Oh! You fat dog

Author: Uli Steiner
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Publishing Date: 2003-01-01
Features: Uli Steiner, born in Hanover in 1946, is one of Germany’s most famous and successful cartoonists. His works are published every week in the largest magazines, beloved by millions of readers. Before focusing on cartooning, he studied for several semesters in the Department of Education at a university before dedicating himself to a career as a photographer and journalist, becoming a freelancer. Over the next eight years, he wrote numerous satirical pieces, absurd works, and black humor scripts for radio stations. Today, his cartoon characters are distinctive: big-nosed, egg-eyed, 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 Steiner’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 Uli Steiner cartoon collection published by Lappanverlag, but it marks the beginning of a new era for Uli Steiner. Over the following 18 years, more than 8 million copies of the German edition of Uli Steiner’s cartoons have found readers who love them. If anyone still has the old 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, as the new edition includes many newly created cartoons. From them, you will rediscover Uli Steiner’s style from 20 years ago—with some elements preserved. In the 1980s and 1990s, Uli Steiner developed a unique artistic style, and his cartoon characters appeared on countless gifts, surpassing all movie and television cartoon characters. His works are timeless. In 1999, his works ranked in the bestseller list, repeatedly breaking sales records for cartoon books, and this is all well-deserved.