Der doppelte Sondermann

Bernd Pfarr’s Der doppelte Sondermann is a single-issue German comic from Droemer-Knaur, first published in 1997. A surreal, deadpan comedy, it follows the misadventures of a man who inexplicably meets his exact double, leading to a series of bizarre, everyday encounters rendered in Pfarr’s meticulously detailed, melancholic style. Though only one issue long, the book is a cult classic, encapsulating Pfarr’s unique, absurdist humor that defined an era of German alternative comics.