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1999 French comic strip This article is about a French comic. For the television series based on the comic, see Ariol (TV series). For a secret society of warriors in the Society Islands, see Areoi.

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Ariol is a 1999 comic strip which originated in the French children's magazine J'aime lire. It is by Marc Boutavant (story) and Emmanuel Guibert (art).

The comic has been collected into seventeen volumes so far, eleven of which have been translated into English by Papercutz. A French-Canadian series of animated shorts of the same title was also produced.

Characters

Ariol, a donkey and the main character
Ramono, a pig who is Ariol's best friend
Mr. Blunt (French: Monsieur Le Blount), a dog who teaches Ariol's class
Papi Atole
Petula, a cow who is Ariol's love interest
Mamie Asine
Mamie Annette
Bizbille, a fly who is in love with Ariol
Timberwolf, a cat who is Ariol's rival
Avoine, Ariol's father.
Chevalier Cheval
Mule, Ariol's Mother

Books

Book 1: Just a Donkey Like You and Me, ISBN 978-1597073998, 19 February 2013
Book 2: Thunder Horse, ISBN 978-1597074124, 4 June 2013
Book 3: Happy as a Pig..., ISBN 978-1597074872, 10 December 2013
Book 4: A Beautiful Cow, ISBN 978-1597075138, 6 May 2014
Book 5: Bizzbilla Hits the Bullseye, ISBN 978-1597077354, 12 August 2014
Book 6: A Nasty Cat, ISBN 978-1629911571, 10 February 2015
Book 7: Top Dog, ISBN 978-1629912806, 5 January 2016
Book 8: The Three Donkeys, ISBN 978-1629914398, 26 April 2016
Book 9: The Teeth of the Rabbit, ISBN 978-1629916026, 29 November 2016
Book 10: The Little Rats of the Opera, ISBN 978-1629917368, 27 June 2017

Un-numbered:

Where's Petula?, ISBN 978-1629911861, 26 May 2015

Untranslated:

Ariol Coffret Jeux Coucoule, ISBN 978-2747053303 ("Ariol Super Cool Game Kit")
Le vaccin à réaction, ISBN 978-2747009508 ("The Vaccination Side Effect")
La fête à la grenouille ("The Frog Party")
Le coq sportif ("The Sporty Rooster")
Le canard calé ("The Clever Duck")
Ce nigaud d'agneau ("The Silly Lamb")

References

"Poesy guest-reviews the new Ariol book". Boing Boing. 27 June 2014. The latest volume of Ariol, a French kids' comic that Papercutz is bringing out in English.

External links

Official website (in French)
Ariol at Papercutz

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