Scribbly
Dutch comic strip
Scribbly was a Dutch comic strip, created by Jean-Paul Arends. It ran daily in the Dutch edition of the Metro free newspaper from 1999 to 2010. Seven albums have been published containing the daily strips. The comic is known for its weird cast, and its tendency for parodying well-known films, books and famous people.
Cast
Scribbly is the eponymous protagonist. He is a schizophrenic and lives in an institute for people who are mentally disturbed.
Psychotron is Scribbly's super-hero alter ego, in a few strips where he deludedly wears a red cape, which allows him to think he can fly.
Frits is Scribbly's voice-inside-his-head.
Quibus is an animated sheet of paper who is usually Scribbly's friend.
Doctor Psilo leads the House for the Mentally Disturbed.
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