The Smurfs are going to the Olympics (and more) in 2024
The 2024 Summer Olympics coming to Paris - so are the Smurfs. Born in the Franco-Belgium comics scene in the late 1950s, a long out-of-print Smurfs story titled The Smurfs Olympic Special is one of four major Smurfs graphic novels and one boxed set coming in 2024 from Papercutz, the all-ages line of Mad Cave Studios.The Smurfs Olympic Special comes out June 26, reprinting a long-lost 1979 classic focused on the creation of the Smurf Olympics."Hefty Smurf loves to play sports, but he can't get the other Smurfs to play with him. His solution? Create the 'Smurf Olympics'!" reads Papercutz' description of the 32-page one-shot. "The Smurfs divide themselves into two teams, all competing for the grand prize: a kiss from the Smurfette. But when one Smurf is turned down by both teams, he decides to compete on his own, throwing the games into chaos! Can one Smurf take on the whole village? And can the Smurfs stop cheating and playing pranks on each other long enough for the games to actually take place?" Read more