| Chninkel | |
|---|---|
 J'on, the main character of the comic and member of the chninkel race. | |
| Created by | Jean Van Hamme Grzegorz Rosiński |
| Original language | French |
| Genre | |
| Publication date | 1986–1987 |
| Reprints | |
| The series has been reprinted, at least in part, in Polish, German, Italian, Spanish, Finnish, Dutch, and English. | |
Chninkel or The Great Power of Chninkel (French: Le Grand Pouvoir du Chninkel) is a Franco-Belgian comic with the story written by the Belgian writer Jean Van Hamme and the art drawn by the Polish artist Grzegorz Rosiński. First published from 1986 to 1987 in black and white, and later republished in color and translated to several languages, it mixes the genres of fantasy, science fiction and Biblical parables. It follows the adventures of a diminutive humanoid J'on, who suddenly finds himself tasked with saving the world. It has been called one of the first graphic novels in the history of Franco-Belgian comics.