Jommeke
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Jommeke is the name of a Flemish comic book
series and of its main character. It deals with the adventures of Jommeke, a boy of about 11 years old and his friends. The creator of Jommeke was Jef Nys
.
in the parish magazine Kerk en Leven. Nys took on long adventure stories with the Jommeke character in Het Volk
in 1958, while also continuing Jommeke gag pages in 't Kapoentje. Jommeke has sold 51 million albums in Belgium
alone, which means an average of about 5 albums per person. This makes Jommeke the best-selling comic book series in Belgium behind Spike and Suzy
.There's also a newspaper for children called "Jommekeskrant", which is delivered weekly together with popular Flemish newspaper "Het Nieuwsblad
".
named Flip who accompanies him everywhere. He is clever, honest, brave, loves adventure, and is recognisable by his distinct blonde haircut.
(or choco in Flanders).
often give rise to weird situations. In many albums he invents a potion that accidentally gets mixed in Zonnedorp's water supply, thus affecting the entire population of the town. He is also notoriously confused, often stating exactly the opposite of what he means, only to correct it immediately afterwards. I.e. "We will arrive next year, I mean tomorrow", "I have completely forgotten, I mean I remember it now." His inventions include pills that make people fly, a car that runs on grass, a submarine in the shape of a whale etc. in "Purpere Pillen" Jommeke saves his life helped by Filiberke.
, and comes up with many evil schemes to steal money from people.
There are also some special albums, with a few games, jokes and some of the above stories added:
, Jommeke has been unsuccessfully translated into French, English, Finnish and Swedish.
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.
Franco-Belgian comics
Franco-Belgian comics are comics that are created in Belgium and France. These countries have a long tradition in comics and comic books, where they are known as BDs, an abbreviation of bande dessinée in French and stripverhalen in Dutch...
series and of its main character. It deals with the adventures of Jommeke, a boy of about 11 years old and his friends. The creator of Jommeke was Jef Nys
Jef Nys
Jozef "Jef" Nys was a Belgian comic book creator. He was best known for his comic strip Jommeke.-Biography:...
.
History
The first appearance of Jommeke was on 30 October 1955, as a gag stripComic strip
A comic strip is a sequence of drawings arranged in interrelated panels to display brief humor or form a narrative, often serialized, with text in balloons and captions....
in the parish magazine Kerk en Leven. Nys took on long adventure stories with the Jommeke character in Het Volk
Het Volk (newspaper)
Het Volk was a Belgian newspaper that focused on "news with a human undertone".-Mission statement:"You will find what you are looking for in Het Volk, the only newspaper where people really make the news. You will read everything on small and big events in your neighborhoods, your cities and far...
in 1958, while also continuing Jommeke gag pages in 't Kapoentje. Jommeke has sold 51 million albums in Belgium
Belgium
Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...
alone, which means an average of about 5 albums per person. This makes Jommeke the best-selling comic book series in Belgium behind Spike and Suzy
Spike and Suzy
Spike and Suzy, the British title for Suske en Wiske in Dutch, is a comics series created by the Belgian comics author Willy Vandersteen. The strip is known as Bob et Bobette in French and Willy and Wanda in the U.S. It was first published in De Nieuwe Standaard in 1945 and soon became popular...
.There's also a newspaper for children called "Jommekeskrant", which is delivered weekly together with popular Flemish newspaper "Het Nieuwsblad
Het Nieuwsblad
Het Nieuwsblad is a Belgian newspaper that mainly focusses on "a broad view" regarding politics, culture, economics, lifestyle, society and sports.-Mission statement:...
".
Jommeke
Jommeke is a young boy who lives with his parents in Zonnedorp. He has no siblings, but he has a parrotParrot
Parrots, also known as psittacines , are birds of the roughly 372 species in 86 genera that make up the order Psittaciformes, found in most tropical and subtropical regions. The order is subdivided into three families: the Psittacidae , the Cacatuidae and the Strigopidae...
named Flip who accompanies him everywhere. He is clever, honest, brave, loves adventure, and is recognisable by his distinct blonde haircut.
Filiberke
Jommeke's best friend, Filiberke joins him on most of his adventures. His pitch-black haircolor contrasts nicely with the protagonist. He is creative, and a bit crazy too. Many albums start with Filiberke engaging in some crazy activity relating to the main story (e.g. he's "playing a cucumber" at the start of album 146 Komkommer in 't zuur). Often pretends to be sick, most to the annoyance of the other characters. He is often joined by his black poodle, Pekkie.Annemieke and Rozemieke
An identical, blonde pony-tailed twin, also called "The Miekes". They are also good friends with Jommeke. Annemieke even has somewhat of a crush on Jommeke, and Rozemieke on Filiberke. The twins are little mothers, and love to take care of cooking and washing whenever it is needed. Their pet "Choco", a monkey they received as a gift, is named after its love for chocolate spreadChocolate spread
Chocolate spread is a chocolate-flavoured paste which is eaten mostly spread on breads and toasts or similar pastries such as muffins and pitas.Chocolate spread is a product favored mainly by children and serves as a prevalent spread on their sandwiches....
(or choco in Flanders).
Professor Gobelijn
The inventions of this good-hearted professorProfessor
A professor is a scholarly teacher; the precise meaning of the term varies by country. Literally, professor derives from Latin as a "person who professes" being usually an expert in arts or sciences; a teacher of high rank...
often give rise to weird situations. In many albums he invents a potion that accidentally gets mixed in Zonnedorp's water supply, thus affecting the entire population of the town. He is also notoriously confused, often stating exactly the opposite of what he means, only to correct it immediately afterwards. I.e. "We will arrive next year, I mean tomorrow", "I have completely forgotten, I mean I remember it now." His inventions include pills that make people fly, a car that runs on grass, a submarine in the shape of a whale etc. in "Purpere Pillen" Jommeke saves his life helped by Filiberke.
Anatool
The main bad guy from the album. He is a butlerButler
A butler is a domestic worker in a large household. In great houses, the household is sometimes divided into departments with the butler in charge of the dining room, wine cellar, and pantry. Some also have charge of the entire parlour floor, and housekeepers caring for the entire house and its...
, and comes up with many evil schemes to steal money from people.
Kwak and Boemel
Two other bad guys that live in a digged hole in the ground of Zonnedorp's woods. Both are not able to pronounce words correctly, though each pronounces words incorrectly in a different way.Koningin van onderland
The Main bad woman from the albums. She's a crazy old woman who wants to start her underworld by kidnapping children from the towns of Zonnedorp. In album 3 she gets taken prison by the angry parents of the children an brought to a mental institution. She escapes sometimes but Jommeke keeps on putting her back in the institution. As from album 249 the queen of the underworld is released from the institution an she stays in her castle now.List of albums
Up till now, the following Jommekes albums exist:- De jacht op een voetbal
- De zingende aap
- De koningin van Onderland
- Purperen pillen
- De muzikale Bella
- Het hemelhuis
- De zwarte bomma
- De ooievaar van Begonia
- De schildpaddenschat
- De straalvogel
- De zonnemummie
- Paradijseiland
- Het Jampuddingspook
- Op heksenjacht
- Het staartendorp
- De gouden jaguar
- Diep in de put
- Met Fifi op reis
- Wie zoekt die vindt
- Apen in huis
- Het verkeerde land
- Het wonderdrankje
- Dolle fratsen
- De verloren zoon
- De zeven snuifdozen
- Kinderen baas
- Geheime opdracht
- De Samsons
- De vliegende ton
- Jommeke in de Far West
- Knappe Mataboe
- In Pimpeltjesland
- Jacht op Gobelijn
- Jommeke in de knel
- Gekke grappen
- Neuzen bij de vleet
- De schat van de zeerover
- Kaas met gaatjes
- Lieve Choco
- Anakwaboe
- Twee halve lappen
- De witte bolhoed
- Filiberke gaat trouwen
- De Jommekesclub
- De zeepkoning
- De tocht naar Asnapije
- Diamanten in de zoo
- De zilveren giraf
- De groene maskers
- De plastieken walvis
- De fwietmachine
- De zingende oorbellen
- Het kristallen eendje
- Broeder Anatolius
- Tita Telajora
- De vruchtenmakers
- Het geheim van Macu Ancapa
- De strijd om de Incaschat
- De Kuko-eieren
- Alarm in de rode baai
- De hoed van Napoleon
- Luilekkerland
- Madam Pepermunt
- De kristallen grot
- De grasmobiel
- De vrolijke bende
- De slaapkop
- De gele spin
- Straffa Toebaka
- De verborgen tempel
- De sprekende ezel
- Choco ontvoerd
- De gekke wekker
- De Kikiwikies
- Prinses Pott
- Het rode oog
- Peuterweelde
- Juffrouw Perlefinneke
- Het plezante kliekske
- De njam-njambloem
- De luchtzwemmers
- Opstand in Kokowoko
- De stenen aapjes
- De Plank van Jan Haring
- De granda papiljan
- De lustige slurvers
- De stad in de vulkaan
- Jommeke in Bobbejaanland
- Het piepende bed
- De kleine professor
- Prins Filiberke
- Het aards paradijs
- De haaienrots
- De supervrouw
- Melanie
- Paniek rond Odilon
- De valse kameel
- De kaart van Wawa Wang
- De grote knoeiboel
- Het jubilee
- Het monster in de ruïne
- De vampier van Drakenburg
- De bron van El Razar
- De vlucht van Bella
- De knook van Azmor
- Zoete Mosterd
- De pestkopjes
- De sidderplanten
- Guitenstreken
- De viool van Varazdina
- De olijke oliemannen
- Het ei van de smartlapvogel
- In de greep van Mac Rum
- Het kriebelkruid
- De lappenpop van Anatool
- De gelukzoekers
- De stenen handdruk
- De bedrogen miljonair
- Het apencircus
- De vlag van Lord Chester
- De rare doedelzak
- Het Boheems schommelpaard
- De schat van Angkor
- Het geheimzinnige eiland
- Drie in een slag
- Het bal van Mathilde
- De watervallen van Svanjabak
- De grote zeilrace
- De whiskymaker
- Het geheim van Ambiorix
- De kippen van Gobelijn
- De spookkrater
- Het gekkegas
- De prinsen van Snoby
- De kruik van Aztrakan
- Het monster uit de diepte
- Apen te koop
- De rib van Kalafar
- De blauwe grot
- De Chinese kast
- De bruid van El Toro
- De documenten van Langneus
- Va Kwak en moe Boemel
- De pijp van Geurig Gras
- Het levenselixir
- Komkommer in 't zuur
- Het Yacochacabeeldje
- De vliegende brigade
- De grote puzzel
- De gestoorde zeereis
- Het meermonster
- S.O.S. Benistal
- Het hoofd van Samos
- De hellestokers
- De kleine vandaal
- De superster
- De koningin van Kachar El Nachar
- Het probleem van Jeff Klaxon
- De kokoskoe
- De verdroogde bron
- Drie toverstokjes
- De zwarte parel
- Het Midasmysterie
- Het verdwenen kasteel
- Spaghetti met kaas
- De mandoline van Caroline
- De appelvreters
- Het heksenbal
- De slangegodin
- Het Chocokomplot
- De goudvis van Filiberke
- Fifi in de knoei
- Het geheim van de hoefslag
- Het zevende zwaard
- De verdwaalde vuurtoren
- De snoezige dino's
- Kwistig kwissen
- Het bedreigde paradijs
- Paniek op de Akropolis
- Filicasso
- De valse papegaai
- Het zingende moeras
- Berta Gobelijn
- De kroon van Kazimir
- De modekoningin
- De pruik van Anatool
- De zwarte cactus
- De vurige inktvis
- De koppige cobra
- Alarm in het begijnhof
- De magische spiegel
- De drietand van Neptunus
- De zilveren traan
- Dinopolis
- Gerommel in de Far West
- De Elfenbron
- Het schuimspook
- De Kraaienburcht
- De vergeten mijn
- Stefanie Stekkebeen
- De Kovonita's
- De panda van Wanda
- De lachende mango's
- De verdwenen tuinkabouter
- De kopermicroben
- De ring van Mac Rum
- De geniale malloten
- Het raadsel van Kiekebilleke
- Blinkende knopen
- Het pompoenenkasteel
- De geest van Anakwaboe
- De limonadelelies
- Zeven sterren
- Holeman
- De kimono van Yamamatsu
- De laatste viking
- Zoektocht naar Sorab
- Het blauwe prieeltje
- Operatie Bonsaï
- De frietbaron
- Wowofski
- Strijd om de bizon
- De komkommerprinses
- De rare kwibussen
- De erfenis van Sorgeloos
- Het luchtkasteel
- Het brein van Gobelijn
- De goudkoorts van Anatool
- Het slimme varken
- Pekkie in Hollywood
- Het zeemeerdinges
- Duel in Venetië
- Paljaskof
- De pechvogel
- Mama Mataboe
- De dobbelmannetjes
- Het roze olifantje
- Kamperen is plezant
- Graaf Dondersteen
- De beer op sokken
- Nobelprijs voor Gobelijn
- De puddingkoningin
- Het zwarte prikgevaar
- Groene Haring
- Het vreemde avontuur
- Filiberke en Biliferke
- Krokodillentranen
- Fifi kampioen
- Het Oké-parfum
There are also some special albums, with a few games, jokes and some of the above stories added:
- Jommeke's album 4 2001
- Winteralbum 2001
- Veilig door het verkeer met Jommeke 2002
- Winteralbum 2002
- Winteralbum 2003
- Winteralbum 2004
- Winteralbum 2005
- Winteralbum 2006
- Zomeralbum 2003
- Zomeralbum 2004
- Zomeralbum 2005
- Zomeralbum 2006
- Zomeralbum 2007
Translations
Apart from some editions for the NetherlandsNetherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
, Jommeke has been unsuccessfully translated into French, English, Finnish and Swedish.
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.