Polish comics


Polish comics are comics written and produced in Poland. Very few of these comics have been published in languages other than Polish.

History

One of the first and most famous Polish comics was Koziołek Matołek, created by Kornel Makuszyński and Marian Walentynowicz in 1933. It became a cult classic, still popular today, and is an important part of the canon of Polish children's literature.
In the People's Republic of Poland the term comic was discouraged as a "demoralising Western influence," and the terms "graphic stories" or "color books" were preferred instead; they were actually illegal and forbidden from 1947 to 1957.
One of the most notable series created in 1957 was Tytus, Romek i A'Tomek, which became the longest-published and one of the most popular Polish comic book series. Created by Henryk Jerzy Chmielewski, it centers on Romek and A'Tomek, two Boy Scouts, and Tytus de Zoo, a chimpanzee with the ability of human speech.
Over the past few years, the market for comics in Poland has grown rapidly; there is an increasing number of Polish comic books and magazines. Japanese manga has been introduced, and the first Polish manga-style publications have appeared. As throughout the world, webcomics have also become increasingly popular.

List of Polish comics