Kid Paddle
Kid Paddle is a Belgian gag-a-day comic series created by Michel Ledent (Midam) in 1993. It was first published in the Franco-Belgian comics magazine Spirou before branching out into its own volume of comic albums in 1996. The series inspired an animated television series produced by the now-defunct animation studio Spectra Animation.
Kid Paddle
Midam, Éditions Dupuis · Kid Paddle, tome 17 at 0:01 · CC BY 3.0
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- Midam
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- French
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Kid Paddle is a Belgian gag-a-day comic series created by Michel Ledent (Midam) in 1993. It was first published in the Franco-Belgian comics magazine Spirou before branching out into its own volume of comic albums in 1996. The series inspired an animated television series produced by the now-defunct animation studio Spectra Animation.
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The series premiered on September 2, 2003, and was aired on M6 and Canal J in France, RTBF Television in Belgium, and on Teletoon in Canada.
Key facts
Key facts
• Publisher — Dupuis (1996-2009, 2019-present) MAD Fabrik (since 2010) Glénat (2014-2019) • Startyr — 1993 • Main Char Team — Kid Paddle Big Bang Horace Beket Mirador • Writers — Midam • Colorists — Angèle
Overview
Overview
The series delves into the interests and hobbies of children aged 8 to 12 years old. The central character, known as Kid Paddle, is portrayed as a young boy with a strong affinity for video games, comic books, a fictional alien species known as Blorks, and sci-fi television. Kid Paddle's closest companions include Big Bang and Horace. Big Bang is depicted as a child scientist who enjoys inventing various gadgets for Kid Paddle to experiment with and is characterized by his high intelligence. In contrast, Horace, another member of Kid Paddle's friendship circle, is portrayed as more innocent and possesses an unusual appetite. He admires Kid Paddle and offers his support. Kid Paddle frequently engages in disagreements with his sister, Carol, who views her brother as somewhat of an eccentric and absent-minded individual.
Comics
Comics
The series has been released as 20 comic albums. The first 11 albums were published by Dupuis, from volume 12 the albums were published by Mad Fabrik, Midam's own publishing company. • Jeux de Vilains (Villain Games),1996 • Carnage Total (Total Carnage), 1996 • Apocalypse Boy, 1997 • Full Metal Casquette (Full Metal Cap), (1998) • Alien Chantilly, 1999 • Rodéo Blork (Blork Rodeo), 2000 • Waterminator, 2001 • Paddle... My Name Is Kid Paddle, 2002 • Boing! Boing! Bunk!, 2005 • Dark, j'adore! (I Love the Dark!), 2005 • Le Retour de la Momie Qui Pue Qui Tue (The Return of the Mummy Who Stinks, Who Kills), 2007 • Panik Room, 2011 • Slime Project, 2012 • Serial Player, 2014 • Men in Blork, 2017 • Kid N' Roses, 2020 • Tatoo Compris, 2021 • Silence of the Lamps, 2022 • Love, Death and Roblorks, 2023 • Blork Chef, 2024 • Zombie or not to be, 2025 Source:
Video games
Video games
Kid Paddle has been the subject of three video game releases available on various Nintendo platforms in Belgium and France. The initial installment, titled "Kid Paddle," was developed for the Game Boy Advance and released in 2005. Subsequently, "Kid Paddle: Blorks Invasion" became available for the Nintendo DS in 2007. The franchise expanded its presence with the release of "Kid Paddle: Lost in the Game," a title accessible on both the Wii and DS platforms, in 2008. Additionally, "Kid Paddle: Puzzle Monsters" is a video game designed for iPad and iPhone platforms. Published by Anuman Interactive in 2009, the game extends the franchise's presence into the realm of mobile gaming.
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- 1.Dictionnaire de la bande dessinée. Bordas. 2005. 2-04-729970-5.
- 2.Kid Paddle : destin de star, article de Spirou sur le site officiel de Midam, consulté le 10 mars 2011.
- 3.Biographie de Midam sur son site officiel, consulté le 11 mars 2011.
- 4.Site officiel de Midam Productions, consulté le 11 mars 2011.
- 5.site officiel de Mad Fabrik, consulté le 11 mars 2011.
- 6.Midam confie ses séries Kid Paddle et Game Over aux Éditions Dupuis. Les Éditions Dupuis. 9 avril 2019.
- 7.Gomy (Y.), 2008 - Description de Hypocaccus kidpaddlei espèce inédite de Tanzanie (Coleoptera, Histeridae). Nouvelle Revue d'Entomologie (N.S.), 24 (2): 125-129.
- 8.La naissance de Kid, sur le site officiel de Midam, consulté le 10 mars 2011.
- 9.Jean-Pierre Fuéri. Kid Paddle : Engore !. BoDoï. 23. 11 . 1999.
- 10.Monsters. 2010. 978-2-9600938-7-2.
- 11.Blork raider. Dupuis. 1. 2004. 2-8001-3592-1.
- 12.Walking blork. Mad fabrik. 2010. 978-2-9600938-3-4.
- 13.Kev Adams va adapter la BD Kid Paddle au cinéma. Ouest-France.fr. 4 août 2017.
- 14.https://www.jeuxvideo.com/articles/0001/00010082-kid-paddle-lost-in-the-game-test.htm
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