''Gnuff'' is a

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series about an anthropomorphic dragon who lives in a city with his wife Gnellie and his son Gnicky. They keep their wings hidden (they are compact enough to be concealed under their clothing) and generally try to live quietly, being considered 'outsiders' in a Carl Barks-like world of contemporary

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s. Gnuff first appeared in the Scandinavian fanzine ''Sejd'' (#12, 1974). Over the years, creator

Freddy Milton Freddy Milton Larsen (born April 18, 1948) is a Danish comics artist and writer, mostly known under his pen name Freddy Milton. He has worked with the European editions of Donald Duck and Woody Woodpecker. '' Familien Gnuff'' and ''Villiam'' are t ...

has written and drawn many feature-length stories, resulting in a series of full-color albums, a regular Sunday-page newspaper comic strip, appearances in '' Critters'' and alongside

Usagi Yojimbo is a comic book series created by Stan Sakai. It is set primarily at the beginning of the Edo period of Japanese history and features anthropomorphic animals replacing humans. The main character is a rabbit ''rōnin'', Miyamoto Usagi, whom Saka ...

The Gnuff stories often revolve around social and environmental concerns. In an interview in ''

Amazing Heroes ''Amazing Heroes'' was a magazine about the comic book medium published by American company Fantagraphics Books from 1981 to 1992. Unlike its companion title, ''The Comics Journal'', ''Amazing Heroes'' was a hobbyist magazine rather than an anal ...

'' #129, Milton said, "My dragons openly depict the problems of minorities. they have to conceal their old culture (their wings) to make it in our society. Also, they are a species on the decline. These are the reasons why they appeal to me."Interview from Amazing Heroes 129, 1987.
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Awards

* ''De bedste streger i 2007'' Amongst seven candidates nominated for best Comic series. 24timer Århus , 10.01.2008 , Weekend , Side 19

References

Citations

Sources

''Exclusive reviews in Danish media * ''Sjove dyr'' (Uddrag) Peder Bundgaard anmeldelse. Freddy Milton; 'Familien Gnuff 1. Ballade i Nørregade'. (Interpresse). Ekstra Bladet , 26.05.1986 , 1. sektion , Side 17 * ''Barks lever'' Boganm: Freddy Milton: Familien Gnuff 10. Ekstra Bladet , 21.06.1997 , Lørdag , Side 13 * ''Familiens ære'' Boganm: Freddy Milton: Familien Gnuff 7. Politiken , 19.07.1994 , Kultur_og_debat , Side 6 * ''En familie af drager'' Freddy Miltons dragefamilie »Gnuff « overlever tegneseriekrisen med gammeldags Andeby-agtig humor Af Jakob Stegelmann. Berlingske Tidende , 10.10.1993 , 3._sektion,_Fri , Side 10

External links

page on Lambiek.net
freddymilton.dk
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