März (2021–)
Cover of the Spring 2023 Preview
“Bombs in yellow jackets” – that’s how German newspaper DIE ZEIT described the books by März in 1972. In 1969, the then newly founded publishing house with its signal-yellow volumes instantly became the epitome of left-wing politics, avant-garde literature, and pop culture: März Verlag came to stand for “Pop, Porn, Politics”. The März publishing house was the journalistic bogey of the bourgeoisie during the old Federal Republic. In 2021, it was revived by Barbara Kalender and Richard Stoiber.
The old books used Berthold’s Block typeface with a compact umlaut Ä in the all-caps logo. In 2021, the new publisher Richard Stoiber approached astype fonts with the question of whether it would be possible to adapt the Wood Heinz font to replace Berthold Block. Since the re-founding, an adapted version of Wood Heinz from astype fonts has been used – the custom MaerzType. Reprints of backlist titles retain the yellow dust jackets with the old MÄRZ logo. However, titles and subtitles are set in the new MaerzType. The new editions are colorful and varied, and almost always use MaerzType. So do the preview brochures and other promotional material.
Für eine afrikanische Revolution by Frantz Fanon, translated by Einar Schlereth
Bis aufs Blut by Kathy Acker, translated by Johanna David
Power Bottom by Eva Tepest
Manifest der Gesellschaft zur Vernichtung der Männer S.C.U.M. by Valerie Solanas, translated by Nils-Thomas Lindquist
Physical by Andrew McMillan, translated by Mazlum Nergiz and Richard Stoiber
Die Küche der Armen by Huguette Couffignal, translated by Monika Junker-John and Helmut Junker.
Eine Geschichte des amerikanischen Volkes by Howard Zinn, translated by Sonja Bonin
A new edition of Siegfried, with other books – including older titles – in the back
Cover of the Spring 2022 Preview
März at the Frankfurt Book Fair 2022
März: Alles Gute (“all the best”)
1 Comment on “März (2021–)”
Congrats, Andreas!
Here’s a post that shows books published by März between 1969 and the mid-1980s: