The Little Polar Bear : 2008 Switzerland

2008-Apr-03

The Little Polar Bear is a franchise about a polar bear cub named Lars who first starred in a number of books written by Dutch author, Hans de Beer. The books were adapted into animated series and a full-length movie

Comic Art in Malta - Diabolik : 2025

2025-Aug-11

Romics XIX International Comic Festival : 2016 Italy

XIX Romics - 2016 Apr

artwork by Paolo Barbieri

Romics is an international semiannual comic book, animation, and gaming convention in Rome, Italy. The event takes place over four days, usually during April for the spring edition, and October for the autumn one. Until the twelfth edition in 2012, it was held annually, most often in October. The event is held, for both its editions, in the Rome trade fair district. The first Romics was held 2001-Nov

 

Robert E Howard : Conan the Barbarian

Robert Ervin Howard (1906 – 1936) was an American writer who wrote pulp fiction in a diverse range of genres. He created the character Conan the Barbarian and is regarded as the father of the sword and sorcery subgenre. The Robert E Howard Museum lis located in Cross Plains Texas. Annually Howard's hometown celeberates his achievements

La Bande Dessinee - Comics Festival - 1970 France

1970-May-10 Chazelles-Sur-Lyon France

Comics Festival (La Bande Dessinee) - Youth & Culture Center

 

Little Red-Riding Hood : 1960 Germany

 

1960-Oct-01 West Germany

"Little Red Riding Hood" is a French fairy tale by Charles Perrault about a young girl and a Big Bad Wolf. Some later versions include a woodsman. Its origins can be traced back to several pre-17th-century European folk tales. It was later retold in the 19th-century by the Brothers Grimm. The story has varied considerably in different versions over the centuries, translations, and as the subject of numerous modern adaptations. Other names for the story are "Little Red Cap" or simply "Red Riding Hood".

The Little Fox (Vuk) : 1982 Hungary

1982-Nov-11 Budapest Hungary

The Little Fox, known in Hungary as Vuk, is a 1981 Hungarian animated film produced by Pannónia Filmstúdió, based on the novel Vuk by István Fekete.

 

Three Jolly Fellows - Edgar Valter : 2024 Estonia

2024

Eno Raud (1928 – 1996) was an Estonian children's writer. His works are considered classics in Estonia as well as in the other former Soviet countries. Raud was included in International Board on Books for Young People (IBBY) Honour List in 1974. His most popular works include Three Jolly Fellows, A Story with Flying Saucers, The Gothamites and Raggie. The author's children's books have been translated into more than 30 languages. Three Jolly Fellows was illustrated by Edgar Valter

Fairy Tales - Liechtenstein : 1968

Designed by Louis Jaeger, stamps depict The Treasure of St Mamerten (Auf St Mamerten Der Schatz 30r), The Goblin in the Bergerwald (Der Kobold im Bergerwald 50r), The Three Sisters (Die Drei Schwestern 80r)

Thorbjørn Egner - Norway : 1984

1984-Nov-15 Oslo

The Cardamom Law: You shouldn't bother others, you should be polite an kind, an otherwise you can do whatever you want. Bastian Chief of Police

Thorbjørn Egner (1912 – 1990) Norwegian playwright, songwriter and illustrator known principally for his books, plays and musicals for children. He is principally associated with his narratives for children including Karius og Baktus (Karius and Bactus - 1949) and Folk og røvere i Kardemomme by ( When the Robbers Came to Cardamom Town - 1955).

Bastian Chief of Police

Myths and Legends : 1997 Faroe Islands

1997-May-20 Europa Myths and Legends Faroes Island

William Heinesen art for The Temptations of Saint Anthony and Marmennil – The Little Merman.

William Heinesen (1900-1991) is the most famous poet and novelist of the Faroes. His writing focuses on contrasts between darkness and light, between destruction and creativity. Then following is the existential struggle of man to take sides. This is not always easy, however, and the lines between good and bad are not always clearly defined.

Heinesen was captivated by the mysterious part of life, calling himself religious in the broadest sense of the word. His life could be described as a struggle against defeatism with one oft-quoted aphorism of his is that "life is not despair, and death shall not rule".

Letter Carriers - Jack Davis : 1989

1989-Aug-30 Milwaukee WI - EC Fan Adict

Commemorated 100th anniversary of the National Association of Letter Carriers (NALC). Issued at the NALC's centennial celebration at the Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Exposition and Convention Center. 

Jack Davis (1924-2016)  perhaps best known for his work in the pages of Mad magazine, his work also appeared on the covers of Time and TV Guide, and on one United States commemorative stamp. The 1989 25¢ Letter Carriers stamp (Scott 2420) features a jaunty cartoon drawing of three smiling U.S. Postal Service workers, each slinging a mail bag over a shoulder. 1996, Mr. Davis received an award for lifetime achievement from the National Cartoonists Society. 2005: The Society of Illustrators Hall of Fame 

Luis Louro : 2025

Luis Louro was born in Lisbon in 1965 and is one of the most prolific Portuguese comic book authors, taking on the entire creative process himself (script, drawing and coloring). Throughout his 40-year career, which will be celebrated in 2025, Louro created some of the most ironic characters in Portuguese comics, such as Jim Del Monaco, the Crow, Alice and the Little Crow. He is the holder of several important awards, most notably the Honorary Trophy of the Amadora International Comic Book Festival. His albums are, as a rule, full of humor, but imbued with strong social criticism.

The Crow - Vincente undergoes a strange metamorphosis, transofmrin himslef into Corvo in ordewr to overcome his natural shyness. A profoundly Portugese individual, is thus a reflection of the unprotected naivete with which we all participate...

Alice - In a Lisbon that stretches between the  cruelty of prostitution and the dreamlike images of a submerged city where seagulls, whales and other enigmatic animals roam, there is a character named Alice whose life is as disconcerting a X, the striped cat that keeps her company...

Jim Del Monaco, presents himself as a heroic Portuguese adventurer whose adventures take place deep in the African jungle. The hero is always accompanied by  Gina, a beautiful blonde and his love interest, and by his servant Tião...

The Little Crow - Heroes were once children too, and the Raven is no exception! The Raven was once a little Raven, and in reality, so were we....