Moomin, his girlfriend Snorkmaiden, and their friend Little My go forth to find out more about the comet and discover if anything can be done. The heat is so intense that it even starts drying up the land itself. In this particular saga, a comet is fast approaching earth. Tove Jansson based Moomin and the Comet off the second Moomin novel: Comet in Moominland. The particular book I’m reviewing is a collection of the newspaper comics that covers the Comet Saga, and one of the collaborations between creator Tove Jansson and her brother Lars. Back in 1945, when the first Moomin story was published, Finland was still a young nation, and the Moomins became a big part of the country striving to achieve a national identity. In Finland the Moomins can be found on stamps, postcards, stickers, magazines, and everywhere else. The Moomins are very well known in not only their homeland Finland, but also Korea, Japan, and many other nations. Moomins are creatures that somewhat resemble hippopotamuses, and live in the surreal valley of Moominland, along with many other unique creatures and peoples, such as the very small young woman Little My, who is in fact not human but a “mymble.” The era the characters live in is somewhat timeless, but you will see modern things such as jam, radios, and guns now and then. However, the book we’ll be looking at today is from the original newspaper comics by the Swedish-speaking Finlander Tove Jansson.

She died in 2001, aged 87.The Finnish characters the Moomins have been featured in numerous comics, novels, animated shows, and even theatrical performances. Tove Jansson received many prestigious awards during her lifetime, including the international Hans Christian Andersen Medal.

Tove became world-famous for her Moomin books, which began with The Moomins and the Great Flood, Comet in Moominland and Finn Family Moomintroll. She drew her first Moomin in the 1930s, just for fun, and in 1945 he became a character in a children's story. She began her career as a cartoonist and went on to write and illustrate many books for adults and children. Tove Jansson was born in Finland in 1914. But what about the comet - and is the World Wiped Out?. On their journey they meet some interesting people - such as Snufkin the super tramp, and the Hemulen who rescues them from an underground tunnel - and have narrow escapes from such menaces as crocodiles and giant lizards!Īnd on their way back Moomintroll meets the beautiful Snork Maiden and is a changed Moomin for ever after. So, with Sniff, he sets off on an expedition to ask the Professor if a comet is really on its way to destroy the Earth. Soon to be MOOMINVALLEY, a MAJOR ANIMATED SERIES on SKY ONE starring Taron Egerton and Rosamund Pike!Ī comet is speeding towards Earth and nobody in Moominvalley knows what to do!

Comet in moominland book