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The article presents a report from a May 28-29, 2015 conference in Münster, Germany on the depiction of Middle Ages and modern history in the 1963 East German comic strip "Ritter Runkel" by Johannes Hegenbarth and Lothar Dräger which ran in the "MOSAIK von Hannes Hegen" periodical. Topics of presentations delivered included the influence of authors Karl May, Viktor von Scheffel, and Wilhelm Hauff on the strip, the depictions of Genoa, Pisa, and Venice, Italy in the strip, and the absence of depictions of church history in the strip.

The article presents a report on popular culture in Western Europe from the 1950s to the 1970s, held in Saarbrücken, Germany, from October 6-8, 2014. Topics of discussion included comic books, the so-called "British Invasion" pop music trend, and consumerism. Cultural historian Kaspar Maase gave a keynote address on youth culture and social change.

This essay examines the representation of emotions in comics from the early history of modern comics around 1900 until the present day. It begins by examining the representation of emotions in comic strips from the turn-of-the-century to the 1950s, then presents a close reading of exemplary comic books and graphic novels of the postwar era which depict historical events. Finally, it compares contemporary graphic novels with historico-political subjects, arguing that comics are not limited to comedy and comical subjects. For when dealing with historical items, comics convey emotions connected with impotence, perplexity and grief. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]