The interest group (IG) Comic of the Exchange Association of the German Book Trade named its circle of speakers at its two-day constitutive meeting on October 3rd and 4th.
Claudia Jerusalem Press officer at Carlsen Verlag GmbH, takes on the position with a focus on comics and graphic novels. Speaker with a focus on manga and webtoons Joachim Kaps, Managing Director von Altraverse. Andreas Becker, Manager of the bookstore Minna no kôen, was chosen as speaker with a focus on retail.
The IG operates in three peer groups that deal with the areas of professionalization and networking, reading promotion as well as information, further training and public relations.
The three speakers on the meeting and their office: “The inaugural meeting of IG Comic has once again shown that it is time for all varieties of this medium to be heard more. Over the course of the two days, there was intensive brainstorming in the peer groups and a series of measures were formulated with which we would like to draw more attention to the work areas. We are sure that there is still a lot of untapped potential in the areas of comics, graphic novels, manga and webtoon that can help the book industry achieve more sustained growth. As spokespeople for the IG, we want to make a contribution to exploiting this unused potential. We see it as our task to advance the work in the peer groups and to communicate the results to the industry. We also want to promote greater understanding of the special requirements for the successful production and distribution of comics in all their facets.”
About IG Comic
The interest group (IG) Comic is the central contact point in the Börsenverein for all questions about comics, manga, graphic novels and webtoons. Members can discuss their questions and topics in the IG and develop measures and initiatives. The IG is divided into the following three subgroups, peer groups:
- Professionalization & Networking, Management: Joachim Kaps (Altraverse)
- Reading promotion, management: Martina Streble (Edition Helden)
- Information, management: Lea Heidenreich (papertoons), Claudia Jerusalem (Carlsen)
