| Polish comics | |
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| Earliest publications | 1930s |
| Publishers | Egmont Polska Taurus Media Mucha Comics Timof i Cisi Wspólnicy Kultura Gniewu |
| Publications | Funky Koval Jeż Jerzy Kapitan Żbik Lil i Put |
| Creators | Tadeusz Baranowski Henryk Chmielewski Janusz Christa Szarlota Pawel Grzegorz Rosiński |
| Series | "Koziołek Matołek" "Tytus, Romek i A'Tomek" "Osiedle Swoboda" "Kajko i Kokosz" |
| Languages | Polish |
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Polish comics arecomics written and produced inPoland. Very few of these comics have been published in languages other thanPolish.
One of the first and most famous Polish comics wasKoziołek Matołek (Matołek the Billy-Goat), created byKornel Makuszyński (story) andMarian Walentynowicz (art) in 1933. It became acult classic, still popular today, and is an important part of thecanon of Polishchildren's literature.
In thePeople's Republic of Poland the term comic (komiks) was discouraged as a "demoralising Western influence," and the terms "graphic stories" (historyjki obrazkowe) or "color books" (kolorowe zeszyty) were preferred instead; they were actually illegal and forbidden from 1947 to 1957. In modern Poland those terms have largely been forgotten, and the formerly discouraged Englishloanword "comics" (Polish "komiks") is now the main term for the medium.
One of the most notable series created in 1957 (and concluded in 2009) wasTytus, Romek i A'Tomek (eng.Tytus, Romek, and A'Tomek), which became the longest-published and one of the most popular Polish comic book series. Created byHenryk Jerzy Chmielewski (akaPapcio Chmiel), it centers on Romek and A'Tomek, twoBoy Scouts, and Tytus de Zoo, achimpanzee with the ability of human speech.
Over the past few years, the market for comics in Poland has grown rapidly; there is an increasing number of Polish comic books and magazines. Japanesemanga has been introduced, and the first Polish manga-style publications have appeared. As throughout the world,webcomics have also become increasingly popular.
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