Bleeker: The Rechargeable Dog

Bleeker the electronic dog (English Bleeker the rechargeable dog ) is a Comic Canadian author Jonathan Mahood. Known in Germany he was by weekly publications in the " childhood ", the children's edition of the weekly newspaper Die Zeit. It's about the boy Skip and his robotic dog Bleeker.

History

Bleeker debuted in 2006 to Comicsherpa, a website for unknown comics. February 2007 took GoComics Bleeker on in its online distribution network. There is every day a new Bleeker strip ( in English). Since March 2007, the author's blog, which is updated more or less regularly and provides insights into the history of the comic exists. Since June 2008, a weekly comic strip appears in the children's edition of TIME. This is the first translation of Bleeker comics.

Mahood cites as influences the Peanuts, Bloom County, The Far Site and Krazy Kat

Since 2007 is a television series in the pipeline.

Figures

Skip

Skip is a boy of about 14 years. He has a rather chaotic vein, so that he took a real dog rather given to a robotic dog his parents. For this there are at least spare parts.

Bleeker

Bleeker is a very advanced robot dog. He has all sorts of gadgets built: from the music player on a rocket engine to a built-in touch screen, on which he, however, not be grabbed likes. Above all, he can also speak and think - mostly better than Skip.

Karl

In October 2007, the new character Karl appeared. Karl is a choleric vacuum cleaner robot. He takes his job very seriously and doggedly true. His constant bad mood stems not least from the fact that he often victims of Skip's painting.

Refurb

Since March 2008 Refurb inhabited the Dino -Bot the budget. Refurbs task in the household is not clear-cut. It is a little slow on the uptake, and most do not understand what it is straight.

Purple

Purple is a neighbor girl. She is doing well in school and likes to skip, but shakes his head over and over again Skips chaotic Article

Lewis

Since June 2007, Lewis is included. Lewis is a dark-skinned boy next door and Skip's best friend. In contrast to Skip Lewis is very interested in technical things and is constantly developing new add-ons for Bleeker.

Skip's family

Skip's parents and his grandfather are never seen in the picture, his grandmother ( Oma block head) but appeared a few times on. You hear only from the off speak. Under the proposed TV production but there are sketches of them.

Since late 2008, Skip has a little sister named Molly.