| "Jommeke" | |
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| Author(s) | Jef Nys (later continued by Gerd Van Loock (drawings and writing), Hugo de Sterk, Philippe Delzenne (drawings) and Jan Ruysbergh (writing) [1] |
| Launch date | 30 October 1955 |
| Genre(s) | Humor comics, Adventure comics, Children's comics |
Jommeke is a Belgian comic strip series in publication since 1955. It was created by Jef Nys and can be defined as a humoristic children's adventure series. Jommeke, an 11-year-old boy, is the series' main protagonist. It was originally published in Kerk en Leven, before moving to Het Volk, where it ran until the newspaper ceased to exist in 2010. It is now published in Het Nieuwsblad, De Gentenaar and De Standaard.
Jommeke is very popular in Flanders and, together with Suske en Wiske, is the best-selling comic strip in the region.[citation needed] However, its success has always remained a phenomenon in Belgium and the Netherlands, and attempts at marketing foreign translations have all failed.[citation needed]