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| Tom Teufel | |
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| Tom Teufel Comics, The Tom Teufel Show character | |
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| First appearance | Tom Teufel Comic Nr. 1 (October 1992) |
| Created by | Viktor Laffmeyer |
| Portrayed by | Michael Gorteu (2004 Tom Teufel film) |
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| Full name | Tom M. Teufel |
| Gender | Male |
| Occupation | Criminal |
| Weapon | Flamethrower |
| Nationality | Besmenian |
Tom Teufel is a popular comic character from the comic series Tom Teufel from Besmenia. The character was created by Viktor Laffmeyer.
History
In the 80s Viktor Laffmeyer worked as screenwriter. Since the middle of the 80s, he had been planning to make his own film. However, he hadn't really had an idea what the film was about. He probably had the idea for Tom Teufel sometime in 1988. After Laffmeyer further expanded the character and its universe, he finally planned to make a film about Tom Teufel. Laffmeyer had worked on the script for an year. In 1990, he sent the script to various film studios. However, no film studio was interested in his script. Laffmeyer still didn't want to give up the figure. So he had the idea to publish Tom Teufel as a comic. In 1991 he sent his comics to various comic publishers. Only the "BAUM Verlag" was interested in Tom Teufel. The first comic was published in October 1992. The comic developed to success among teenagers and adults. The Tom Teufel comic series was also the very first comic series in Besmenia, which was aimed exclusively at adults.
Tom Teufel comic series
The comic was first published in October 1992. Until 2000, every comic was published every two months. It has been published mostly monthly since 2001. A comic book is about 30 pages long and contains two stories. The 100th edition was published in 2003. The 200th edition was published in 2010.
Influence in Besmenia
The comic became popular quite quickly and was one of the most read comics in Besmenia in June 1995. Because of the black humor and satire, the comic is particularly popular with teenagers and young adults. Positive criteria say that in Tom Teufel you see a rebellious figure who entertains the young people from generation to generation with funny and satirical stories. Negative criteria mean that Tom Teufel glorifies violence and that children should not read this comic.
Tom Teufel in the media
In early 1996 the BRF (Broadcaster) offered Laffmeyer to produce an animated series about Tom Teufel. This is how the series The Tom Teufel Show was created. However, the series was canceled after only 36 episodes in 1999. At the time of the cancelation, two episodes of the planned season 4 had been produced and were ready for television broadcasting. BRF 2, however, refused to broadcast those two episodes. Reuns were broadcast on SR from 2000 to 2002 and on VINCTV from 2002 to 2006. In 2002, the two never-shown episodes of the planned season 3 were first broadcast on VINCTV. In 2009 VINCTV announced that it would continue the Tom Teufel Show from early 2011. Because of the great success, a 5th and 6th season were announced in March 2011. In early 2020, the series was extended to a further 3 seasons, with which the series runs until 2023.
Director Helmut Rommel secured the film rights to Tom Teufel in 1999. Rommel himself is a fan of comics and could very well imagine the comic as a film. The live action film "Tom Teufel" finally came to the Besmenian cinemas on July 25, 2004. The film is financially successful and was the second most viewed film in the country in 2004. It was also Helmut Rommel's last film, because he died of old age almost a month after the film premiere.
A second movie named The Tom Teufel Movie which is based on the TV show came to Besmenian cinemas on August 18 2019. The movie was very successful.
Tom Teufel in other countries
Gelonia: Tom Teufel first gained notoriety in Gelonia in 2000 when GTC4 first picked up domestic syndication rights. It quickly grew in popularity among college-age adults. The second Tom Teufel series rights were picked up RTG. Lena, Princess Royal is among one of the many fans of the show and has made such remarks in past interviews.
Latium: Tom Teufel failed to gain success in Latium until it's second series run was picked up by Rideo!. Like elsewhere, the series is popular among the 18-40 age group, but has drawn ire from parental groups who decry the show's violence.
TV shows
- The Tom Teufel Show (1997-1999, 2002, 2011-)
Films
- Tom Teufel (2004)
- The Tom Teufel Movie (2019)
Videogames
- Tom Teufel: Tom's Nightmare (1996)
- Tom Teufel: Danger in Momdorf (1998)
- Tom Teufel: Tom vs Leopold (1999)
- Tom Teufel: Road Kill (2001)
- The Tom Teufel Game (2004)
- Tom Teufel: Escape from Hell (2009)
- Tom Teufel: The Fight begins... (2015)
- Tom Teufel: Road Kill 2018 Edition (2018)