Yakari

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Yakari
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Yakari #1 (1977)
Publication information
Publisher Le Lombard (French)
Cinebook (English)
Format Ongoing series
Genre Graphic Novel
Publication dateDecember 1969
No. of issues42 (in French)
20 (in English)
Creative team
Created byDerib & Job
Written by Job (André Jobin) (1973–2016)
Joris Chamblain (2016–present)
Artist(s) Derib (Claude de Ribaupierre)

Yakari is a Franco-Swiss comic book series, aimed at a younger audience, originally written by Job, and illustrated by Derib, both from Switzerland. The series is now written by Frenchman Joris Chamblain. [1]

Contents

Yakari is one of the best-known Franco-Belgian comics in Europe. Yakari has (on two occasions, 1983 and 2005 [2] ) been adapted into a cartoon series on television. A French animated movie adaptation was released in 2020. [3]

Concept

Yakari is a young Sioux Native American who has the ability to understand and speak animal languages. During his adventures, he meets all sorts of North American animals. His best friends are a Sioux girl, "Rainbow", a Sioux boy "Buffalo Seed" and his pony "Little Thunder". He has a totem animal, "Great Eagle", who frequently appears to him to give him critical advice.

The setting is the North American Great Plains, mainly. Horses have already been introduced by the Spanish, but there is no mention of white men whatsoever in the series. (In one book, there is even an observation by an old tribesman that there is a mystery as to how the horse came to the land, and that it has not always been there. [4] ) It can therefore be assumed that Yakari's adventures take place after the 15th century, but long before the settling rush in the late 18th/19th century.

The comic shows a very positive view of the culture of the Sioux and depicts them as peaceful people who live in harmony with nature.[ citation needed ]

Characters

(English names; original French names in brackets when available, unless universally applicable)

Humans:

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Yakari, the series main character

Mounts and wild animals:

Totem animals:

Albums

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Series logo

The books have been translated into at least 18 languages including English, Portuguese, German, Dutch, the Scandinavian languages, Finnish, Breton, Indonesian, Polish, Chinese, Turkish, Arabic, Inuktitut, Catalan and Greek.

Original French versions

Only the original French language publication is indicated. [5]

  1. Yakari (Dargaud, 1973)
  2. Yakari et le bison blanc (Casterman, 1976)
  3. Chez les castors (Casterman, 1977)
  4. Yakari et Nanabozo (Casterman, 1978)
  5. Yakari et le grizzly (Casterman, 1979)
  6. Le secret de Petit Tonnerre (Casterman, 1981)
  7. L'étranger (Casterman, 1982)
  8. Au pays des loups (Casterman, 1983)
  9. Les prisonniers de l'île (Casterman, 1983)
  10. Le grand terrier (Casterman, 1984)
  11. La toison blanche (Casterman, 1985)
  12. Yakari et le coyote (Casterman, 1986)
  13. Yakari et les seigneurs des plaines (Casterman, 1987)
  14. Le vol des corbeaux (Casterman, 1988)
  15. La rivière de l'oubli (Casterman, 1989)
  16. Le premier galop (Casterman, 1990)
  17. Le monstre du lac (Casterman, 1991)
  18. L'oiseau de neige (Casterman, 1992)
  19. La barrière de feu (Casterman, 1993)
  20. Le diable des bois (Casterman, 1994)
  21. Le souffleur de nuages (Casterman, 1995)
  22. La fureur du ciel (Casterman, 1996)
  23. Yakari et les cornes fourchues (Casterman, 1997)
  24. Yakari et l'ours fantôme (Casterman, 1998)
  25. Le mystère de la falaise (Le Lombard, 1999)
  26. La vengeance du carcajou (Le Lombard, 2000)
  27. Yakari et Longues-Oreilles (Le Lombard, 2001)
  28. Le chêne qui parlait (Le Lombard, 2002)
  29. Le réveil du géant (Le Lombard, 2003)
  30. Le marcheur de nuit (Le Lombard, 2004)
  31. Yakari et les Appaloosas (Le Lombard, 2005)
  32. Les griffes de l'ours (Le Lombard, 2006)
  33. Le marais de la peur (Le Lombard, 2007)
  34. Le retour du lapin magicien (Le Lombard, 2008)
  35. L'escapade de l'ourson (Le Lombard, 2009)
  36. Le lézard de l'ombre (Le Lombard, 2011)
  37. Le mangeur d'étoiles (Le Lombard, 2012)
  38. Yakari et la tueuse des mers (Le Lombard, 2014)
  39. Le jour de silence (Le Lombard, 2016)
  40. L'esprit des chevaux (Le Lombard, 2019)
  41. Le fils de l’aigle (Le Lombard, 2020)
  42. La colère de Thathanka (Le Lombard, 2022)

English versions

Cinebook Ltd is the current publisher for the English version of the series. Cinebook has been translating and publishing the volumes in their original French order of publication, but have skipped volume 14, Le vol des corbeaux (The Flight of the Crows). [6]

  1. Yakari and Great Eagle, 2005, ISBN   1-905460-04-X
  2. Yakari and the White Buffalo, 2005, ISBN   1-905460-05-8
  3. Yakari and the Beavers, 2006, ISBN   1-905460-09-0
  4. Yakari and the Grizzly, 2006, ISBN   1-905460-16-3
  5. Yakari and the Stranger, 2007, ISBN   978-1-905460-27-4
  6. Yakari in the Land of Wolves, 2008, ISBN   978-1-905460-29-8
  7. Yakari: The Island Prisoners, 2009, ISBN   978-1-84918-010-8
  8. Yakari and the White Fleece, 2010, ISBN   978-1-84918-055-9
  9. Yakari and the Coyote, 2011, ISBN   978-1-84918-101-3
  10. Yakari: The River of Forgetfulness, 2012, ISBN   978-1-84918-140-2
  11. Yakari and Nanabhozo, 2013, ISBN   978-1-84918-177-8
  12. Yakari: Little Thunder's Secret, 2014, ISBN   978-1-84918-223-2
  13. Yakari: The Great Burrow, 2015, ISBN   978-1-84918-272-0
  14. Yakari: Lords of the Plains, 2016, ISBN   978-1-84918-318-5
  15. Yakari: The First Gallop, 2018, ISBN   978-1-84918-369-7
  16. Yakari: The Lake Monster, 2019, ISBN   978-1-84918-423-6
  17. Yakari: The Snow Bird, 2020, ISBN   978-1-84918-460-1
  18. Yakari: The Wall of Fire, 2020, ISBN   978-1-84918-591-2
  19. Yakari: The Devil of the Woods, 2021, ISBN   978-1-80044-037-1
  20. Yakari: The Cloud Maker, 2023, ISBN   978-1-80044-074-6
  21. Yakari: Fury From The Skies, 2023, ISBN   978-1-80044-119-4
  22. Yakari and the Pronghoms, 2024, ISBN   978-180044-144-6

Adaptations

Audio

In 1983, the French-language vinyl record Salut Yakari was released by CBS Disques. [7] Since 2009, several German-language CD's have been released with told comic stories. [8]

Television series

Original stories involving original and additional characters were written for two television series. The 1983 version, made in French for the French station Antenne 2 and also aired by the Swiss Télévision suisse romande (TSR), had 52 episodes. [9] The 2005 version, also in French, was a Franco-Belgian co-production made for France 3 and RTBF. An initial season of 52 episodes was followed by three more, 26 episodes each, and nine more episodes on VHS and DVD. The fourth season is different from previous seasons as it is completely CG-animated. A movie sequel is in the making. The series[ which? ] was nominated for the TVFI Export award. [10]

Animated film

A French animated film adaptation, Yakari, A Spectacular Journey , was released in France on 12 August 2020. The film has grossed $3,734,725 in France, Germany, and Hungary, [11] and it has sold 454,806 tickets in France and Germany. [12]

Musical

Scene from the German musical Yakari Musical Dreamcatcher LE Mathieu Fischesser yak+kld.jpg
Scene from the German musical

A German musical from 2013 was named Yakari - Freunde fürs Leben (English: Yakari - Friends for life). [13]

Video game

The Mystery of Four Seasons is a platform game released for Nintendo 3DS in 2015. [14]

Theatre tour

A horse show tour in Germany, named Yakari und Kleiner Donner started in 2023. [15]

Toy figures

In 1984, the Schleich company released collectible figures for the comic series Yakari. [16] Similar figures were later released by companies like Bullyland or Tonies. [17] [18]

There was also at least one Yakari set of Playmobil. [19]

See also

Marcinelle school

References

  1. "Il y a 50 ans paraissait Yakari !". actuabd.com (in French). 12 December 2019.
  2. Internet Movie Database: Yakari
  3. "Extra titels van Uitgeverij L in kwartaal 4" (in Dutch). 26 September 2023. Archived from the original on 27 January 2021.
  4. Yakari #16: "Le premier galop" (1990)
  5. "Yakari - Description et caractéristiques". lelombard.com (in French). 12 November 2023.
  6. "Yakari". cinebook.co.uk. 6 January 2023.
  7. "Various – Salut Yakari". Discogs . 1983.
  8. "Thomas Karallus – Yakari Folge 1". Discogs . 2009.
  9. "Yakari - 1983 TV Series". IMDb . 13 November 2023.
  10. "Yakari - 2005 TV Series". IMDb . 13 November 2023.
  11. "Yakari, a Spectacular Journey". Box Office Mojo . Retrieved 12 November 2020.
  12. "Yakari, le film (2020)". JP's Box-Office. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
  13. "YAKARI MUSICAL 1 - FREUNDE FÜRS LEBEN". schwabmusik.de/yakari-musical-freunde-fuers-leben (in German). 12 November 2023.
  14. "Yakari - The Mystery of Four Seasons". gamemania.be (in Dutch). 20 October 2022.
  15. "Deutschland-Tour 2023/24". yakari-show.de (in German). 9 October 2023.
  16. "Yakari - Schleich". cheaper.outletonlineshop2023.com. 12 November 2023.
  17. "Kinderhelden" (in German). bullyland.de. 2 December 2022.
  18. "Best of Yakari". tonies.com (in German). 1 December 2022.
  19. "Produktnr.: 5252-A". playmobil.de (in German). 12 November 2023.