Ralph Niese (* March 14, 1983 in Leipzig; † November 23, 2020)[1] was a German comic artist, graphic artist and illustrator.[2]
Life
editNiese attended the Max Klinger School, a secondary school in the Leipzig district of Grünau, and then studied at the Academy of Fine Arts Leipzig. Through a contact at the booth belonging to the comic publisher Extrem Erfolgreich Enterprises (EEE), Niese was able to publish his first work Wolfmen in the magazine series Extrem Illustrated[3] at the age of 16. According to Bela B, the former owner of EEE, he was the youngest artist whose contributions were published in the series, but who as a minor was not allowed to buy the issues himself.[4] This was followed by other publications in German comic magazines aimed at an adult audience, such as Menschenblut[2][5] and U-Comix.[6] As an illustrator and colorist, he contributed to several issues of the Perry - Our Man in Space series by Alligator Farm between 2007 and 2010.[7][8] Niese also published some comic books under the label Fistful Fumetti,[9][full citation needed] many of them in small format stapled by hand.[2] For example, he self-published his own series Poly Chronos[citation needed] and Mekano Turbo[9][10] together with Alexis Ziritt.
From 2008 to 2009 Niese was involved as an illustrator on publications for the US publisher Image Comics.[11] He not only worked as an inker for two issues of the Noble Causes series, but also designed the covers of the issues.[12] During this time Niese also published pages in the sixth issue of Madman Atomic Comics magazine[13] and in two issues of the comic anthology Popgun.[14][15] For the series Space Riders by Alexis Ziritt and Fabian Rangel Jr. he contributed a variant cover for the first issue.[2][16] As part of the Glyos System Comic Series[17] between 2011 and 2016, Niese illustrated several webcomics based on the English texts by Matt Doughty, including the titles Reflex,[18] Volkria[19] and Chariots Keep.[20]
The Leipzig comic artist is described by his colleagues as a creative and sociable free spirit who often cooperated with other authors and artists.[2][4] He was also counted as an integral part of the alternative comics scene internationally.[4] In addition to his work as a comic artist, Niese was also artistically active in other areas. At the end of 2014 he published the calendar The Young Time Traveller, which also contains exclusive comic pages.[21] In 2018, he contributed designs for various stickers for the eleventh issue of Klebstoff Magazine.[22] As a part-time member of the small toy manufacturer Goodleg Toys,[citation needed] Niese designed several small-scale synthetic resin figures, including his figure Robert Cop.[23] For October Toys he made the minifigure Phantom Outhouse based on the design by Kyle Thye as part of the OMFG! Series 1.[24][25]
Starting in 2017, Niese collaborated with German hip-hop artist Morlockk Dilemma on album covers, illustrated lyrical comic books and action figures.[citation needed]
Ralph Niese lived and worked as a freelance illustrator and comic artist in Leipzig.[5]
References
edit- ^ "Traueranzeigen von Ralph Niese | trauer-anzeigen.de". trauer-anzeigen.de (in German). Retrieved 8 February 2021.
- ^ a b c d e "Er hatte Kreativität für Zehn". Der Tagesspiegel Online (in German). 26 November 2020. Retrieved 8 February 2021.
- ^ "Comic Guide: Extrem Illustrated". www.comicguide.de. Retrieved 8 February 2021.
- ^ a b c "Leipziger Künstler Ralph Niese überraschend mit 37 Jahren gestorben". LVZ - Leipziger Volkszeitung (in German). Retrieved 8 February 2021.
- ^ a b "Niese". Comic-Salon (in German). 12 May 2016. Retrieved 8 February 2021.
- ^ "U-Comix Nr. 189 im Handel! | U-Comix" (in German). Retrieved 8 February 2021.
- ^ "Ralph Niese". Alligator Farm (in German). Retrieved 8 February 2021.
- ^ Nagel, Karl; Hirdt, Kai; Hillmann, Christian; Völlinger, Andreas; Brill, Olaf; Vandemaan, Wim; Weber, Harald; Fetz, Henrik; Burmeister, Vincent, eds. (2011). Perry - unser Mann im All 135: Wer ist hier das Monster? Perry Rhodan Comic. Hamburg: Alligator Farm Verlag. ISBN 978-3-86876-635-6.
- ^ a b "Fistful Fumetti". Retrieved 14 August 2023.
- ^ "Mekano Turbo - Story". www.mekanoturbo.com. Retrieved 8 February 2021.
- ^ "Killer Of Demons (Volume)". Comic Vine. Retrieved 8 February 2021.
- ^ "Noble Causes (Volume)". Comic Vine. Retrieved 8 February 2021.
- ^ "GCD :: Issue :: Madman Atomic Comics #6". www.comics.org. Retrieved 8 February 2021.
- ^ "GCD :: Issue :: Popgun #2". www.comics.org. Retrieved 8 February 2021.
- ^ "Ralph Niese". comicbook.com. Retrieved 8 February 2021.
- ^ Ristau, Oliver (4 October 2016). "Genrefizierung zwischen Schanze und Kiez". Der Tagesspiegel Online (in German). Retrieved 8 February 2021.
- ^ "Glyos System Comics by Matt Doughty and Ralph Niese – BattleGrip". Retrieved 8 February 2021.
- ^ "REFLEX". www.onelldesign.com. Retrieved 8 February 2021.
- ^ "Volkria". www.onelldesign.com. Retrieved 8 February 2021.
- ^ "Onell Design | Comics | Enigma Source". www.onelldesign.com. Retrieved 8 February 2021.
- ^ "Heisse Ware im Webshop! THE YOUNG TIME TRAVELLER Kalender und FIESER SPLATTER #1 – Buddelfisch – Comic Studio + Verlag" (in German). Retrieved 8 February 2021.
- ^ "Klebstoff Magazine". www.stickermag.com. Retrieved 8 February 2021.
- ^ "MAN-E-NEWS// The Robert Cop resin action figure from Ralph Niese x Goodleg Toys…". 12 February 2014. Retrieved 8 February 2021.
- ^ "October Toys". octobertoys.com. Retrieved 8 February 2021.
- ^ Dunkel, Keegan Rooney, Blake. "Omfg! - phantom shithouse Phantom Shithouse by Kyl... | Trampt Library". Trampt. Retrieved 8 February 2021.
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