73129 The Black Knight

The Black Knight Story

"Black Knight - Oblt. Ernst von Bauer" German Tank Commander Character from Comic book "Die Erzahlung des Schwarzen Ritters" by Motofumi Kobayashi

"Die Erzahlungdes Schwarzen Ritters" is a widely acclaimed comic book series and considered the best work of renowned comic artist Motofumi Kobayashi.

The story revolves around the fictional main character Oblt. Ernst von Bauer, who led the Wehrmacht 8th Tank Division in the Eastern Front during the Fall of 1943.

Inheriting the nickname the "Black Knight" from his ancestors, he excelled on many battlefields as a commander of the tank division and gained much acclaim from others not only because of his courage and level-headedness, but also for his for his fellow troops.

Ever since he lost his right eye on the field of battle, the fighting fighting spirit associated with his "Black Knight" moniker returned, and he vows to face his enemies which felled his comrades.

This is his story.

Motofumi Kobayashi 小林源文

Motofumi Kobayashi was born in Fukushima on January 28th in 1951 and spent his childhood in Tokyo. Ever since he was a young boy, he was very passionate about reading storybooks, watching films, and reading comics.

Originally, he loved drawing only as a hobby, but at the age of 20, he decided to further develop his talents and started to learn how to draw professionally when he was 20 years old.

In the late 1970's, his first comic series was published in Hobby Japan magazine. Since then many other series followed and he his popularity as an artist and storyteller quickly rose. "Die Erzahlung des schwarzen Ritters(Black Knights)" is widely regarded as one of the best wartime comics, and many modelers were fascinated by his detailed and powerful drawings and well thought out storylines.

Works

Works about WWII:
o The black knight story , 1985
o Panzer Vor!, 1986
o Panzergrenadier, 1987
o Panzer krieg, 1988
o Death of the steel, 1989 - The biography of Michael Wittmann.
o Warrior in Flames -Jochen Peiper, 1990 - The biography of Jochen Peiper.
o Kampfgruppe Zbv, 1993
o Happy tiger, 1993
o Japanisch Frw. Bataillon der Waffen SS, 1995. - 'Japanese foreign legion of the Waffen-SS.' It's a comedy.
o Unternehmen Barbarossa, 2001. - Operation Barbarossa
o Unternehmen Taifun, 2002. - Operation Typhoon
o Unternehmen Blau, 2003. - Operation Blue
o Unternehmen Zitadelle, 2005. - Operation Zitadelle
o Deutschland Afrika Korps, 2006. - Afrika Korps and the biography of Erwin Rommel.
o Samland 1945, 2007. - Battle of sambia.

Works about Vietnam War:
o Apocalypse Meow, 1998
o Vietnam war, 1999

Alternate history:
o Battle over Hokkaido, 1989 - This is the story that JSDF fights against the Soviet army in Hokkaido.
o Raid on Tokyo/Tokyo wars, 1991 - This is the story that JSDF fights against the Soviet army in Tokyo and Niigata.
o Korean war II, 1996
o Samurai soldier, 1999
o Omega 7, 2002
o Omega J, 2003

Science fiction:
o Gatse, 1987
o The Time troopers, 1989
o HYDT, 1989