Tytus, Romek i A’Tomek has passed away, leaving a rich comic book legacy.
The Polish journalist and comic book artist Henryk Jerzy Chmielewski, better known by his pen name Papcio Chmiel, died on January 21, aged 97. Chmielewski was the author of the highly popular
Tytus, Romek i A’Tomek series of comics.
“For the people of my generation, who grew up on his comics, an era is ending,” said the country’s president Andrzej Duda on Twitter.
It really is the end of an era for Polish comic book fans, who have for many decades enjoy the adventures of Tytus de Zoo, a talking chimpanzee who wanted nothing more than to become human.