The first Welsh-language comic was
Ifor Owen
Ifor Owen (3 July 1915 – 22 May 2007) was a Welsh educator who was notable for writing, illustrating and publishing ''Hwyl'', the first children's comic book in the Welsh language.
Life history
Owen was born in Cefnddwysarn, a small village n ...
's ''Hwyl'' which ran from 1949 to 1989.
Other Welsh-language comics include ''Hebog (founded 1968)'', ''Llinos (1972)'', ''Sboncyn (1980s)'', ''Penbwl'' (1989) and ''Wcw''.
''Mellten,'' founded in 2016, is a quarterly children's comic created by Huw Aaron and published by
Y Lolfa. It features work by
Jac Jones
Jac Jones (born 1 March 1943) is a Welsh children's book illustrator.
He was born in Gwalchmai, Anglesey and raised in Bristol until the age of 7, before returning to Gwalchmai. He was educated at Ysgol Gynradd Gwalchmai and Ysgol Uwchradd Lla ...
, Ben Hillman, Joe Watson, Alexander Matthews and
Wilbur Dawbarn.
The first Welsh-language graphic novel was Pelydr-Ll, published by
Y Lolfa, and created by Elwyn Ioan and
Gareth Miles.
Y Mabinogi is a graphic novel adaptation of the 2003 film, which is in turn based on the classic Welsh tales known as
The Mabinogion. It was written by Wales-based writer/artist
Mike Collins.
''Seren a Sbarc yn Achub (Cwpan) y Bydysawd'' is a comic-format children's book created by Elidir Jones and Huw Aaron, and published by
Llyfrau Broga Books
''Gwil Garw a'r Carchar Crisial'' is a 2021 children's graphic novel written and illustrated by Huw Aaron, and published by Llyfrau Broga Books.
References
British comics
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