Polish comics are comics written and produced in

Poland Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country in Central Europe. It is divided into 16 administrative provinces called voivodeships, covering an area of . Poland has a population of over 38 million and is the fifth-most populou ...

. Very few of these comics have been published in languages other than

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History

One of the first and most famous Polish comics was ''

Koziołek Matołek Koziołek Matołek (Matołek the Billy-Goat) is a fictional character created by Kornel Makuszyński (story) and Marian Walentynowicz (art) in one of the first and most famous Polish comics back in 1933. It became a cult classic, popular since its ...

'' (Matołek the Billy-Goat), created by

Kornel Makuszyński Kornel Makuszyński (; 8 January 1884 – 31 July 1953) was a Polish writer of children's and youth literature. Dorota Piasecka. ''Proza Kornela Makuszyńskiego dla młodego odbiorcy: zarys problematyki''. PWN. 1984. pp. 11, 34. He was an elected ...

(story) and

Marian Walentynowicz Marian Walentynowicz (born 20 January 1896 in Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire, died 26 August 1967 in Warsaw, Poland) was a Polish graphic artist, architect, teacher, writer and a precursor to the comic book in Poland. He is probably best know ...

(art) in 1933. It became a

cult classic A cult following refers to a group of fans who are highly dedicated to some person, idea, object, movement, or work, often an artist, in particular a performing artist, or an artwork in some medium. The lattermost is often called a cult classic. ...

, still popular today, and is an important part of the

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of Polish

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. In the People's Republic of Poland the term comic (''komiks'') was discouraged as a "demoralising Western influence," and the terms "graphic stories" (''historyjki obrazkowe'') or "color books" (''kolorowe zeszyty'') were preferred instead; they were actually illegal and forbidden from 1947 to 1957. In modern Poland those terms have largely been forgotten, and the formerly discouraged English

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"comics" (Polish "komiks") is now the main term for the medium. One of the most notable series created in 1957 (and concluded in 2009) was ''

Tytus, Romek i A'Tomek ''Tytus, Romek i A'Tomek'' (eng. ''Tytus, Romek, and A'Tomek'') is the longest-published and one of the most popular Polish comic book series, created by Henryk Jerzy Chmielewski (aka ''Papcio Chmiel'') in 1957 and concluded in 2009. It center ...

'' (eng. ''Tytus, Romek, and A'Tomek''), which became the longest-published and one of the most popular Polish comic book series. Created by Henryk Jerzy Chmielewski (aka ''Papcio Chmiel''), it centers on Romek and A'Tomek, two Boy Scouts, and Tytus de Zoo, a chimpanzee with the ability of human speech. Over the past few years, the market for comics in Poland has grown rapidly; there is an increasing number of Polish comic books and magazines. Japanese manga has been introduced, and the first Polish manga-style publications have appeared. As throughout the world,

webcomic Webcomics (also known as online comics or Internet comics) are comics published on a website or mobile app. While many are published exclusively on the web, others are also published in magazines, newspapers, or comic books. Webcomics can be c ...

s have also become increasingly popular.

List of Polish comics

Serce Mostu
* '' Czaki'' * '' Dollicious'' * '' Emilka Sza'' * ''

Funky Koval ''Funky Koval'' is a Polish science fiction/detective story/political fiction genre comic book series published in Poland from the 1980s, collected in four volumes. The story was written by and Maciej Parowski, with art drawn by Bogusław Polch. ...

'' * ''

Jeż Jerzy ''Jeż Jerzy'' (''George the Hedgehog'') is a popular Polish comic book title created by two young artists, (script) and (drawings). The comic strip first appeared as part of a children's magazine called '' Świerszczyk''. Originally, the stri ...

'' * '' Kajtek i Koko'' * '' Kajko i Kokosz'' * '' Kapitan Kloss'' * '' Kapitan Żbik'' * '' Komisarz Żbik'' * '' Koziolek Matolek'' * ''

Lil i Put ''Lil and Put'' (''Lil i Put'') is a ongoing comedy-fantasy Polish comic book series for children created by Maciej Kur (script) and Piotr Bednarczyk (art). The series centres on adventures of two "Małoludy" ("Not-much-people", a Hobbit-like r ...

'' * '' Mikropolis'' * '' Przygody Kleksa'' * '' Przygody Małpki Fiki-Miki'' * '' Podziemny front'' * '' Polscy Podróżnicy'' * ''

Quo Vadis ''Quō vādis?'' (, ) is a Latin phrase meaning "Where are you marching?". It is also commonly translated as "Where are you going?" or, poetically, "Whither goest thou?" The phrase originates from the Christian tradition regarding Saint Pete ...

'' * '' Rewolucje'' * ''

'' * '' Wiedźmin'' * '' Wilq - Superbohater'' * '' Osiedle Swoboda'' * '' Yoel'' * '' Życie Jezusa Chrystusa''

External links

History of comics in Poland

Polish'd Silence - Polish comics without words

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