Ducks, Who Save Themselves In Rocket Ships

For the sake of completeness, here is also the English version of the exhibition poster. 🚀

"Ducks, Who Save Themselves in Rocket Ships", Florian Satzinger, Comic Museum Erlangen, Erlangen, Germany. 3rd June until 26th July, 2026.

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Pencil with ACME Jet-Packs

Speaking of rockets, the Blackwing Volume 7, ACME upgraded. Keyword: upgraded drawing tools. A little experiment from a few years ago.

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This post relates to or mentions the following: Chuck Jones; Wile E. Coyote; Blackwing pencils volume 7; ACME Corp; Florian Satzinger; Ducks, who save themselves in rocket ships

2026 Exhibition

The official exhibition poster is out now. Just to be sure, here are the exact dates: "Enten, die sich in Raketen retten" (Ducks, who save themselves in rocket ships) – June 3rd to July 26th, 2026, Comic Museum Erlangen, Erlangen, Germany.
The poster illustrations are a "fusion homage" to four of the artists who have probably influenced my work most: Carl Barks, Bruno Bozzetto, André Franquin and Chuck Jones. Typical elements from all four are incorporated differently into the drawings.

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Flash Gordon-ish

Very early «John Starduck» development sketches. Initially, I was still searching for a design language for the spaceships and all the technical aspects, like those seen in «Flash Gordon», for example. But I quickly abandoned that idea. Not that I didn't like it, it just seemed a bit too old-fashioned. A rocket with a balcony and curtains. That wasn't what I wanted.

Planes, Yachts and Automobiles

A short history of vehicle designs from the Jet-Beak series, from my 313 test lab.

Duck or Pencil

The question of which came first, the duck or the egg, doesn't arise with Donald. He hatched from a pencil.

#roughsketch #donaldduck #caricature #roughlayout

Erlangen Title Sujet: 3rd And Final Rough Pass

Third and final rough pass of the preliminary sketch for the Erlangen exhibition poster. The poster itself will then be equipped with a bright red background, as seen in the teaser. The texts and names here are only for the sketch and will not be used on the poster in this form.

One more, or rather three: I've also incorporated three of my personal art-titans and influences into the exhibition's title illustration, with little drawn references. Donald's hat is for Carl Barks, the magic whistle and the horse broom (from Mr. Rossi) are for Bruno Bozzetto, and Spirou's cap and the Zorglub emblem is for André Franquin.

• Exhibition, June 3rd – July 26th 2026 (dates have been updated), Comic Museum Erlangen, Germany: "Enten, die sich in Raketen retten" (Ducks rocketing to safety) – Eine kleine Anatomie der Zeichnungen und Geschichten von Florian Satzinger (A brief anatomy of the drawings and stories by Florian Satzinger) •

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