In the land of dandelions
In the land of dandelion ( Engl. Animal Crackers , even firecracker friends ) is an English comic strip series , which was also translated into German. The series was designed by several artists and appeared in various newspapers.
A comic strip first appeared in 1930 entitled Animal Crackers , drawn by an artist known as Lane. The second version was by Dick Ryan and Warren Goodrich and was published from 1937 to 1957. In some papers it was called Animal Krackers . The third series began in 1967. It is continued to this day and is distributed by GoComics . Roger Bollen drew the cartoon series until 1994 when Fred Wagner took it over. In the cartoon series, a group of animals live in a fictional jungle called Freeborn. From 1997 to 1999 the cartoon series was adapted as an animated series of the same name for Canadian and US television. In Germany it ran under the title "Tierisch was los".
Origin and publication history
The San Francisco Chronicle printed the cartoon series on its front page alongside the weather report. Animal Crackers was distributed to over 100 other newspapers by the Chicago Sun-Times .
In later years, Goodrich created a spin-off series, Creatures , which was summarized in the 2001 book Creatures Or Not So Dumb Animals by Eden East Press .
In Germany, the cartoon series was published under the title Im Lande Löwenzahn with the drawings by Rog Bollen in 1972 by Carlsen Verlag in the third volume of the series Comics - world-famous series of characters and in issues 23 to 62 of the comic magazine Yps . In addition, Goldmann Verlag published two paperbacks in 1986 and 1989 under the title Knallfroschs Freunde .
Characters
- Lyle Lion
As a passive and insecure mothers son, Lyle the lion is not what you could call the "king of the jungle". He's more intent on talking about philosophy and ordering a preferably vegetarian pizza than being the ruling predator. His main goal in life is to win Lana over, although he has already failed several times. Besides that, he aspires to be an astronomer.
- Dodo
He's the last remaining dodo and Lyle's best friend. He has a rash, is impatient and slightly self-centered, is extremely hot-headed and refuses to believe that he lacks the ability to fly. This leads to several failed attempts to escape, sometimes with innovative and unusual techniques.
- Eugene
Despite its size and nature, the elephant behaves like an oversized baby that craves attention. He's quite arrogant and obnoxious and doesn't shy away from intimidating others with his size and strength when he tries to bully them. Some of his secret joys include inhaling peanut butter and mashing petunias , but the sight of a little mouse makes him panic.
- gnu
For the leader of a herd, wildebeest lack any leadership qualities. He is lazy, scared and has no sense of direction. In spite of this, wildebeest is good-natured and cares very much about his herd, although he hinders rather than supports them. He is also a caring mother substitute as he is the single father of a son he is very fond of.
- Lana
The lioness is smart, attractive, strong-willed, and the object of Lyle's affection. Lana looks after her roommates in Freeborn and will put the well-being of her group above her own. She is also an avid book lover and often pokes her nose into a novel. While she shows little to no interest in Lyle's endeavors, it is suggested that she may have had an eye on him.
reception
The San Francisco Chronicle described Animal Crackers as "a snappy little one-frame strip [that] featured a variety of animals in various stupid situations that can happen to humans." animal life dealing with various silly situations of a human nature ”) and as a comic strip“ whose sale to several newspapers continues to be popular ”.
Award
Roger Bollen and Knallfroschs Freunde received the Max and Moritz Prize in 1986 for the best international comic strip artist.
Web links
literature
- Strickler, Dave: Syndicated Comic Strips and Artists, 1924-1995: The Complete Index. Cambria, California: Comics Access, 1995. ISBN 0-9700077-0-1
Individual evidence
- ↑ / Kennedy, Natalie. Talent, humor lead Travelin Man down road of success . In The Wellsboro Gazette and Free Press-Kurier , March 25, 1992.
- ↑ Animal Crackers in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- ↑ a b (January 30, 2002). Warren Goodrich, co-founder of the Los Altos Town Crier , dies at 88 ( Memento of the original from September 27, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. . In Los Altos Town Crier .
- ↑ Cloutman, Elizabeth. Does the name Warren Goodrich ring a bell? In Los Altos Town Crier , November 14, 2001. ( Memento of the original from September 27, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ ypsfanpage.de ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ bullspress.de ( Memento of the original from January 11, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ^ Adolphson, Sue (23 Aug 1992). The Golden Boy: The Chronicle's Little Man Turns 50 . In the San Francisco Chronicle . Sunday Datebook, p. 18
- ^ Max and Moritz Prize since 1984. Accessed on July 11, 2020 .
