Das Drachenbuch

Walter Schmögner's singular, visionary comic, Das Drachenbuch, is a self-contained masterpiece published by Büchergilde Gutenberg in 1971. A single, dense issue, it stands as a landmark of German-language graphic storytelling, blending surreal, dreamlike imagery with a wordless narrative that explores the nature of a dragon and its world. Schmögner's intricate, fantastical art is the entire focus, making this a unique and influential artifact of the European comic avant-garde.