Yakari | |
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Publication information | |
Publisher | Le Lombard (French) Cinebook (English) |
Format | Ongoing series |
Genre | Graphic Novel |
Publication date | December 1969 |
No. of issues | 42 (in French) 20 (in English) |
Creative team | |
Created by | Derib & Job |
Written by | Job (André Jobin) (1973–2016) Joris Chamblain (2016–present) |
Artist(s) | Derib (Claude de Ribaupierre) |
Yakari is a Franco-Belgian comic book series, aimed at a younger audience, originally written by Job, and illustrated by Derib, both from Switzerland. The series is now written by Frenchman Joris Chamblain.[1]
Yakari is one of the best-known Franco-Belgian comics in Europe. Yakari has (on two occasions, 1983 and 2005[2]) been adapted into a cartoon series on television. A French animated movie adaptation was released in 2020.[3]