Yakari

Yakari
Yakari #1 (1977)
Publication information
PublisherLe Lombard (French)
Cinebook (English)
FormatOngoing series
GenreGraphic Novel
Publication dateDecember 1969
No. of issues42 (in French)
20 (in English)
Creative team
Created byDerib & Job
Written byJob (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]

  1. ^ "Il y a 50 ans paraissait Yakari !". actuabd.com (in French). 12 December 2019.
  2. ^ Internet Movie Database: Yakari
  3. ^ "Extra titels van Uitgeverij L in kwartaal 4" (in Dutch). 26 September 2023. Archived from the original on 2021-01-27.