Professor Palmboom

Professor Palmboom

Two of the main characters
Publication information
Genre
    Publication date 1981–
    Main character(s) Professor Palmboom
    Creative team
    Writer(s) Dick Briel
    Artist(s) Dick Briel

    Professor Palmboom (literally translated as Professor Palm Tree) is a comic album series written and drawn by Dutch artist Dick Briel. They are illustrated in the ligne claire style. So far, three albums have been released and one book. They follow the adventures of Professor Julius Palmboom.

    Background

    The series is set in the twentieth century and follows the adventures of Professor Julius Palmboom and his friends as they investigate science fiction mysteries.

    List of titles

    The following if a list of albums in the series :

    De roestgranaat

    1. Het mysterie van de Tacho-plant (The Mystery of the Tacho Plant, 1981)
    2. De roestgranaat (The Rust Grenade, 1982), includes also Het leger van Phillpotts (Phillpotts' Army)
    3. London Labyrinth (1999)
    4. Ratcliffe Highway (Unfinished)

    Other albums have also been released in the series:

    Scenes from Victorian Times (1982)
    Album Zero (2000) - contains four short stories (limited to 76 issues):
    De onvoltooide aria (The Unfinished Aria)
    De detective schrijver (The Detective Writer)
    De klok (The Clock)
    De hypnotiseur (The Hypnotist)

    Translations

    While all the books are available in Dutch, the main three albums have also been translated into French, but not into English. Briel has agreed for London Labyrinth to be translated into English, so maybe the book will be released in English.

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