Fußball ernst genommen!

Klaus Stegerer’s Fußball ernst genommen! (1981–present, Copress Verlag) is a singular, one-issue comic that takes a wry, deadpan look at the world of soccer. Stegerer, who both wrote and drew the entire book, presents the sport with a straight-faced, analytical tone that plays against the medium’s typical action and humor. While it’s a short entry in comics history, this German oddity stands out as a unique, almost conceptual piece—a football comic that treats its subject with unexpected seriousness, offering a curious artifact for fans of both the game and offbeat graphic storytelling.