Professor Palmboom
Encyclopedia
Professor Palmboom is a comic album series written and drawn by Dutch
artist Dick Briel
. They are illustrated in the ligne claire
style. So far, three albums have been released and one book. They follow the adventures of Professor Julius Palmboom.
Other albums have also been released in the series:
, the main three albums have also been translated into French
, but not into English
. Briel has agreed for London Labyrinth to be translated into English, so maybe the book will be released in English.
Dutch people
The Dutch people are an ethnic group native to the Netherlands. They share a common culture and speak the Dutch language. Dutch people and their descendants are found in migrant communities worldwide, notably in Suriname, Chile, Brazil, Canada, Australia, South Africa, New Zealand, and the United...
artist Dick Briel
Dick Briel
Dick Briel was a Dutch comic artist living in Amsterdam who follows the Ligne claire style. He is most famous for his Professor Julius Palmboom comics...
. They are illustrated in the ligne claire
Ligne claire
Ligne claire is a style of drawing pioneered by Hergé, the Belgian creator of The Adventures of Tintin. It uses clear strong lines of uniform importance. Artists working in it do not use hatching, while contrast is downplayed as well...
style. So far, three albums have been released and one book. They follow the adventures of Professor Julius Palmboom.
Background
The series is set in the twentieth century and follows the adventures of Professor Julius Palmboom and his friends as they investigate science fiction mysteries.List of titles
The following if a list of albums in the series :- 1. Het mysterie van de Tacho-plant (The Mystery of the Tacho Plant, 1981)
- 2. De roestgranaat (The Rust Grenade, 1982)
- 3. London Labyrinth (1999)
- 4. Ratcliffe Highway (Unreleased)
- Scenes from Victorian Times (1982)
- Album Zero (2000) - contains four short stories:
- De onvoltooide aria (The Unfinished Aria)
- De detective schrijver (The Detective Writer)
- De klok (The Clock)
- De hypnotiseur (The Hypnotist)
Translations
While all the books are available in DutchDutch language
Dutch is a West Germanic language and the native language of the majority of the population of the Netherlands, Belgium, and Suriname, the three member states of the Dutch Language Union. Most speakers live in the European Union, where it is a first language for about 23 million and a second...
, the main three albums have also been translated into French
French language
French is a Romance language spoken as a first language in France, the Romandy region in Switzerland, Wallonia and Brussels in Belgium, Monaco, the regions of Quebec and Acadia in Canada, and by various communities elsewhere. Second-language speakers of French are distributed throughout many parts...
, but not into English
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
. Briel has agreed for London Labyrinth to be translated into English, so maybe the book will be released in English.