Kinderland

In Kinderland, cartoonist Mawil crafts a warm, semi-autobiographical look at childhood in the final years of East Germany, centered on a boy's summer adventure in a socialist holiday camp. Published by Reprodukt and ongoing since 2019, the series captures the specific textures of 1980s GDR life—from Pioneer neckerchiefs to state-approved pop songs—with a light, nostalgic touch. Mawil’s clean, expressive linework and gentle humor make this a quietly essential portrait of growing up in a vanished world, beloved for its specificity and charm.