Cornelius (comic series)

The Adventures of Cornelius (also known as The Tales of Cornelius and René) is an award-winning Mexican children's comic book series written by Zack Isaac Sanchez and published by ¡PLOP! Comics.

Content
The comic books are set in an fantastic world resembling a late 20th century Mexico and are drawing inspiration mainly from Mexican folklore and folk tales. The titular character is a small boy, who in the first two books lives with his parents in a cottage on a plain surrounded by mountains and forests, but later moves to the town Acambay. Cornelius’ world is inhabited by regular people and fantastical creatures like fairies, mermaids, gnomes and unicorns. In the fourth book, Cornelius joins Acambay's Hallow Scouts.

Main characters

 * Cornelius - The main hero, a headstrong, smart, kind and curious boy, keen on exploring the world around him with an open mind. Even though she does not avoid other kids and interacts with her classmates and fellow scouts, she mostly keeps to himself and makes friends with fantastical creatures instead.
 * René – Cornelius’ faithful pet resembling a white fox with antlers.
 * Jesús and Pacifica – Cornelius' parents is caring and supportive.

Adaptations
The TV production and licensing company Ánima Estudios has announced an animated series based on the comic books, which launched exclusively on Netflix on November 2, 2018.