Why does a successful comic author write poetry? Because he wants to create his own images, solely from his language. Ice Fishing is Markus Kirchhofer's first solo publication. It comprises 100 poems: vivid, poetic, profound, keenly observed scenes and moods sketched with few strokes. Ice Fishing is Markus Kirchhofer's twelfth book: between 1992 and 2010, Kirchhofer published ten comics and in 2011 a picture book with poems. Five vignettes by Reto Gloor adorn Ice Fishing. 'Markus Kirchhofer takes no detours. He leads his readers directly to the center, to the center of his feelings, to the center of his thoughts, and to the center of his sensory impressions. Some poems are as clear as the water they flow through, others are as open as the sky they gaze up at. Those who read them will enjoy their resonance for a long time.' Pedro Lenz.