Ariol
{{short description|1999 French comic strip}}
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Ariol is a 1999 comic strip which originated in the French children's magazine J'aime lire. It is by Marc Boutavant (story) and Emmanuel Guibert (art).
The comic has been collected into seventeen volumes so far, eleven of which have been translated into English by Papercutz.{{cite web |work=Boing Boing |url=http://boingboing.net/2014/06/27/poesy-guest-reviews-the-new-ar.html |title=Poesy guest-reviews the new Ariol book |date=27 June 2014 |quote=The latest volume of Ariol, a French kids' comic that Papercutz is bringing out in English.}} A French-Canadian series of animated shorts of the same title was also produced.
Characters
- Ariol, a donkey and the main character
- Ramono, a pig who is Ariol's best friend
- Mr. Blunt ({{Langx|fr|Monsieur Le Blount}}), a dog who teaches Ariol's class
- Papi Atole
- Petula, a cow who is Ariol's love interest
- Mamie Asine
- Mamie Annette
- Bizbille, a fly who is in love with Ariol
- Timberwolf, a cat who is Ariol's rival
- Avoine, Ariol's father.
- Chevalier Cheval
- Mule, Ariol's Mother
Books
- Book 1: Just a Donkey Like You and Me, {{ISBN|978-1597073998}}, 19 February 2013
- Book 2: Thunder Horse, {{ISBN|978-1597074124}}, 4 June 2013
- Book 3: Happy as a Pig..., {{ISBN|978-1597074872}}, 10 December 2013
- Book 4: A Beautiful Cow, {{ISBN|978-1597075138}}, 6 May 2014
- Book 5: Bizzbilla Hits the Bullseye, {{ISBN|978-1597077354}}, 12 August 2014
- Book 6: A Nasty Cat, {{ISBN|978-1629911571}}, 10 February 2015
- Book 7: Top Dog, {{ISBN|978-1629912806}}, 5 January 2016
- Book 8: The Three Donkeys, {{ISBN|978-1629914398}}, 26 April 2016
- Book 9: The Teeth of the Rabbit, {{ISBN|978-1629916026}}, 29 November 2016
- Book 10: The Little Rats of the Opera, {{ISBN|978-1629917368}}, 27 June 2017
Un-numbered:
- Where's Petula?, {{ISBN|978-1629911861}}, 26 May 2015
Untranslated:
- Ariol Coffret Jeux Coucoule, {{ISBN|978-2747053303}} ("Ariol Super Cool Game Kit")
- Le vaccin à réaction, {{ISBN|978-2747009508}} ("The Vaccination Side Effect")
- La fête à la grenouille ("The Frog Party")
- Le coq sportif ("The Sporty Rooster")
- Le canard calé ("The Clever Duck")
- Ce nigaud d'agneau ("The Silly Lamb")
References
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External links
- {{Official website|http://www.ariol.fr/}} {{in lang|fr}}
- [http://papercutz.com/kids-comics-graphic-novels/ariol Ariol] at Papercutz