Abenteuer Medien Verlag
Hamburg-based magazine publisher behind Nautilus – Abenteuer & Phantastik, a German magazine for fantasy, science fiction and adventure culture.
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Overview
Abenteuer Medien Verlag is a German magazine publishing house based in Hamburg. It is owned by Jürgen Pirner and is best known for the magazine Nautilus – Abenteuer & Phantastik, which it published from 1993 to 2016. The magazine covered fantastic content across fantasy, science fiction, mystery, horror, thriller and adventure, aimed primarily at film and fantasy fans. From 1995 to 2010 the publisher also issued Kartefakt, a magazine devoted to collectible card games — especially Magic: The Gathering — and collectible miniature games. In 1996 and 1997 the company organised the collectible card game convention Hamburg Untapped, which later continued as part of the NordCon. Today the Nautilus brand continues online: the Fantasymagazin website and its associated web app deliver daily news, reports, interviews and reviews in the adventure and fantastic genres, alongside a Facebook channel. The publisher remains a small, owner-run specialist media business focused on German-language fantasy and genre fandom.
History
Abenteuer Medien Verlag is a magazine publishing house based in Hamburg, Germany, owned by Jürgen Pirner. Its central publication, Nautilus – Abenteuer & Phantastik, was issued from 1993 to 2016 and covered fantastic content spanning fantasy, science fiction, mystery, horror, thriller and adventure, aimed especially at film and fantasy fans. From 1995 to 2010 the publisher also produced Kartefakt, a magazine dedicated to collectible card games — particularly Magic: The Gathering — and collectible miniature games. In 1996 and 1997 the company organised the collectible card game convention Hamburg Untapped, which later took place as a sub-event of the NordCon. After the print magazine era, the Nautilus brand continued online through the Fantasymagazin website and a free web app, providing daily news, reports, interviews and reviews in the adventure and fantastic genres, as well as a Facebook channel.
- 2016
Nautilus – Abenteuer & Phantastik magazine ceases publication.
- 2010
Kartefakt magazine ceases publication.
- 1997
Hamburg Untapped convention held again.
- 1996
Publisher organises the Hamburg Untapped collectible card game convention.
- 1995
Kartefakt magazine begins publication, focusing on collectible card games and miniatures.
- 1993
Nautilus – Abenteuer & Phantastik magazine begins publication.
Products and positioning
Specialist German-language publisher and online media brand for fantasy, science fiction, horror and adventure fandom.
Nautilus – Abenteuer & Phantastik
Magazine covering fantasy, science fiction, mystery, horror, thriller and adventure, aimed at film and fantasy fans.
Kartefakt
Magazine about collectible card games, especially Magic: The Gathering, and collectible miniature games.
Fantasymagazin online channel and web app
Daily news, reports, interviews and reviews in the adventure and fantastic genres, plus a Facebook channel.
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