"Jommeke" | |
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Author(s) | Jef Nys (later continued by Gerd Van Loock (drawings and writing), Hugo de Sterk, Philippe Delzenne (drawings) and Jan Ruysbergh (writing) [1] |
Launch date | 30 October 1955 |
Genre(s) | Humor comics, Adventure comics, Children's comics |
Jommeke is a Belgian comic strip series in publication since 1955. It was created by Jef Nys and can be defined as a humoristic children's adventure series. Jommeke, an 11-year-old boy, is the series' main protagonist. It was originally published in Kerk en Leven, before moving to Het Volk , where it ran until the newspaper ceased to exist in 2010. It is now published in Het Nieuwsblad, De Gentenaar and De Standaard.
Jommeke is very popular in Flanders and, together with Suske en Wiske, is the best-selling comic strip in the region.[ citation needed ] However, its success has always remained a phenomenon in Belgium and the Netherlands, and attempts at marketing foreign translations have all failed.[ citation needed ]
The first appearance of Jommeke was on 30 October 1955, as a gag-a-day strip in the Flemish magazine Kerk en Leven . [2] After moving to another newspaper, Het Volk, in 1958, Jommeke became a full length adventure comic strip, while Nys also continued Jommeke gag pages in 't Kapoentje . Jommeke has sold 51 million albums in Belgium alone, which means an average of about 4.5 albums per person. This makes Jommeke the best-selling comic book series in Belgium behind Suske en Wiske. There's also a newspaper for children called "Jommekeskrant", which is delivered weekly together with popular Belgian newspaper "Het Nieuwsblad".
As of June 2020, the following Jommeke albums exist:
Apart from some editions for the Netherlands, Jommeke has been translated into French, English, Finnish and Swedish. These translations were not commercially successful. [ citation needed ]
A German edition was published from 1971 until around 1980 and lasted 32 volumes (the original comics were printed out of order and volumes 27-28 do not exist!) by Gemini Verlag (1-18) and Europress (19-26, 29-34). The series title was (Die tollen Abenteuer von) Peter + Alexander, obviously a play of words on Austrian actor and singer Peter Alexander.
In 2011, German editor stainlessART began republishing the German version of Jommeke, keeping original names and places. As of April 2021, 26 titles have been published in this series. [3]
The series was also published in translation as Jeremy in Indonesia, by children's book publisher BIP (Bhuana Ilmu Populer) in 2013. [4]
In 2018, a Chinese translation was published in cooperation with Bright Media, with an initial run of 25 titles. [5]
In 1968, Jef Nys directed a live-action film called "De Schat van de Zeerover" ("The Pirate's Treasure"), which was a low-budget adaptation of the eponymous Jommeke album. It was essentially an amateur project, made by him and his family members and starred his own son in the main role. [6]
On 31 July 1997 [7] Jommeke was the first comic book character to receive his own statue in Middelkerke, in front of the casino. [8] It was sculpted by Valeer Peirsman. [9] On 26 March 2014 Jommeke's statue became a victim of vandalism. It had to be restored and was placed back again on 28 June 2014. [10] [ dead link ] On 29 July 2006 Annemieke and Rozemieke also received a statue in Middelkerke, near the Theresiastraat. [11] It was sculpted by Monique Mol. [12] In 2015, it was announced that two other characters from the franchise, Filiberke and Pekkie, would also receive statues on the Zeedijk of Middelkerke.
On 18 June 2011 [13] [ dead link ] a wall depicting Jommeke characters was inaugurated near the Frans Halsplein in Antwerp. [14]
On 27 May 2015 a special comic book wall was made in the Lokvogelstraat in Laeken, Belgium. It features a huge wall painting starring Jommeke and the main cast members. [15]
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