Biography
Ralf König (born 8 August 1960) is one of the best known and most commercially successful German comic book creators. His books have been translated into many languages. He has resided in Soest, Dortmund and Berlin and now lives in Cologne. After attending a German Hauptschule, König completed an apprenticeship, learning the trade of a joiner.
In 1979, he came out as a gay man, and about this time he created short comics stories that appeared in the Munich underground magazine Zomix and the gay periodical Rosa Flieder. He returned to school from 1981 to 1986, attending the public Kunstakademie Düsseldorf and pursuing a major in free art (Freie Kunst). Also in 1981, his early collected comics were published by the gay publishing house Verlag rosa Winkel as SchwulComix (GayComix). In 1987, he wrote The Killer Condom (Kondom des Grauens), his first comic with a continuous story, which was later produced as a film.
In the German-speaking world, König's comics have a vast homosexual fan base. Despite initial skepticism about the prospect of a broader audience due to his works' frequent setting within the gay milieu, his comics have achieved considerable popularity among heterosexual readers as well. A few of his comics have been adapted into films, and several have translated into other languages. By 2008, his total publications exceeded 5 million copies.
Since November 2017, König is an Ambassador of intaktiv e.V., an association against ritual circumcision of male children.
Filmography
all 19
self 14
TV Shows 12
Movies 7
Writer 4
Screenplay 1
Unser Land in den 90ern (2019)
Porn Culture (2019)
Der ComicTalk (2017)
Ringlstetter (2016)
Heavenly Peace (2015)
Lesenswert (2013)
King of Comics (2012)
Sex in the Comix (2012)
Paris-Berlin, le débat (2008)
Tramitz & Friends (2004)
Lisístrata (2002)
Like Rabbits (2002)
Through the Night with... (2002)
NDR Kultur – Das Journal (2002)
TV Total (1999)
Killer Condom (1996)
Maybe... Maybe Not (1994)
Kölner Treff (1976)
III nach neun (1974)
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Known ForWriting
GenderMale
Birthday1960-08-08 (63 years old)
Birth PlaceSoest, Germany
CitizenshipsGermany
AwardsBest foreign work published in Spain, Wilhelm Busch Prize
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