Raumstation Sehnsucht #[nn]

Ralf König's beloved odd couple Konrad and Paul return in Raumstation Sehnsucht, this 2015 Rowohlt collection drawn entirely by König himself. The cover says it all in warm, comedic shorthand: a shirtless, heavyset dark-haired man clutches a smaller, fair-haired figure from behind as the smaller one fumbles with what appears to be a portable radio or device — an everyday domestic tangle rendered with König's characteristically expressive, rubbery line work. It's an immediately charming snapshot of the push-and-pull intimacy that has made this duo so endearing across König's career.