier finden Sie unsere Gesamtausgabe unserer Comicbücher: 2013, 2015 & 2017
En cliquant ici, vous trouverez notre publication 2017 en français.
2017
Jordana Globerman: My uncle’s dream (2017)
A young girl trying to understand her uncle’s vision of Europe is the topic of Jordana Globerman’s comic “My uncle’s dream”. For the uncle, Europe was the place of peace and freedom. But, his niece has difficulties to feel welcomed in Europe when she flees there with her parents. Through getting to know new people and discovering her passion in life, Nadia finally can see the beauty in her new home. And she learns to appreciate what she has won, as well as everything she has lost.
Stefan Haller (Schlorian): Back to the grass roots (2017)
Europe was saved by the action of two women, who together wanted to change the life of their city, tells Stefan Haller’s story “Back to the grass roots”. One of the women was sitting in a wheelchair, unable to pay her therapy every week. But, a Syrian refugee decided to help her out. Both women discovered together that the refugees, as well as other citizens were living in this city like in a prison. No joy, no jobs, no beauty and no sense in life. So, they started to use permaculture to create a new agricultural model. Suddenly, the city was waking up, people were happy and the citizen’s movement won over the nationalists in several European countries.
Štepánka Jislová: How to save the world (2017)
“How to save the world” by Štepánka Jislová, is a powerful comic that describes how self-awareness can lead to a better understanding of one’s dreams, of other people and of the world. It is important to take care of your surrounding and to question which impact your lifestyle has on it. Moreover, you should be grateful for what you have, and at the same time be able to give back. With this, you can save yourself and in the end, you can save the world.
Noelle Kröger: There’s a way (2017)
Two strangers, meeting in the forests are separated by a huge ravine, in Noelle Kröger’s comic “There’s a way”. They are so eager to find a way to connect with each other that they are able to build a bridge, in the middle of which they finally meet.
Magdalena Kaszuba: The old lady gives no answer (2017)
The “old lady” in Magdalena Kaszuba’s comic “The old lady gives no answer”, is a personification of Europe, which needs to be filled up with life again. The young woman in the story, who experienced Europe with borders before, knows that it is a good place albeit all the problems it is experiencing. However, with everybody’s commitment, be it politicians or ordinary citizens, Europe will be able to get back on its feet. Patience, solidarity and citizen’s involvement are necessary to achieve this goal.
Davide Pascutti: The creatEUre (2017)
Davide Pascutti’s comic “The creatEUre” is about his own experience as a school teacher and about how pupils see Europe. He wants to find out, what the pupils know about Europe and if they feel connected to it. Together they imagine a “creatEUre”, which is unable to move into one direction. It is missing one element to unite it completely: a soul.
Paul Rietzl: A dream of Europe (2017)
In 2021, Europe is back to war – at least in Paul Rietzl’s story “A dream of Europe”. He draws a dark future of Europe, where those who went on Erasmus exchanges and discovered other cultures and languages, are suddenly seeing each other back on the battlefield. Europe – or at least its politicians – forgot its values. The soldiers remember, and they know that there is no sense in war. But they have no other choice than to keep fighting for their country.
2015
Bue Bredsdorff: Europe 2065 (2015)
Fast forward… but the world keeps turning
The European Union as a construct of the past, collapsed as a result of several crises: that is the picture Bue Bredsdorff paints in his graphic poem “Europe 2065”. His somber comic envisions a pessimistic future for the European Union, in which both the euro as a common currency as well as the Union itself disappear. His brown and black images provoke a dark and sinister atmosphere – all the color seems to have vanished. However, the story’s outlook still leaves room for interpretation….
Domingo Pozanco Torrejón: A dream of Europe (2015)
Fast forward… towards a Europe of citizens
Living in the United States of Europe: that is the vision of a young girl in Domingo Pozanco Torrejóns comic “A dream of Europe”. Looking at the “grim” present, she moves through Europe’s past, to see what has already been achieved. Despite difficulties, she sees people growing closer together, walls disappearing and bridges being built. She dreams of a Europe without borders, where distances can be overcome and where Lampedusa is a synonym for a better future. Pozanco’s story creates the strong belief that Europe should understand its own history to be able to build a better future.
Eva Hilhorst: After the tempest (2015)
Fast forward… weathering the storm together
Climate change and the incapability of the world community to tackle the issue are addressed in Eva 
Hilhorst’s story “After the tempest”: In 2070 Brussels the entire city is flooded by water and people only have floating houses. We are introduced to Prospero and his experiences as a brilliant student who cared a lot about climate change. He travelled the world, spoke to Russia, China, the USA, and Europe and finally won the Nobel-peace prize. But not everyone saw the same urgency as he did in the fight against climate change. Many years later he is finally able to take things into his own hands, helping not only his friends in doing so, but also his own son…
Jenny Robins: Europeland (2015)
Fast forward… while keeping traditions alive
Jenny Robins invites the reader to visit “Europeland”, an amusement park where people get the chance to explore old traditions of Western Civilization. It keeps the traditions alive, even though the world is getting more globalized and connected. All the different European countries are re-presented in a parade, they offer food and cultural activities or workshops. The stories heroine, young girl Mia, explores all the countries and traditions and tries to capture and treasure them…
Maran Hrachyan: Europe is a Human Being (2015)
Fast forward… to more tolerance
Maran Hrachyan’s “Europe is a Human Being” explores the topic of intolerance towards colored 
people and homosexuals. Writing articles about homosexuals or dark-skinned people, presenting them in a very negative way, the story’s main character is unable to change his negative attitude, even after experiencing many positive encounters. His son though is able to see beyond intolerance and has a quite different perception….
Nicole Knötig: The Union (2015)
Fast forward… towards separation
Nicole Knötig’s winning comic “The Union” casts a dark shadow on the future of the EU. It draws the picture of a Europe divided into North and South. In the poor South nearly every week dead people are lying at the beach, trying to enter the European Union. A family of five has to rely on food-stamps and a small income from one of their children. After a referendum, Northern European citizens decide to separate from the South. One of the families’ daughters decides to leave the family to go to the North and earn money she can send to them. It seems like the families’ last chance…
Sara Ferreira and Gisela Martins: Boundless (2015)
Fast forward… and stay united
“United in diversity, we will become boundless”: That is the message of “Boundless” by Sara Ferreira and Gisela Martins. Trying to explain Europe to a non-human being named Korr, the heroine Lotte explains that it’s neither a country nor an empire. Korr has difficulties to understand what she is talking about, while showing him around Europe. He believes that it does not make any sense to live like they do because he feels people lose their identity completely. But Lotte manages to show him that it is about creating a common culture and identity. Korr then draws his own conclusions on the way to becoming boundless.
2013
Europe is like a family: it should do its best to stick together
The European Union is like a family swimming pool: at least in André Slob’s comic “The Pool”. He 
applies the metaphor of children who are sometimes difficult to handle with their different characters. To unite the family, the parents in the story search for a task where they can all work together for a common purpose. That’s how the idea of building a pool arises. Working together on this project, with the guidance and support of everyone in the family, they start to understand how important it is to accept everyone in their uniqueness – just as it’s the case in the European Union.
Emily Victoria Solichin: Saving Europa (2013)
The wizard of time tries to alter the course of history
Emily Victoria Solchin’s comic story has the feel of a modern fairy tale, illustrating “Europa” as an innocent fair maid who needs to be saved from a beast. The wizard of time is giving the responsibility to rescue the woman to four stereotypical characters, granting them a wish in return. They try to save Europa, one after the other with different tricks and methods, but none of them succeeds. However, the wizard of time is giving them a second chance and they agree to work together to achieve their common goal. But they fail again! That’s when the wizard comes to realize something very important about mankind…
Kilian Wilde & Lukas Wilde: Bordering (2013)
Two Europeans take a look at Europe from across the Mediterranean
Exploring Europe, Kilian and Lukas Wilde try to make sense of Europe from a different perspective: 
the one from the outside. Their “comic-selves” travel to Morocco and try to reach the Spanish peninsula Ceuta, the place from where many Africans try to enter Europe. They find a gloomy place nobody besides immigrants wants to go and they see how difficult it is to enter and how hopeless the life of immigrants can be. Being prohibited to enter the mainland Spain, being robbed of everything besides their passports, they get same first-hand experiences of what it feels like to be an immigrant.
A greeting bounces through Europe
Luke Ellison’s “Salute!” doesn’t need any translation. It’s a simple yet easily convincing depiction of 
multi-cultural understanding in Europe. A little boy who lives in a far off, secluded place with his old grandfather, starts shouting “Hallo!” into the mountains. The greeting echoes back from other children replying “Halo!”, “Salve!”, “Dia Duit!”, “Ahoj!” and in further languages. The little boy makes his grandfather listen to all the different greeting coming back to them, showing him how far a simple greeting can reach and what a European community can look like.
Marco Tabilio: Erasmus and the seal (2013)
A seal gives Erasmus of Rotterdam food for thought
Marco Tabilio’s story is about the famous author and philosopher Erasmus of Rotterdam, who, in the story, just finished his book about his vision of a united Europe. Erasmus goes to the harbour and by accident lands in the belly of a whale. To his surprise, he is greeted by a seal! Erasmus presents his book to the him, but, against his expectations the seal is very negative and questions all his ideas of a united Europe. In the end the seal admits though, that he likes the idea of Europe, but believes that good ideas need to be questioned and re-evaluated as well, since this is the only way they can improve. Eventually, after escaping the whale’s from stomach, Erasmus of Rotterdam decides to make use of all the concerns the seal mentioned….
