Jingle Belle
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Jingle Belle is a cartoon character created by Paul Dini. She's Santa Claus' spoiled teen-age daughter. The stories depict Jingle's usually contentious relationship with her famous father.
Jing appears in a number of comic books, all written by Dini and illustrated by a wide roster of comic artists, including Stephen DeStefano, Bill Morrison, J. Bone and Sergio Aragonés. The books were first published by Oni Press, starting in 1999. There has also been a spin-off, . Since 2004 the series is published by Dark Horse Comics.
In 2000 Jingle Belle appeared in a series of animated shorts, available on [JingleBelle.com]. There is also a lot of Jingle Belle merchandise, including a Jingle Belle statue, a Christmas ornament, a lunch box and a t-shirt, featuring artwork by Bill Morrison.
As of 2005, a live-action movie (previously set for fall 2005 or 2006) is still in pre-production.
The name Jingle Belle is a reference to both the Christmas song "Jingle Bells" and the Memphis Belle, a B-17 bomber whose pin-up-style nose art inspired the character.
Comic books
- Dini Double Feature #13 (Summer 1999)
- Jingle Belle (two-issue miniseries, Winter 1999)
- Oni Press Summer Vacation Supercolor Fun Special (Summer 2000)
- Jingle Belle's All-Star Holiday Hullabaloo (one-shot, Winter 2000)
- Jingle Belle: The Mighty Elves (one-shot, Summer 2001)
- Jingle Belle: Jubilee (one-shot, Winter 2001)
- Jingle Belle: Winter Wingding (one-shot, Winter 2002)
- Jingle Belle: Dash Away All (ISBN 1929998619; one-shot, Winter 2003)
- Jingle Belle (Dark Horse series, four issues beginning winter 2004)
- Jingle Belle: The Fight Before Christmas (one-shot, Winter 2005)
Collected editions
- Jingle Belle: Naughty and Nice (ISBN 1929998082; collects the original miniseries, the short story from Dini Double Feature #13 and a new color story)
- Jingle Belle's Cool Yule (ISBN 1929998368; collects Jingle Belle's All-Star Holiday Hullabaloo, Jingle Belle: The Mighty Elves and Jingle Belle: Jubilee)
- Jingle Belle (ISBN 1593073828; collects the four-issue Dark Horse series)
Crossovers
- Blue Belles A four page crossover between Jingle Belle and Blue Monday (comic) by Chynna Clugston who also did the Winter Wingding cover. It was collected in Volume 3 of Blue Monday: Inbetween days.
External links
- [JingleBelle.com], the official homepage for Jingle Belle and Paul Dini
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