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he comic strip Turtle
Tales* seeks to tell humorous and entertaining stories with an
intellectual scaffolding.
All protagonists of the
strip are youngster animals. Typical stories deal with literature, philosophy,
music, science, and art. To be sure, not on a highly sophisticated level, but
much rather with an intuitive approach.
The Turtle Tales style
is never malicious or brutal, and not even meant to be hilariously funny.
Instead, the strips are gently humorous and distinctly humane, with occasional
traces of tragicomedy. Turtle Tales sees itself in the tradition of Tove
Jansson’s Moomins, cartoonist Jean-Jacques Sempé, the Peanuts, and
children’s books illustrator Walter Trier. |
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The Turtle Tales protagonists
are open-minded towards the world, sharing the belief that happiness can be
achieved only by meeting the world’s demands and possibilities.
This liberal attitude is
supported by the sketchy drawing style which is thought to carry more human
touch than a traditional "comic" style. Commissioners
for Turtle Tales have included The
Writer magazine, Westermann Verlag, and publications from New York and
Europe.
* Turtle Tales is a
registered trademark. |
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