Globi the most popular characters in the German-Speaking part of Switzerland, with sales of over 9 million books. However, he stays mostly unknown in the French and Italian speaking parts of the country. In October 2003, a full-length film, "Globi and the Stolen Shadows" was made which was based on him. It was directed by Robi Engler in Anime-style. Beside the books, there is a lot of Globi merchandise, including cuddly toys, crockery, cutlery, clocks, school equipment, card games, food. From December 2008, the Swiss town of Engelberg hosts a Globi theme park. Globi Globi is a Swiss cartoon character occasionally
Frank Miller (newspaper cartoonist) Frank Miller (newspaper cartoonist) Frank Miller (October 2, 1898 – December 3, 1949) was an American cartoonist. Born in Sheldon, Iowa, Miller was most famous for his comic strip "Barney Baxter in the Air", created in 1936 for King Features Syndicate, and renamed simply "Barney Baxter" in 1943. Miller spent his early thirties working on staff at Denver's "Rocky Mountain News" where he created "Barney Baxter" in 1935 for the paper's "Junior Aviator" page. Miller sold his first cartoon in 1919 and slowly built up his professional reputation. By the mid-1920s, he decided to make cartooning his full-time profession, working