According to atptour.com, the blue parrot, who is known as Switzerland’s Mickey Mouse, was created by Robert Lips in 1932 as a cartoon strip. Later, it was turned into a picture book. In the series, Globi and Federer go to Wimbledon, play tennis together and visit a school in Africa.
Roger Federer
Swiss tennis great Roger Federer’s stories will now be available in cartoon form as he partnered with Globi for a series titled, Globi and Roger.
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According to atptour.com, the blue parrot, who is known as Switzerland’s Mickey Mouse, was created by Robert Lips in 1932 as a cartoon strip. Later, it was turned into a picture book. In the series, Globi and Federer go to Wimbledon, play tennis together and visit a school in Africa.
Announcing his partnership, Federer Instagrammed this picture (above) and wrote to his 8.1 million followers: “Like many people who grew up in Switzerland, I have fond memories of reading Globi comic books. His adventures turned into my adventures. Today, as I look at my old books from 1979 and early 80’s, I am honoured and excited to actually be reunited with Globi to be able to share our story together. I hope you enjoy the stories as much as we did writing them. For more information
copy this link: www.globiundroger.com.”