| has gloss | eng: : For the manga publishing company, see BLU (company) Blu (Bidu) is a character in the Monica's Gang comic strips, created in 1959. He was the first character created by Mauricio de Sousa, along with his owner Franklin (Franjinha). This blue dog appears in the logo of Mauricio de Sousa Produções, the company founded by Mauricio to release his works. Maurico says he based both Blu and Franklin on himself and Cuíca, the dog he had when he was a child. Blu doesn’t have his own printed comics, but when he completed 40 years of existence, a special print was released for him, and titled "Bidu – Especial 40 Anos" (Blu – 40 Years Special). Blu is the only character who appears in two different kind of stories. In one kind, he is a normal dog, owned by Franklin, who fears taking baths (but is invariably forced to take them by Franklin), does anything in exchange for a bone, and plays around with the other dogs from the neighborhood. In the other kind, he is a director/actor of comics, is totally personified (walking by two feet behind the sets, and walking like a normal dog when acting.) and is famous for the strips in which he talks to objects. |