The weekly Italian youth magazine 'Il Giornalino' now publishes the adventures of Don Matteo, the popular priest detective of Italian TV, played by Terence Hill, as a comic strip. The comic strip's images were drawn by Paola Camoriano, the stories are based on the episodes shown on TV. Script writer Paola Ferrarini will also invent new adventures for the magazine.

The issue of 'Il Giornalino' featuring the first 'Don Matteo' comic strip was published on April 18, 2004 and contains a short interview with Terence Hill. "Il Giornalino has always used comic strips to introduce positive characters to young people" says Antonio Sarzia, director of the weekly magazine. "The idea to use the adventures of Don Matteo in comic strips came from the popularity of this character, which is loved by people of all ages."