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List Of Fictional Penguins
This list of fictional penguins is subsidiary to the list of fictional birds and is a collection of various notable penguin characters that appear in various works of fiction. It is limited to well-referenced examples of penguins in literature, film, television, comics, animation, and video games. Literature Comics Theatre In media Animation Video games Other media (toys, mascots, logos, etc.) See also * Cultural depictions of penguins * List of fictional birds References {{DEFAULTSORT:List Of Fictional Penguins Lists of fictional birds, Penguins Fictional penguins, * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Fictional Birds
This list of fictional birds is subsidiary to the list of fictional animals. Ducks, penguins and birds of prey are not included here, and are listed separately at List of fictional ducks, List of fictional penguins, and List of fictional birds of prey. For non-fictional birds see List of individual birds. Struthionidae, Struthioniformes (ostriches) Casuariiformes, Casuariformes (cassowaries and emu) Kiwi (bird), Apterygiformes (kiwis) Anseriformes (waterfowl) See also ''List of fictional ducks'' and ''List of fictional ducks in animation'' Galliformes (landfowl) Phoenicopteriformes (flamingos) Columbidae, Columbiformes (pigeons and doves) Cuckoo, Cuculiformes (cuckoos and roadrunners) Nightjar, Caprimulgiformes (nightjars, hummingbirds, and swifts) Nyctibiidae (potoos) Gruiformes (cranes, rails, and allies) Charadriiformes (gulls, terns, auks, and waders) Gaviiformes (loons) Penguin, Sphenisciformes (penguins) See ''List of fictional penguins'' Procella ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anatole France
(; born ; 16 April 1844 – 12 October 1924) was a French poet, journalist, and novelist with several best-sellers. Ironic and skeptical, he was considered in his day the ideal French man of letters.Anatole France, Great Author, Dies , ''The New York Times'', October 13, 1924, p.1 He was a member of the Académie Française, and won the 1921 Nobel Prize in Literature "in recognition of his brilliant literary achievements, characterized as they are by a nobility of style, a profound human sympathy, grace, and a true French people, Gallic temperament". France is also widely believed to be the model for narrator Marcel's literary idol Bergotte in Marcel Proust's ''In Search of Lost Time''. Early years The son of a bookseller, ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frobisher (Doctor Who)
''Doctor Who Magazine'' (abbreviated as ''DWM'') is a magazine devoted to the British science fiction television series ''Doctor Who''. Launched in 1979 as ''Doctor Who Weekly'', the magazine became a monthly publication the following year. In 1990 it switched to a four-weekly schedule, publishing 13 issues a year, along with triannual deluxe Special Editions (2002–) and Bookazines (2013–). Regular issues include interviews, behind-the-scenes articles on television episodes and ''Doctor Who'' in other media, as well as producing its own comic strip. Its founding editor was Dez Skinn, and the longest-serving editor was Tom Spilsbury who served from 2007 to 2017. He was succeeded by Marcus Hearn, who took over from Spilsbury in July 2017. The incumbent editor is Jason Quinn, who took over from Hearn in September 2023. ''DWM'' is recognised by '' Guinness World Records'' as the longest running TV tie-in magazine, celebrating 40 years of continuous publication on 11 October 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mort Walker
Addison Morton Walker (September 3, 1923 – January 27, 2018) was an American comic strip writer, best known for creating the newspaper comic strips ''Beetle Bailey'' in 1950 and ''Hi and Lois'' in 1954. He signed Addison to some of his strips. Early life Walker was born in El Dorado, Kansas, as the third of four children in the family. His siblings were Peggy W. Harman (1915–2012), Robin Ellis Walker (1918–2013) and Marilou W. White (1927–2021). After a couple of years, his family moved to Amarillo, Texas, and later to Kansas City, Missouri, in late 1927, where his father, Robin Adair Walker (d. 1950), was an architect, while his mother, Carolyn Richards Walker (d. 1970), worked as a newspaper staff illustrator. He was of Scottish, Irish, and English descent. One of his ancestors was a doctor aboard the ''Mayflower''. During his elementary school years, he drew for a student newspaper. He attended Northeast High School (Missouri), Northeast High School, where he was a ch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boner's Ark
''Boner's Ark'' is an American comic strip created by Mort Walker, also the creator of ''Beetle Bailey''. Walker debuted the strip under the pseudonym "Addison" on March 11, 1968. The title is a reference to Noah's Ark of Abrahamic religions. Designed and written by Mort Walker, ''Boner's Ark'' first appeared on March 11, 1968. The series ran until May 27, 2000, with the final strip depicting the Ark reaching dry land. The series also ran in Norway and Sweden under the name ''Arken'', in Finland as ''Masan arkki'', in Denmark as ''Olsen's Ark'' and in Italy as ''L'arca di Gian Noè'' (John Noah's Ark). In the Netherlands it ran under the name ''De Ark van Zoo'' (Zoo's Ark). Characters and story ''Boner's Ark'' depicted a menagerie of animals trapped on a boat (the "Ark") and constantly in search of land. Helmed by the bumbling Captain Boner, the Ark is small on the outside and abnormally large within. In addition to sleeping quarters for all the animals, it also features a cine ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Angoulême International Comics Festival
The Angoulême International Comics Festival (AICF; ) is the second largest comics festival in Europe after the Lucca Comics & Games in Italy, and the third biggest in the world after Lucca Comics & Games and the Comiket of Japan. It has occurred every year since 1974 in Angoulême, France, on the last week end of January. History The Angoulême International Comics Festival was founded by French writers and editors and Jean Mardikian, and comics writer and scholar .Pasamonik, Didier"Disparition de Claude Moliterni, fondateur du Festival d’Angoulême ,"'ActuaBD'' (Jan. 21, 2009). Moliterni served as co-organizer of the festival through 2005. Attendance Over 200,000 visitors attend the fair every year, including between 6,000 and 7,000 professionals including approximately 2500 authors and 800 journalists. The attendance is generally difficult to estimate because the festival takes place all over town, and is divided in many different areas that are not connected to e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alain Saint-Ogan
Alain Saint-Ogan (; August 7, 1895 – June 22, 1974) was a French comics author and artist. He is best remembered for his long-running humorous children's adventure comic ''Zig et Puce''. He was also active as an editorial cartoonist, a children's radio show presenter, a book illustrator, advertising artist and an animator. Biography In 1925, he created the well-known comic strip ''Zig et Puce'' (''Zig and Flea''), which initially appeared in the ''Dimanche Illustré'' (Sunday Illustrated), the weekly youth supplement of the French daily newspaper, ''l'Excelsior''. Among his other comic strips: ''Mitou et Toti'' (''Mitou and Toti''), ''Prosper l'ours'' (''Prosper the Bear'', started in 1933), ''Monsieur Poche'' (''Mr. Pocket'', started in 1934), and ''Touitoui''. In the 1940s, he edited a children's magazine, ''Benjamin'', for which he created the comic strip ''Troc et Boum'' (''Troc and Boom''). In 1934, Saint-Ogan adapted ''Prosper L'Ours'' into an animated short. ''Zig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zig Et Puce
''Zig et Puce'' is a Franco-Belgian comics series created by Alain Saint-Ogan in 1925 that became popular and influential over a long period. After ending production, it was revived by Greg for a second successful publication run. Synopsis Zig and Puce, the thin and the chubby one, respectively, are two teenagers who frequently experience adventures. On an expedition to the North Pole they meet their pet auk, Alfred. Their adventures are often exotic, and occasionally fantastic in nature, leading to destinations such as Venus or the future. Publication history ''Zig et Puce'' first appeared in the ''Dimanche Illustré'', weekly supplement of the French newspaper ''l'Excelsior'', on 3 May 1925. The third major character, Alfred, made his first appearance on 25 December 1925. The series' style was influenced by the Art-Deco design of the period, and its engaging stories are suggested to be the main reason for its wide appeal among both adults and youth, and the subsequent ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Overlord (novel Series)
is a Japanese light novel series written by Kugane Maruyama and illustrated by so-bin. It began serialization online in 2010, before being acquired by Enterbrain. Sixteen volumes have been published since July 2012. A manga adaptation by Satoshi Ōshio, with art by Hugin Miyama, began serialization in Kadokawa Shoten's manga magazine ''Comp Ace'' from November 26, 2014. Both the light novels and the manga are licensed in North America by Yen Press since 2016. The novel has been adapted into an anime television series adaptation by Madhouse, consisting of four seasons with thirteen episodes each, with the first season airing from July to September 2015. Two compilation anime films recapping the events from the first season were released in Japan in February and March 2017, respectively. The second season ran from January to April 2018, the third season ran from July to October 2018, and the fourth season ran from July to September 2022. An anime film, ''The Sacred Ki ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrey Kurkov
Andrii Yuriyovych Kurkov (, ; born 23 April 1961) is a Ukrainian author and public intellectual who writes in Russian and Ukrainian. He is the author of 19 novels, including the bestselling '' Death and the Penguin'', nine books for children, and about 20 documentary, fiction and TV movie scripts. His work is currently translated into 37 languages, including English, Spanish, Japanese, French, German, Italian, Chinese, Swedish, Persian and Hebrew, and published in 65 countries. Kurkov, who has long been a respected commentator on Ukraine for the international media, notably in Europe and the United States, has written assorted articles for various publications worldwide. His books are full of black humour, post-Soviet reality and elements of surrealism. Life and works Kurkov's father was a test pilot and his mother was a doctor. When he was just 2 his family relocated to Kyiv in connection with his father's work. He started writing at the age of seven when, after the death o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Penguin Lost
''Penguin Lost'' is a novel by Andrey Kurkov. Originally published in 2005 in Russian (as ''Закон улитки'', ), it was translated by George Bird and published in English in 2010. It is the sequel to the author's novel '' Death and the Penguin''. Summary The novel follows the life of a writer, Viktor Alekseyevich Zolotaryov, in a struggling post-Soviet society. Fleeing from the mafia to the Faraday Station in Antarctica, Viktor passes some time in a polar research station, before returning to Kyiv with a new identity. Back in Ukraine and needing a job, he starts work on the election campaign for a Mafia boss. In return he is given information as to the whereabouts of Misha, his pet penguin, which is said to be in a zoo in Chechnya. Thus begins another journey, this time across the former Soviet Union, in pursuit of his beloved pet. The original Russian-language title of the book, ''The Snail Law'', refers to the Mafia boss' saying that every person should have his or ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Death And The Penguin
''Death and the Penguin'' is a novel by Ukrainian author Andrey Kurkov. Originally published in 1996 in Russian (as ''Smert postoronnego'', ), it was translated and published in English in 2001. The events of the novel take place in 1996 and 1997 in Kyiv. It is a bleak, satirical work with surreal elements and dark humour. The novel became Kurkov's most famous work, translated into more than 30 languages. In 1997, the novel was translated into German and published by the Swiss publishing house Diogenes, and it was for the German-language edition that ''Picknick auf dem Eis'' first appeared. The novel was first published in Ukrainian under the title ''Death of a Stranger'' in 2000, translated by Lesya Gerasymchuk. The Ukrainian translation of the novel became the first Ukrainian translation of any Kurkov book. Summary The novel follows the life of a young aspiring writer, Viktor Alekseyevich Zolotaryov, in a struggling post-Soviet society. Viktor, initially aiming to write no ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
