''Kid Paddle'' is a Belgian

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comic series created by Michel Ledent (

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) in 1993. It was first published in the Franco-Belgian comics magazine '' Spirou'' before branching out into its own volume

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in 1996. The series inspired an animated TV series produced by defunct animation studio Spectra Animation that aired on M6 and

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in France, RTBF Television in Belgium, and on

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in Canada.

Overview

The series covers the passions and interests of 8 to 12 year old boys. The main character, Kid Paddle, is a boy with a passionate love for

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, fictional aliens called Blorkse, and sci-fi television. His friendship circle consists of Big Bang and Horace, who are his closest companions. Big Bang is a kid

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who is always creating new gadgets for Kid to try out and is very intelligent. Horace is more naïve compared to the other two and has a bizarre appetite. He is supportive of Kid and looks up at him. Kid often fights with his sister, Carol, who finds her brother to be a

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airhead.

Comics

The series has been released in 15 comic albums. The first 11 albums were published by

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, with volume 12 onward being published by Mad Fabrik, Midam's own publishing company. # ''Jeux de villain (Villain Games)'', 1996 # ''Carnage total (Total Carnage)'', 1996 # ''Apocalypse boy'', 1997 # ''Full metal casquette (Full Metal Cap)'', (1998) # ''Alien chantilly'', 1999 # ''Rodéo Blork (Blork Rodeo)'', 2000 # ''Waterminator'', 2001 # ''Paddle... My name is Kid Paddle'', 2002 # ''Boing ! Boing ! Bunk !'', 2005 # ''Dark, j'adore ! (I Love the Dark!)'', 2005 # ''Le retour de la momie qui pue qui tue (The Return of the Mummy Who Stinks, Who Kills)'', 2007 # ''Panik room'', 2011 # ''Slime project'', 2012 # ''Serial player'', 2014 # ''Men in Blork'', 2017 # ''Kid N'Roses'', 2020 # ''Tatoo compris'', 2021

Video games

Kid Paddle has had three video games that were released on various

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platforms in Belgium and France. These include ''Kid Paddle'' for the

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, released in 2005, ''Kid Paddle: Blorks Invasion'' for the

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, released in 2007, and ''Kid Paddle: Lost in the Game'', released for both the

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and DS in 2008. ''Kid Paddle: Puzzle Monsters'' is an

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and iPhone video game based on the comic series and published by

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in 2009.

References

External links

Kid Paddle Official Website
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