Biography
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Born
24 May 1957 (age 68)
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Born In
Mönchengladbach, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
Walter Moers (born 24 May 1957, Mönchengladbach, Germany) is one of the best-known and most commercially successful German comic creators and authors.
Walter Moers held odd jobs after leaving school before starting a commercial apprenticeship. He taught himself how to draw.
Moers has been publishing since 1984. He first became known with cartoon-like comics that were marked by an ironic view of the world and a conscious violation of political correctness. Many of his works first appeared in the satirical magazine Titanic. He remains a regular contributor to this day.
He is also the author of several novels about the fictional world "Zamonien". All of these are available as audiobooks, which are read by german comedian Dirk Bach.
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