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The article focuses on Jakob Hinrichs, a comic artist, highlighting his unconventional studio space and his approach to comic art as a legitimate and evolving form of contemporary literature and visual expression. Topics include his innovative adaptations of literary classics into graphic novels, his rejection of conventional artistic norms in favor of populism, and his use of traditional printing techniques to enhance the visual and tactile experience of his books.

The article discusses acquisition of American comics in German libraries. It mentions German Museum of Books and Writing acquired the extensive collection from Armin Abmeier, the former publisher of the Great Books and Great Notebooks; and also mentions Abmeier particularly valued Robert Crumb and Art Spiegelmann, but early works by Chris Ware and Mark Beyer are also represented.

A correction to an article on the lecture on Zacharias comic hero epic "The Renommist in Marginalien," published in a previous issue of the journal is presented.