In today's world, Cubitus has gained great importance in our society. Whether due to its impact on popular culture, its relevance in the historical field, its influence on politics or its importance in the world of entertainment, Cubitus has become a topic of interest for a large number of people around the world. . Over the years, Cubitus has generated numerous debates and discussions, as well as aroused the interest of experts in various disciplines. In this article, we will explore in detail the different aspects of Cubitus and its impact on our current society.
Cubitus | |
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Author(s) | Dupa, Michel Rodrigue, Pierre Aucaigne |
Illustrator(s) | Dupa, Michel Rodrigue |
Current status/schedule | Running |
Launch date | April 16, 1968 in Tintin magazine |
Publisher(s) | Le Lombard |
Genre(s) | Humor comics, Gag cartoon |
Cubitus is a Franco-Belgian comics series, and the basis for the Wowser cartoon series appearing in the United States. Cubitus was created by the Belgian cartoonist Dupa, and features Cubitus, a large anthropomorphic dog, who lives with his owner Semaphore. Cubitus is known as Dommel in Flanders and the Netherlands, Muppelo or Pom Pom in Finland, Teodoro in Italy, Zıpır in Turkey and Доммель in Russia. His name derives from the old anatomical name of the ulna bone, supposedly derived from the Greek kybiton (elbow).
The series tells the story of Cubitus, a good-natured large, white dog endowed with speech. He lives in a house in the suburbs with his master, Sémaphore, a retired sailor, next door to Sénéchal, the black and white cat who is Cubitus' nemesis.
A vast majority of the album publications collect single page gags, but a few gather collections of shorter stories or, in rare cases, one long story throughout the entire album. Some of the single gag albums or short story compilations are thematic, with for instance in "Cubitus illustre ses ancêtres" revisiting history of humankind, "L'ami ne fait pas le moine" being pastiches of fellow authors from Tintin magazine or Les enquêtes de l'inspecteur Cubitus where he is a fictional police inspector.
Cubitus first appeared in the Franco-Belgian comics magazine Tintin on April 16, 1968. The series gained immediate popularity, and began album publication in 1972. After several years of gags and album publications, it became the title strip for a magazine of its own. The first publication of Cubitus was published by Le Lombard in December 1989, though it proved short-lived, lasting only six issues.
In 2005, the series was relaunched by Pierre Aucaigne (scenarist), and Michel Rodrigue (artist) under the title Les nouvelles aventures de Cubitus.
In 1977, the strip was adapted into an animated short film by the Belgian studio Belvision.
In 1988, the strip was adapted into a Japanese cartoon series named Don Don Domeru to Ron, which was re-titled as Wowser for US audiences. Dubbed by Saban Entertainment, it is the only part of Cubitus that has been translated into English.
(in English)