Mikrokivikausi
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Mikrokivikausi is a Finnish
comic strip
drawn by Harri "Wallu" Vaalio.
Mikrokivikausi is a humorous
comic set in a nondescript period of prehistory
. Although named after the stone age, it has included dinosaur
s and other animals that were extinct long before the stone age.
The central characters in the comic are cavemen
, one of which (the main character) has invented the computer
. (How he managed to do this before the invention of electricity
is not addressed.) The principal topic of the comic is computers, concerning mainly computer games but also including some slightly more technical themes.
A notable character in the comic is Helka, the main character's matriarchal wife. Besides being the only recurring female character, she is also the only named character. A competition was held in the magazine MikroBitti
, where the comic originated, to name the main character. It resulted in the name Hannu, but it was never adopted to mainstream use, and remains largely unknown.
Finland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
comic strip
Comic 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....
drawn by Harri "Wallu" Vaalio.
Mikrokivikausi is a humorous
Humour
Humour or humor is the tendency of particular cognitive experiences to provoke laughter and provide amusement...
comic set in a nondescript period of prehistory
Prehistory
Prehistory is the span of time before recorded history. Prehistory can refer to the period of human existence before the availability of those written records with which recorded history begins. More broadly, it refers to all the time preceding human existence and the invention of writing...
. Although named after the stone age, it has included dinosaur
Dinosaur
Dinosaurs are a diverse group of animals of the clade and superorder Dinosauria. They were the dominant terrestrial vertebrates for over 160 million years, from the late Triassic period until the end of the Cretaceous , when the Cretaceous–Paleogene extinction event led to the extinction of...
s and other animals that were extinct long before the stone age.
The central characters in the comic are cavemen
Caveman
A caveman or troglodyte is a stock character based upon widespread concepts of the way in which early prehistoric humans may have looked and behaved...
, one of which (the main character) has invented the computer
Computer
A computer is a programmable machine designed to sequentially and automatically carry out a sequence of arithmetic or logical operations. The particular sequence of operations can be changed readily, allowing the computer to solve more than one kind of problem...
. (How he managed to do this before the invention of electricity
Electricity
Electricity is a general term encompassing a variety of phenomena resulting from the presence and flow of electric charge. These include many easily recognizable phenomena, such as lightning, static electricity, and the flow of electrical current in an electrical wire...
is not addressed.) The principal topic of the comic is computers, concerning mainly computer games but also including some slightly more technical themes.
A notable character in the comic is Helka, the main character's matriarchal wife. Besides being the only recurring female character, she is also the only named character. A competition was held in the magazine MikroBitti
MikroBitti
MikroBitti is a Finnish computer magazine, founded in May 1984 and published by Sanoma Magazines, a division of the Sanoma Group. MikroBitti is aimed mainly for beginner to mid-level computer users...
, where the comic originated, to name the main character. It resulted in the name Hannu, but it was never adopted to mainstream use, and remains largely unknown.