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“BD” refers to Franco-Belgian comics, but let's open things up to include ALL Euro comics and GN's. Euro-style work from around the world is also welcome!

* BD = "Bandes dessinées"
* BDT = Bedetheque
* GN = graphic novel
* LBK = Lambiek
* LC = "Ligne claire"

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Hilda is an absolute corker of a British series, by Luke Pearson, set in a modern-mythic Scandinavia. I've previously touched on it here, but was recently (and pleasantly) reminded, just now.

Specifically, these pages come from book four, Hilda and the Black Hound.

"We're not invisible." (what a friggin' line)

From my POV (i.e. my perspective), it's dang-ol' rare to the point of vanishing that a series is magnificently simple & loverly on the surface, yet packed to the nines with excellent meaning and curiosity. Honestly, I'm not quite sure I've ever seen the like before across comics.

"Check it out if you can"
(that's my little whisper mode, hehe)

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[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 month ago

Hilda is a certified classic. The show is also really high quality.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 month ago

Hilda and the Time Worm is the only one I've seen (and bought for the kids). Will need to look for more.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 month ago (2 children)

I really like the animated series. Carries over really well!

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago

10/10 highly recommend

[–] jacksilver 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Also has a great song that only pops up once during the show - My Name is Hilda

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

Oh wowsers, that's adorable.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 month ago

I love these colours! They are so smooth…

[–] ClockNimble 5 points 1 month ago

Hilda is SO good.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Jeff Smith's Bone hits some similar notes but Hilda really is special.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 weeks ago

Late reply alert!

I love and deeply respect Bone, but it also feels a bit over-scripted at times. I guess maybe because often, the plot tends to signal 'here's where it gets dramatic.' Or clownish, or serious, or narrative-driven. Also, the backstory feels a bit Tolkien-esque on the surface, but once delved in to? It seemed like there really wasn't much substance to it beyond 'this person or entity is plain evil, so that's why they did what they did.'

Compare that to Hilda, in which it feels to me like you never know what's coming around the corner, as well as (for example) the troll peoples and dwarfs are nuanced races that are impossible to tie down in to a collective take / narrative / philosophy. This makes them seem more real and unpredictable to me.

So... I thought Bone was sensational the first 1-2 read-throughs, but it had pretty much nothing for me the third time. Which TBF is probably a 'me' problem, because very few works have endless read-through potential like that. Even Tolkien didn't for me, in the end. Maybe Hilda won't either, my next read-through...

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

House spirits have a special place in my heart, but I don't see them used in stories much. I just read a very low quality scan online, and now I'll be buying a copy, it's great. Thanks for posting it!

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 weeks ago

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