Berlin (1996 Drawn and Quarterly) comic books 2006-2008
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Issue #13
Published Aug 2007 by Drawn & Quarterly.$8.00
Story, Art and Cover by Jason Lutes. Tensions mount as the stock market crash of 1929 takes a devastating toll on the people of Berlin. Marthe and Anna are oblivious, drinking and dancing until dawn to the sounds of the Cocoa Kids, but a surprise visitor from Marthe's past provides a rude awakening. Meanwhile, Kurt grapples with the complications of the political situation and finds himself sliding deeper into despair. 28 pages, B&W. Mature Readers. Cover price $3.95.
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Issue #14
Published Dec 2007 by Drawn & Quarterly.$8.00
$7.00
Story, Art and Cover by Jason Lutes. Escalating arguments involving politics have brutal consequences. As orphan Silvia Braun visits her new friend's wealthy Jewish family and ponders the moral implications of monarchy, Marthe Muller receives an unexpected visit from her mother. Meanwhile, American jazz band the Cocoa Kids are on their way to becoming a fixture of the city's nightlife, and Kurt Severing finds himself in the middle of an impassioned public demonstration. 28 pages, B&W. Mature Readers. Cover price $3.95.
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Issue #15
Published Mar 2008 by Drawn & Quarterly.$8.00
Cover by Jason Lutes. Untitled story, script and art by Jason Lutes; The penultimate chapter to Berlin: City of Smoke, the second volume in Jason Lutes' trilogy about the decline of the Weimar Republic, finds its broad cast of characters searching for solid footing in a chaotic cityscape; The relationship between Pavel the scavenger and the orphaned Silvia Braun comes to a painful end, while tensions rise between the Cocoa Kids and their German manager; Meanwhile, Kurt and Marthe struggle to come to peace with their failed romance and the different ways they view changing world. 28 pgs., B&W. $3.50. Cover price $3.95.
