Oh, you fat dog

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Publish Date: 2003-01-01
Features: Uli Steineck (ULISTEIN), born in Hanover in 1946, is one of Germany's most famous and successful cartoonists. His works are published weekly in the largest magazines and are favored by millions of readers. Before dedicating himself to cartooning, he studied for several semesters in the pedagogy department at university before becoming a freelancer as a photographer and journalist. Over the following eight years, he wrote numerous satirical pieces, absurd works, and black humor scripts for radio. Today, his cartoon characters are unique: big-nosed, egg-shaped eyes, mischievous cats, clever dogs, and other animals appear on countless greeting cards, gifts, and products—from piggy banks to plush toys, from T-shirts to high-end silk ties. Uli Steineck's works, published by Lappanverlag, have sold over 7 million copies, making them the best-selling cartoon series. Eighteen years after its first publication, "Oh, You Fat Dog" has sold nearly 300,000 copies. This is not a collection of Uli Steineck's cartoons published by Lappanverlag, but it marked the beginning of a new era for Uli Steineck. Over the next 18 years, over 8 million copies of the German version of Uli Steineck's cartoons found their readers. If someone still has the original edition of "Oh, You Fat Dog," they are very lucky. It has become an era-defining artifact that can now only be found in antique bookstores. Dear readers, you are now luckier—this new edition includes many new cartoons, revealing Uli Steineck's style from 20 years ago—only a small part of which has been preserved. In the 1980s and 1990s, Uli Steineck developed a distinctive artistic style, and his cartoon characters appeared on countless gifts, surpassing all movie and TV cartoon characters. His works are timeless. In 1999, his works ranked on the bestseller list, and they repeatedly broke sales records for cartoon books—all of which is well-deserved.