Moomin (Swedish: Mumin or Mumintrollen, Finnish Muumipeikko) is a comic strip created by Tove Jansson, and followed up by Lars Jansson.
The very first comic strip (entitled Mumintrollet och jordens undergång) was a short-lived attempt for the children's section of the Finland-Swedish leftist newspaper Ny Tid, written between 1947-1948, by request on the editor and personal friend, Atos Wirtanen. The series was published with two new strips weekly, and was mainly an adaptation of Comet in Moominland, but changed the story in several ways, for example having new characters such as Thingumy and Bob (their first appearance) and a "comet-cat" (a pun on the swedish term for reflected sunlight made by for example a mirror). The series has been reprinted in book form under the name Jorden går under (lit. The World is Ending) by the newspaper.[1]
The main series of Moomin-comic strips were made directly for the English market: they were spread by the British Associated Newspapers comic strip syndicate and the original publisher was the newspaper Evening News. At its best Moomin appeared in over 40 countries and around 120 papers, with over 20 million readers daily. This makes it the most successful Finnish comic strip ever. Tove and Lars Jansson received the Finnish Comic Strip Association's "Puupää-hattu" hat in 1980. This series originally appeared in newspapers 1954–1975.
The comic strip introduced many new characters that would later become integral parts of the Moomin universe, such as Fillyjonk(s), Stinky, the Police Inspector, and Moominpappa's friend Wimsy.
In the 1990s, a comic book version of Moomin was produced in Scandinavia after Dennis Livson and Lars Jansson's animated series was shown on television. Neither Tove nor Lars Jansson had any involvement in these comic books, however in the wake of the series, two new Moomin comic strips were launched under the artistic and content oversight of Lars and his daughter, Sophia Jansson-Zambra. Sophia now provides sole oversight for the strips[2].
Comparison with books and TV shows[]
There are many discrepancies between the comics and the books. The 1990s Moomin television series borrowed plots from the comics as well as the books, such as with the story of Aunt Jane.
Comic strip stories[]
Number | English name | Swedish name | Finnish name | Creator(s) | Year of appearance | Collection Volume # |
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0. | Moomintroll and the End of the World | Mumintrollet och jordens undergång | Muumipeikko ja maailmanloppu | Tove | 1947–48 | - |
1. | Moomin and the Brigands | Mumintrollet | Muumipeikko | Tove | 1954–55 | 1 |
2. | Moomin and Family Life | Muminfamiljen | Muumiperhe | Tove | 1955 | 1 |
3. | Moomin on the Riviera | Mumin på Rivieran Familjen lever högt |
Muumiperhe Rivieralla | Tove | 1955 | 1 |
4. | Moomin's Desert Island | Den ensliga ön | Yksinäinen saari | Tove | 1955 | 1 |
5. | Moomin's Winter Follies | Den farliga vintern | Vaarallinen talvi | Tove | 1955 | 2 |
6. | Moominmamma's Maid | Låtsaslek | Kuvitteluleikki | Tove | 1956 | 2 |
7. | Moomin Builds a House | Mumin bygger ett hus Att bygga ett hus |
Talonrakennus | Tove | 1956 | 2 |
8. | Moomin Begins a New Life | Mumin börjar ett nytt liv Vi börjar ett nytt liv |
Aloitamme uuden elämän | Tove | 1956 | 2 |
9. | Moomin Falls in Love | Mumin blir kär Mumintrollet blir förälskat |
Muumipeikko rakastuu | Tove | 1956 | 3 |
10. | Moomin Valley Turns Jungle | Mumindalen blir djungel Vi bor i en djungel |
Viidakkoelämää | Tove | 1956 | 3 |
11. | Moomin and the Martians | Mumin och marsmänniskorna Mumintrollet och marsinnevånarna |
Muumipeikko ja marsilaiset | Tove | 1957 | 3 |
12. | Moomin and the Sea | Mumin och havet Muminfamiljen och havet |
Muumiperhe ja meri | Tove | 1957 | 3 |
13. | Club Life in Moomin Valley | Föreningsliv i Mumindalen Föreningsliv |
Yhdistyselämää Muumilaaksossa | Tove | 1957 | 3 |
14. | Moomin Goes Wild West | Mumintrollet i vilda västern Mumin i Vilda Västern |
Muumipeikko villissä lännessä | Tove/Lars | 1957 | 4 |
15. | Snorkmaiden Goes Rococo | Snorkfröken i rokoko Snorkfröken i Rococo |
Niiskuneiti rokokoossa | Tove/Lars | 1958 | 4 |
16. | Conscientious Moomin | Mumin och medborgarkänslan Mumin blir social |
Muumipeikko ja velvollisuudentunto | Tove/Lars | 1958 | 4 |
17. | Moomin and the Comet | Mumin och kometen | Muumipeikko ja pyrstötähti | Tove/Lars | 1958 | 4 |
18. | Moomin and the Golden Tail | Mumin och den gyllene svansen Den gyllene svansen |
Muumipeikko ja kultainen häntä | Tove | 1958 | 4 |
19. | Moomin Winter | Muminvinter | Muumitalvi | Tove/Lars | 1959 | - |
20. | Moomin under Sail | Mumin till sjöss | Muumipeikko merillä | Tove/Lars | 1959 | - |
21. | Fuddler's Courtship | Klåttdjurets frieri | Hosulin kosinta | Tove/Lars | 1959 | - |
22. | Moomin's Lamp | Mumins lampa | Muumin lamppu | Lars | 1960 | - |
23. | Moomin and the Railway | Mumin och järnvägen | Muumipeikko ja rautatie | Lars | 1960 | - |
24. | Moomin and the Spies | Muminpappa och spionerna | Muumipappa ja vakoojat | Lars | 1960 | - |
25. | Moomin and the Circus | Mumin och cirkusen | Muumipeikko ja sirkus | Lars | 1960 | - |
26. | Moomin the Colonist | Mumin Nybyggaren | Muumit uudisasukkaina | Lars | 1961 | - |
27. | Moomin and the Scouts | Mumin och scouterna | Muumipeikko ja partiolaiset | Lars | 1961 | - |
28. | Moomin and the Farm | Mumin brukar jorden | Muumipeikko maanviljelijänä | Lars | 1961 | - |
29. | Moomin and the Goldfields | Mumin och guldgrävarna | Muumipeikko kullankaivajana | Lars | 1961 | - |
30. | Moomin Family Robinson | Robinson Mumin | Robinson Muumi | Lars | 1962 | - |
31. | Artists in Moomin Valley | Mumin och konsten | Muumipeikko ja taide | Lars | 1962 | - |
32. | Sniff's Holiday Camp | Sniff's badort | Nipsun kylpylä | Lars | 1962 | - |
33. | The Inspector's Nephew | Polismästarens brorson | Poliisimestarin veljenpoika | Lars | 1962 | - |
34. | Damsel in Distress | Dam i dilemma | Neitonen ahdingossa | Lars | 1963 | - |
35. | Fuddler and Married Life | Knappar och äktenskap | Nappeja ja avioliittoja | Lars | 1963 | - |
36. | Sniff's Sport Shop | Sniff's sportshop Sniffs sportaffär |
Nipsun urheiluliike | Lars | 1963 | - |
37. | Mymble's Diamond | Mymlans diamant | Mymmelin timantti | Lars | 1963 | - |
38. | Moomin and the Vampire | Mumin och vampyren | Muumit ja vampyyri | Lars | 1964 | - |
39. | Moomin and the TV | Mumin och TV | Muumipeikko ja televisio | Lars | 1964 | - |
40. | The Underdeveloped Moomins | De underutvecklade mumintrollen | Alikehittyneet muumit | Lars | 1964 | - |
41. | Moomin and Aunt Jane | Mumin och moster | Muumipeikko ja täti | Lars | 1964 | - |
42. | Moomin and the National Park | Mumin och naturparken | Muumit ja luonnonpuisto | Lars | 1965 | - |
43. | Moomin and the Good Old Days | Mumin och den Gamla Goda Tiden Den gamla goda tiden |
Muumipeikko ja vanhat hyvät ajat | Lars | 1965 | - |
44. | Moomin's Pet | Hundliv i Mumindalen | Koiranelämää Muumilaaksossa | Lars | 1965 | - |
45. | Moomin the Private Eye | Mumin detektiven | Muumisalapoliisi | Lars | 1966 | - |
46. | Spring in Moomin Valley | Vårkänslor | Kevättunteita | Lars | 1966 | - |
47. | Moomin Rescues a Princess | Mumin räddar en prinsessa | Muumipeikko pelastaa prinsessan | Lars | 1966 | - |
48. | Moomin and Agent 008 ½ | Mumin och agent 008 1/2 | Muumipeikko ja agentti 008 ½ | Lars | 1966 | - |
49. | Moomin Lives Dangerously | Mumin lever farligt | Muumipeikon vaarallinen elämä | Lars | 1967 | - |
50. | Moomins in Torrellorca | Mumin på Torrelorca | Muumit Torrelorcalla | Lars | 1967 | - |
51. | Snorkmaiden Crashes Society | Snorkfröken i societeten | Niiskuneiti seurapiireissä | Lars | 1967 | - |
52. | Moomins in Ancient Greece | Redan de gamla grekerna | Jo muinaiset kreikkalaiset | Lars | 1967 | - |
53. | Sniff Goes Good | Sniff blir god | Nipsu parantaa tapansa | Lars | 1968 | - |
54. | Moomin the Journalist | Redaktör Mumin | Muumipeikko toimittajana | Lars | 1968 | - |
55. | Moomin and the Orphans | Mumin och de föräldralösa | Muumipeikko ja orpolapset | Lars | 1968 | - |
56. | Sir Moomin | Riddar Mumin | Ritarimuumi | Lars | 1969 | - |
57. | Horsey Moomin | Mumin till häst | Muumipeikko ratsailla | Lars | 1969 | - |
58. | Moomin and the Mermaid | Mumin och sjöjungfrun | Muumipeikko ja merenneito | Lars | 1969 | - |
59. | Emancipated Moomins | Missans återkoms | Miskan paluu | Lars | 1970 | - |
60. | Moomin and the Radicals | Mumin och Radikalerna | Muumipeikko ja radikaalit | Lars | 1970 | - |
61. | Moomin Christmas | Mumin-Jul | Muumijoulu | Lars | 1970 | - |
62. | Moomin in Ancient Egypt | Mumin i Egypten | Muumipeikko Egyptissä | Lars | 1971 | - |
63. | Sniff Falls in Love | Sniff blir kär | Nipsu rakastuu | Lars | 1971 | - |
64. | Moomin Engagement | Mumin förlovar sig | Muumipeikon kihlaus | Lars | 1971 | - |
65. | Moomin and the Flying Dutchman | Mumin och den flygande Holländaren | Muumipeikko ja Lentävä hollantilainen | Lars | 1972 | - |
66. | Snorkmaiden the Seer | Snorkfröken blir synsk | Niiskuneidistä tulee ennustaja | Lars | 1972 | - |
67. | Moomin and the Beach | Mumin och badstranden | Muumipeikko ja uimaranta | Lars | 1973 | - |
68. | Moomin Gets Rich | Mumin blir rik | Muumipeikko rikastuu | Lars | 1973 | - |
69. | Moomin and the Guru | Mumin och Gurun | Muumipeikko ja guru | Lars | 1973 | - |
70. | Moominpappa and Old Age | Muminpappan på ålderns brant | Muumipappa vanhuuden porteilla | Lars | 1974 | - |
71. | Moomin in Battle | Batalj i Mumindalen | Taistelu Muumilaaksosta | Lars | 1974 | - |
72. | Moomin in Neander Valley | Mumin i Neanderdalen | Muumipeikko Neanderthalissa | Lars | 1974 | - |
73. | Moomin and the Ten Piggy Banks | Mumin och de tio sparbössorna | Muumipeikko ja kymmenen säästöporsasta | Lars | 1975 | - |
Publication[]
The comic strips are (currently, as of 2008) being republished in a set of hardback books, one volume at a time, by Canadian publisher Drawn and Quarterly.
References[]
- ↑ Marten, Peter. & Panzar, Katja (ed.). Starting a Great Adventure. Blue Wings Magazine. Nov. 2007.
- ↑ http://www.nytid.fi/arkiv/artikelnt-684-1577.html Template:Sv icon
- ↑ http://www.zepe.de/mumin/mainframe.html?startseite=comi http://www.zepe.de/mumin/mainframe.html?startseite=coml Zépé's Virtuelles Muminforschungszentrum Template:De icon
- ↑ Juhani Tolvanen: Muumisisarukset. Tove ja Lars Jansson – Muumipeikko-sarjakuvan tarina. WSOY 2000. ISBN 951-0-23633-0. Template:Fi icon