Following "Vervirte Zeiten" and "ABBA Hallo!", Ralf König presents "Harter Psücharter," the next volume in his Konrad and Paul soap opera. Launched in the classic daily strip format during the coronavirus pandemic, this comic series served as occupational therapy for the artist himself and became a source of comfort and humor for tens of thousands of his fans, who were able to read and comment on new strips online daily for months. The first two volumes of the highly successful series were published in book form by Rowohlt; the third installment, featuring the stories "Beard Pride" and "Harter Psücharter," is now being released by Egmont. "He is one of those comedians who can laugh at himself, and perhaps even more importantly: one of those comedians who makes the audience laugh at themselves. Laughter creates distance from things and from oneself. When has that ever been more necessary than now?" Spiegel Online biography Ralf König, born in Soest in 1960, completed an apprenticeship as a carpenter and studied fine art at the Düsseldorf Art Academy. He then experienced a meteoric rise to become the most successful comic artist in the gay community. Many of his comics have been successfully adapted into films. König serves on the advisory board of the Giordano Bruno Foundation. His comics have been translated into 15 languages. In 2012, Rosa von Praunheim directed a highly acclaimed documentary about him entitled "King of Comics." Ralf König has received numerous awards, including the Special Jury Prize at the Erlangen International Comic Salon in 2006 for his artistic commentary on the cartoon controversy. In 2014, also at the Erlangen International Comic Salon, he was honored for his lifetime achievement. New product