Gdy ludzi nie ma, zwierzęta harcują. Motywy zwierzęce w polskim komiksie dziecięcym
When people are away, animals will play. Animal motifs in Polish children’s comics

Summary/Abstract: Comics for children are a significant part of the book market, not only in Poland. These titles are important because they prepare young readers for active participation in culture. The article’s author analyzed and interpreted in detail the most recent Polish comic books addressed to the youngest readers regarding animalistic themes. First, he divided the selected works into two groups: those in which animals accompany humans and those in which animals are the main characters (classic and hybrid, combining comics with other forms of expression). The researcher cited examples such as: Którędy do Yellowstone? Dzika podróż po parkach narodowych [Which way to Yellowstone? A wild journey through the national parks] (Aleksandra and Daniel Mizielińscy), the series “Umarły las” [Dead forest] (Adam Wajrak, Tomasz Samojlik), “Detektyw Miś Zbyś na tropie” [Detective Zbyś the Bear on the trail] (Maciej Jasiński and Piotr Nowacki) and “Rysiek i Królik” [Rysiek and Królik] (Łukasz Piotrkowicz, Krzysztof Budziejewski, Katarzyna Urbaniak). When presenting selected works, the author uses the approaches of Polish comics researchers (Wojciech Birek, Jerzy Szyłak, Michał Traczyk), but he also refers to the researchers specializing in Animal Studies (Anna Wąs, Piotr Skubała, Mirosław Twardowski). The article is a review of various formal solutions utilized by the authors (cards, stylistics of frames, genre hybrids).

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