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{{short description|Belgian comic series}} {{italic title}} {{About|the comics series and its fictional dog character|the forelimb joint|Elbow|the medial forearm bone|Ulna|the insect wing veins|Comstock-Needham system}} {{Infobox Comic strip |title = Cubitus |image = Cubitus-comics series.png |imagesize = |caption = Cubitus |creator = [[Dupa]] |current = |status = Running |syndicate= |comictype= |genre = [[Humor comics]], [[Gag cartoon]] |first = April 16, 1968 in ''[[Tintin (magazine)|Tintin magazine]]'' |last= |publisher = [[Le Lombard]] |website= |illustrator = [[Dupa]], Michel Rodrigue |author = [[Dupa]], Michel Rodrigue, Pierre Aucaigne }} [[File:Belgique - Brabant wallon - Limal - Cubitus - 01.jpg|thumb|Statue of Cubitus in [[Wavre]]]] '''''Cubitus''''' is a [[Franco-Belgian comics]] series, and the basis for the '''''Wowser''''' cartoon series appearing in the United States. ''Cubitus'' was created by the Belgian [[cartoonist]] [[Dupa]], and features Cubitus, a large [[Anthropomorphism|anthropomorphic]] dog, who lives with his owner Semaphore. Cubitus is known as ''Dommel'' in [[Flanders]] and the [[Netherlands]], ''Muppelo'' or ''Pom Pom'' in [[Finland]], ''Teodoro'' in [[Italy]], ''Zıpır'' in [[Turkey]] and Доммель in [[Russia]]. His name derives from the old anatomical name of the [[ulna]] bone, supposedly derived from the Greek ''kybiton'' (elbow). ==Synopsis== The series tells the story of Cubitus, a good-natured large, white dog endowed with speech. He lives in a house in the suburbs with his master, Sémaphore, a retired sailor, next door to Sénéchal, the black and white cat who is Cubitus' nemesis. A vast majority of the album publications collect single page gags, but a few gather collections of shorter stories or, in rare cases, one long story throughout the entire album. Some of the single gag albums or short story compilations are thematic, with for instance in "''Cubitus illustre ses ancêtres''" revisiting history of humankind, "''L'ami ne fait pas le moine''" being pastiches of fellow authors from ''[[Tintin (magazine)|Tintin]]'' magazine or ''Les enquêtes de l'inspecteur Cubitus'' where he is a fictional police inspector. ===Characters=== *'''Cubitus''': Hero of the series, he is a white dog with a large belly, a black snout and yellow tail. Initially a dog with hair covering the eyes, Cubitus ended up becoming still more anthropomorphic. Nearly entirely human in behaviour, he walks on two legs, has hands instead of paws, and is able to perform any human action, although he retains his canine love of bones. *'''Sémaphore''': A retired sailor who is the "Master" of Cubitus, even if sometimes the relationship of master and dog can be reversed. In the series, Semaphore's role is mainly to create inventions that are intended to be functional and aid his friends, but in the end lead to trouble. *'''Sénéchal''': A black and white cat, close neighbour and Cubitus' worst natural enemy, with whom he has an ongoing rivalry. In longer stories he may be Cubitus' ally. *'''Ventenpoupe''': an old friend of Semaphore, and a swindler. ====Side characters==== *'''Manuel de Cotalos Y Mucho Gusto''', the ghost of Semaphore's improbable Sidecar outfit' pannier. ==Publication history== ''Cubitus'' first appeared in the [[Franco-Belgian comics]] magazine ''[[Tintin (magazine)|Tintin]]'' on April 16, 1968.<ref name="BDO-t68">{{cite web | last = BDoubliées | title = Tintin année 1968| url =http://bdoubliees.com/tintinbelge/annees/1968.htm|language=French}}</ref> The series gained immediate popularity, and began album publication in 1972.<ref name="BDzoom">{{cite web | last = BDzoom | title = Le dernier Cubitus paraîtra en février 2001 | url = http://www.bdzoom.com/index.cfm?page=display&class=info&object=arta20001209093948&rub=coulisse | language = French }}{{dead link|date=December 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> After several years of gags and album publications, it became the title strip for a magazine of its own.<ref name="lambiek">{{cite web | last = Lambiek Comiclopedia | title = Dupa | url =http://www.lambiek.net/artists/d/dupa.htm}}</ref> The first publication of ''Cubitus'' was published by [[Le Lombard]] in December 1989, though it proved short-lived, lasting only six issues.<ref name="loup">{{Cite web|last=Danslagueuleduloup.com|title=Détails pour la Série Cubitus Magazine|url=http://www.danslagueuleduloup.com/GENPAGES/DSE_CCUD.HTM|language=French}}</ref> In 2005, the series was relaunched by [[Pierre Aucaigne]] (scenarist), and [[Michel Rodrigue]] (artist) under the title ''Les nouvelles aventures de Cubitus''. ==Bibliography== ===Dupa albums=== [[Image:Cubitus Cover.jpg|thumb|right|230px|German edition of ''Tu le fais exprès ou quoi?'' (1983)]] # ''Du meilleur tonneau'' (1972) # ''Un oscar pour Cubitus'' (1973) # ''3e service'' (1974) # ''Tout en caressant Cubitus'' (1975) # ''Chien sans souci'' (1976) # ''Alerte au pédalosaure'' (1977) # ''Cubitus illustre ses ancêtres'' (1977) # ''La corrida des hippopotames casqués'' (1979) # ''Pour les intimes'' (1980) # ''Heureux qui, comme Cubitus'' (1981) # ''Raconte-moi, Cubitus'' (1982) # ''Tu le fais exprès ou quoi?'' (1983) # ''L'ami ne fait pas le moine'' (1984) # ''Cubitus et la boîte qui parle'' (1984) # ''Cubitus, tu nous fais marcher'' (1985) # ''Cubitus, chien fidèle'' (1986) # ''Cubitus, pas de salades'' (1986) # ''Cubitus, est-ce bien sérieux?'' (1987) # ''Cubitus, quand tu nous tiens!...'' (1988) # ''Cubitus, remets-nous ça'' (1989) # ''Toujours avec deux sucres'' (1989) # ''L'esprit égaré'' (1989) # ''Les enquêtes de l'inspecteur Cubitus'' (1990) # ''Cubitus, donne la belle papatte'' (1990) # ''Tout ça c'est des histoires'' (1991) # ''Cubitus, chien sans accroc'' (1991) # ''Cubitus se met au vert'' (1992) # ''Chat, ch'est du chien!'' (1992) # ''Copain toutes catégories'' (1993) # ''Cubitus fait toujours le beau'' (1993) # ''Cubitus, au poil près'' (1994) # ''Cubitus et les cumulus de Romulus'' (1994) # ''Cubitus mon chien quotidien'' (1995) # ''Un bouquet garni pour Cubitus'' (1996) # ''Chien indispensable'' (1997) # ''L'héritage du Pastaga'' (1998) # ''Cubitus ne mord jamais'' (1999) # ''Si tous les gags du monde...'' (2000) # ''Cubitus, ça n'arrive qu'à toi!...'' (2001) # ''Tu te la coules douce...'' (2002) ===''Les Nouvelles Aventures de Cubitus''=== # ''En avant toute !!'' (2005) # ''Un chien peut en cacher un autre'' (2006) # ''En haut de la vague !'' (2007) # ''Tous des héros !'' (2008) # ''La Truffe dans le Guidon!'' (2009) # ''Mon chien à moi !'' (2010) # ''Le chat du radin'' (2012) # ''La guerre des boulons'' (2013) # ''L'école des chiens'' (2014) # ''Cubitus a tout inventé !'' (2015) # ''Super-héros!'' (2016) # ''Vu à la télé'' (2017) ==Short films== In 1977, the strip was adapted into a [[Short film|animated short film]] [[television pilot|pilot]] by the Belgian studio [[Belvision]], featuring the voices of André Gevrey, Georges Pradez and Guy Pion. It was released on [[VHS]] by Regie Cassette Video in the 1980s as a part of ''Les héros du journal de Tintin'' ("The Heroes of Tintin"), a compilation of animated short pilots adapted from comics from the ''Tintin'' magazine by Belvision,<ref name="VHSUK">{{cite web|title=Les héros du journal de Tintin (1980s) on Regi Cassette Video (France VHS videotape)|url=https://www.videocollector.co/les-hros-du-journal-de-tintin/41479|publisher=VideoCollector.co|access-date=July 11, 2024}}</ref> and broadcast on [[Radio-Québec]]'s Ciné-cadeau on December 29, 1984 and January 1, 1986, and [[Télétoon]] in 2000.<ref name="Cubitus Belvision">{{cite web|title=Cubitus: le Gâteau d'Anniversaire|url=http://www.planete-jeunesse.com/fiche-3068-cubitus-le-gateau-d-anniversaire.html|publisher=Planet Jeunesse|access-date=July 9, 2024}}</ref> On November 28, 1984, the strip was adapted into three animated sequences on ''La bande à Bédé''.<ref name="Bande Bédé">{{cite web|title=La bande à Bédé|url=https://www.lesanneesrecre.com/la-bande-a-bede|publisher=Les années récré|access-date=July 9, 2024}}</ref><ref name="Cubitus Belvision"/> ==Anime== {{further|Wowser (TV series)}} In 1988, the strip was adapted into a [[anime|Japanese cartoon series]] named ''Don Don: Domeru to Ron'', which was re-titled as ''[[Wowser (TV series)|Wowser]]'' for US audiences. Dubbed by [[Saban Entertainment]], it is the only part of ''Cubitus'' that has been translated into [[English language|English]]. In 2011, there were plans to adapt the strip into a new [[3D computer graphics|3D]] [[computer animated]] series. The series was produced by [[Ellipsanime]] and Storimages.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ellipsanime.com/les-prods/cubitus?Itemid=105|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100731135403/http://www.ellipsanime.com/les-prods/cubitus?Itemid=105|url-status=dead|archive-date=31 July 2010|title=Cubitus - ELLIPSANIME|date=31 July 2010|access-date=13 August 2018}}</ref><ref name="Dommel 3D">{{cite web |last1=Matie |first1=Seppe |title=Bekende hond Dommel in 3D: Vroeger… en nu |url=http://animatie.blog.nl/europees/2011/01/09/bekende-hond-dommel-in-3d-vroeger-en-nu |website=Animatie |access-date=July 9, 2024 |date=January 9, 2011}}</ref> ==Impact== <!-- Deleted image removed: [[Image:France-cubitus-stamp.jpg|thumb|French stamp launched in September 2006|{{ifdc|1=France-cubitus-stamp.jpg|log=2009 October 6}}]] --> * Cubitus and Sénéchal appear on ten self-adhesive stamps launched by the French Poste in September 2006.<ref>{{Cite web | url=http://dominique.hochereau.free.fr/bd/cubitus.htm |title = Cubitus et Senechal - Timbres Autocollants}}</ref> * A statue of Cubitus, by Yves Cauwenberghs, was erected on 3 October 2002 at [[Limal]], where Dupa spent the last 30 years of his life.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cedimho.be/eurobd/news017.html |title=EuroBD |accessdate=2008-09-28 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20081124214131/http://www.cedimho.be/eurobd/news017.html |archivedate=2008-11-24 }}</ref> * A mural painting of Cubitus can be seen in Brussels.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://bdmurales.skynetblogs.be/tag/1/cubitus |title=Cubitus : BD & Fresques murales |access-date=2008-09-28 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120721201708/http://bdmurales.skynetblogs.be/tag/1/cubitus |archive-date=2012-07-21 |url-status=dead }}</ref> ==Sources== {{Refbegin}} * [http://bdoubliees.com/tintinbelge/series1/cubitus.htm ''Cubitus'' publications in Belgian ''Tintin''] and [http://bdoubliees.com/journaltintin/series1/cubitus.htm French ''Tintin''] BDoubliées {{in lang|fr}} * [http://www.bdtheque.com/main.php?bdid=368&action=3 List of albums on Bedetheque.com] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120215082653/http://www.bdtheque.com/main.php?bdid=368&action=3 |date=2012-02-15 }} {{in lang|fr}} * [https://web.archive.org/web/20110712233739/http://www.hyphen-comics.com/ffiche_persos_recto.php?id=6&lg=gb Cubitus profile] on Hyphen comics * https://web.archive.org/web/20080628212141/http://www.bdparadisio.com/scripts/detail.cfm?Id=290 {{in lang|en}} {{Refend}} ==See also== • [[Marcinelle school]] ==References== {{Reflist}} ==External links== * [https://web.archive.org/web/20070501003411/http://www.lombard.be/catalogue/series.cfm?SerieID=2822 Cubitus] on Le Lombard {{in lang|fr}} * [http://www.coritzius.de/cubitus/ Cubitus] fan site {{in lang|de}} [[Category:Belgian comic strips]] [[Category:Comics characters introduced in 1968]] [[Category:Lombard Editions titles]] [[Category:Comics about anthropomorphic dogs]] [[Category:Comics about anthropomorphic cats]] [[Category:Bandes dessinées]] [[Category:1968 comics debuts]] [[Category:Gag-a-day comics]] [[Category:Humor comics]] [[Category:Surreal comedy comics]] [[Category:Fictional Belgian people]] [[Category:Belgian comics characters]] [[Category:Male characters in comics]] [[Category:Anthropomorphic dogs]] [[Category:Comics adapted into animated series]] [[Category:Comics adapted into television series]] [[Category:Metafictional comics]] [[Category:Fiction about rivalry]] [[Category:Comics set in Belgium]] [[Category:Comics about talking animals]] [[Category:Slapstick comedy]]
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