European Graphic Novels+ JohnnyEnzyme • 3 hours ago • 100%

I had a little fun with the panel above from [***Epileptic***](https://www.bedetheque.com/serie-2995-BD-Ascension-du-Haut-Mal.html). (you can see the original one below) For some reason I never read this classic before, but I'm doing so now. > It's the story of David's early childhood and adolescence, focusing on his relationship with his older brother and younger sister. His brother develops severe and intractable epilepsy, causing the family to seek a variety of solutions from alternative medicine, most dramatically by moving to a commune based on macrobiotic principles. [](https://i.imgur.com/C5nYvq9.jpeg) https://i.imgur.com/C5nYvq9.jpeg > As the epileptic brother loses control of his own life, the artist develops solitary obsessions with cartoons, mythology and war. The book's graphic style becomes increasingly elaborate as the children's fantasy life takes over, with their dreams and fears (including epilepsy itself) appearing as living creatures. In brief interludes, the children appear as adults when the artist begins the process of writing the story. --WP [](https://i.imgur.com/uT0YyGJ.jpeg) https://i.imgur.com/uT0YyGJ.jpeg To be clear, the disease / trauma of his older brother's sends young David in to a world of coping mechanisms, a general process perhaps familiar to most of us. [](https://i.imgur.com/ZfVzabe.jpeg) https://i.imgur.com/ZfVzabe.jpeg So far I'm seeing a number of parallels to the equally-classic ***L'Arabe du futur*** ("The Arab of the Future), by Riad Sattouf. They're both anecdotal, imaginative looks at these authors' respective childhoods... works in which you can see events and principles which shaped the personality of the future adults. Also of interest is that they bring uniquely Arabic perspectives to the BD-sphere. LBK on David B: https://www.lambiek.net/artists/b/b_david.htm

European Graphic Novels+ JohnnyEnzyme • 1 day ago • 100%

This comes from a rather ambitious, five-tome series called [***Le jour des Magiciens***](https://www.bedetheque.com/serie-7345-BD-Jour-des-Magiciens.html) ("Day of the Magicians"), by an Italian duo, Michelangelo La Neve & Marco Nizzoli. I found it much in the style of Alejandro Jodorowsky, full of fanciful ideas and powerful sequences that sometimes hit the mark, and sometimes seemed a bit nonsensical. The plot involves "Lancaster," a renegade, modern-day magician, who's disgusted by the stagnation of his order, who has the idea to father an offspring to become a sort of new magi-messiah. This doesn't sit well with his old order, who keep trying to kidnap his son and assassinate the father. The mother of the boy is in fact "Ash" (the lead assassin's) sister, so the bad blood only builds, as you can see: ---> https://imgur.com/gallery/movie-esque-sequence-from-day-of-magicians-by-la-neve-nizzoli-bFiAH7N <--- (I thought it was a neat, movie-like juxtaposition, having the main action run concurrent with a children's story) To be clear, the sequence above is fairly atypical, as this is mostly a plot and narrative-driven work, but with some intense moments as above. Here and there it can sag a bit under the weight of exposition, but otherwise moves forward with good storytelling, and of course delightful art. *** Btw, if you've already read this series and seen the sci-fi movie [***Zardoz***](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zardoz), did you happen to make this connection? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bwq5RYrm5kE

European Graphic Novels+ JohnnyEnzyme • 3 days ago • 100%

It's always the *other* kids, daggit! Like... the ones who can yank the string to make the top spin best, to skip the stone across the lake until it reaches the other side, and... I think that's enough time to keep placing & dating myself. (oh rabbits) Alright alright, here's some *small* updates: - You won't see a "new post" pop up, but I went back to [***Borderline***](https://lemm.ee/post/42161899) and edited in about 3x new content & conclusions. Make of that how you will. - Over the past few weeks, I've had an idea to select from my ~200 favorite browser games in to condensing a tight '20-30' best, sharing it here as an online arcade, just for fun. A sort of community recreational-project, if you will. So, question-- got any super-favorite browser-games worth mentioning, mateys? <3 *** - Me, I continue to just... take a break from this sub whenever I need it. It might be two days; it might be 4-5-6. Whatever. Trying to post almost 1x per day turned out to be a disaster for me, and that's part of why I say the sub belongs to everyone, now. - Oh, and yes!... I'm utterly fascinated by this thought (again courtesy of Kerzgesagt, from the lead image) about how massive black-holes might operate, in fact: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=71eUes30gwc

European Graphic Novels+ JohnnyEnzyme • 7 days ago • 100%

This is from [***Borderline*** (*Point du rupture*)](https://www.bedetheque.com/serie-20089-BD-Point-de-rupture.html), a grim, violent, Skynet-esque, dystopian, post-apoc work he did with fellow countryman Carlos Trillo. I'm re-reading it now, and frankly, I don't remember how well I liked it before. That's usually not a tremendously encouraging sign, *but*... let's see how things shake out this time. For others of the post-apoc genre, I still maintain my master list at the [evil empire](https://www.reddit.com/r/bandedessinee/comments/e6j8t4/do_you_like_the_postapocalyptic_genre_have_any/), for those curious. Anyway, I love Risso's art. More here: https://www.lambiek.net/artists/r/risso_eduardo.htm [](https://www.lambiek.net/artists/image/r/risso_eduardo/risso_100bullets2.jpg) https://www.lambiek.net/artists/image/r/risso_eduardo/risso_100bullets2.jpg ## EDIT: Just finished the four-tome series (link added above). Now I don't think there's any question that this one's patterned after Miller's *Sin City*, altho yes, the setting is quite different. I'd say what immediately stands out is the difference in *focus*. For example, while Miller was a bit 'loosy-goosy' in following various characters across his nightmarish version of 'Vegas,' he chose to dedicate long story-arcs to each chapter & book. Meanwhile, Trillo & Risso focused their entire time on a specific, local clash between ruling factions and their minions, parsed in to short stories. (and yes, they were often part of an arc) TBH-- altho I'm not nearly a fan of Frank Miller as I used to be (in his own words, he loves to aim 'way over the top,' while I'm more 'ordinary people' inclined), I don't think there's any question that *Sin City* has the better focus, dramatics, and storyline. Now this is maybe foolish, or maybe appropriate to our reality, but one thing I really appreciate is when there's something of a background, or at least basic research, in to the relevant science of a story. Instead, it seems to me that the logic and science in *Borderline* are mostly there just to serve the story. That's completely common of course, but... OTOH, the art really is phenomenal, the core ideas are out of classic pulp-SF, and my impression of American audiences is that they won't mind the violence too much. In short, I suspect this is perhaps one of those series which sort of stylistically divides The Americas from Europe, if I may make so bold a statement, hehe. **NOTE**: Bedetheque has plenty of page-samples, linked early above, and here's what google's got: https://www.google.com/search?q=%22borderline%22+%22risso%22+%22trillo%22&udm=2

European Graphic Novels+ JohnnyEnzyme • 1 week ago • 100%

I found ***La vengeance du Comte Skarbek*** to be a nifty story by Belgian [**Yves Sente**](https://www.bedetheque.com/auteur-254-BD-Sente-Yves.html), with painterly art by Polishman [**Grzegorz Rosinski**](https://www.lambiek.net/artists/r/rosinski.htm). They're both major players in BD of course, with Sente working on titles like *Blake & Mortimer, XIII*, and *Thorgal*, and Rosinski working on *Buddy Longway, Ballad of the Lost Moors, Chninkel*, and... *Thorgal*. [](https://i.imgur.com/nyJ0gji.jpeg) A Parisian street scene. The story itself is a clever riff on *The Count of Monte Cristo*, set in 1843. Here, a young Polish artist named "Skarbek" is forced to flee to Paris, where he takes on the name "Paulus," and meets a beautiful young model who becomes his muse. His paintings become known to a prominent art dealer who contracts him, and all seems well until he realises he's been entrapped by the duo. Things take a turn when the model falls in love with him, followed by Paulus becoming outraged when he discovers that the art dealer's been sexually and mentally abusing her. They fight, a bystander gets accidentally killed, and unfortunately Paulus looks for all the world like the guilty party. [](https://i.imgur.com/atBrgmX.jpeg) As is often the case, I'm a sucker for [**tall ship**](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tall_ship) shots. And so he flees by ship! Which, wouldn't you know it, gets attacked by "Alexander," the pirate master. Alexander's lieutenant "Violette" notices that he's an artist, and persuades the pirate-master to spare him. From there, he's installed as a prisoner and resident painter at Alexander's island retreat. [](https://i.imgur.com/ujG4tVN.jpeg) And there was a trial. Paulus eventually returns to Paris, looking for his revenge, and persuades two prominent, aggrieved patrons of the art dealer to sue him. What follows is a sprawling, highly entertaining courtroom trial, which features much of the island and pirate backstory, helping to explain why these panels cut back and forth. [](https://i.imgur.com/m5aqEpq.jpeg) Those red sails against the harbor colors really send me(!) Note: Rosinski is one of those who seems to tailor his style to each particular work. In this two-tome series, I guess he's using gouache (opaque watercolor) to simulate oil painting (which he does in some other series), in this case using a loose, but effective style as I found it. [](https://i.imgur.com/XHrsrUG.jpeg) More island shots. I've given you the broad strokes of the storyline, but what really makes this story work is a triple plot-twist that works beautifully with the trial setting and dramatic story ending. Besides the clear Dumas reference, this story has also been cited as being distinctly Hugo-esque. Other than the seeming absurdity of a prominent pirate operating in the Mediterranean in the mid-1800's, I found this quite satisfying historical fiction. More: https://www.bedetheque.com/serie-8289-BD-Vengeance-du-Comte-Skarbek.html

European Graphic Novels+ JohnnyEnzyme • 2 weeks ago • 100%

Now, the above might seem kind of fawning and patriarchal on the face of things, but I found it pretty-much the opposite. (work with me here?) In short-- these three gals come from a range of backgrounds & scholarly ability, and are all vying to self-torture themselves through graduate school, essentially. For example, the advisor to Helen (the redhead below) is especially an enormous asshole, toying with her dissertation and future job-prospects unnecessarily, altho I suppose that's also par for the course when it comes to the academic grant-process, no? \*sigh* [](https://i.imgur.com/Z1Fk0YX.jpeg) Oh, right-- what's happening here is that the school year is finally over, and they're spending a few days in the country at Helen's family's place. Fresh air, mountains, hiking, et cet. [](https://i.imgur.com/37C0At9.jpeg) Now, all three of them had pretty-consistently been dealing with shit from their BF's or love interests (and vice-versa) for the whole semester, so it was just nice for them to chill out, just girls, and symbolically as kids once again, with Helen's family. [](https://i.imgur.com/TlJ3bvZ.jpeg) Those are the lines that really killed me-- the idea that gifted academics can suffer such thoughts. Uh... "Imposter Syndrome," or something like that? So, meanwhile alongside their own accomplishments, they can be almost in a state of awe upon expert craftsman and people who make things happen with their hands, see? If the pics don't show up correctly, try the page: https://imgur.com/gallery/little-sequence-from-fascinating-slice-of-life-work-glory-days-i-e-le-bel-ge-by-merwan-2012-AVlBEKe Merwan is just *wonderful* to me: https://www.bedetheque.com/auteur-9301-BD-Merwan.html

European Graphic Novels+ JohnnyEnzyme • 2 weeks ago • 100%

So... I was just re-reading Woodring's ***One Beautiful Spring Day***, which was a grand attempt to tie together his major classics ***Congress of the Animals*** & ***Fran***, and then another one, ***Poochytown***. Now, if you haven't read the first two? Then I strongly advise you to start screaming at the top of your lungs, running around like a headless chicken, and making your way over to the nearest comics shop *tout de suite*, even were that to involve a grueling dogsled race across the vast, desert wastes of Siberia. *That's* how amazing those two titles are, in mine humble bumble. Okay, let's get to it-- (lol) So, what I really liked about the panel above was the fact that there's an optical illusion there of sorts, suggesting areas of "grey," even though the image is totally in B&W. You can see this around the pillars, and a bit around the roof of Frank's home. (might possibly help to unfocus your eyes a bit, squint, or just move closer or farther to the pic) See what I mean..? Or no? Another thing I love is the 'etched' quality of the sky. Just like the other areas of the image, using the thickening / thinning of the horizontal lines to suggest, well... *everything*! [](https://i.imgur.com/0Uhm8WD.jpeg) Okay, now here-- Frank and his GF Fran have had a HUGE row (fight), and he's starting to realise that he went overboard, and that sadly, she might not be coming back. That delicate little flower of his GF, that is. (and men can cry; it's okay) [](https://i.imgur.com/Q3ZkhQG.jpeg) See, and here's the concern! WARNING, MATURE MATERIAL AHEAD! PROCEED UPON THINE OWN RISK! . . . . . . . . . . . . . [](https://i.imgur.com/l3lNAXB.jpeg) Oh my. So... no problem, I guess!? oO In *any* case, I find American Jim Woodring a national treasure, and *you can't have him, you delightful Euros, you!* (lol) Seriously though, I find Jim's line-work entrancing, precise and even delirious to the point of being an honorary LC-artist at the very least.

European Graphic Novels+ JohnnyEnzyme • 3 weeks ago • 100%

This comes from the S01E10 episode of the [2021 CG series](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Smurfs_(2021_TV_series)), which as of this date has run three seasons and 112 eps. The English version of this ep is called *UnSmurfable Smile*, I believe. There's a five-minute clip of this wild ride, below: **https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wGbQZLCGj4I** (French CC's are available for students like me) Personally I think they did a nice job on this series, altho one thing I do prefer about the 1981 English version was that the voicework tended to sound appropriate to a race of creatures "three apples high." Sort of like the voices on Alvin's Xmas song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=np2ZapISRzM **TAGS**: Peyo

European Graphic Novels+ JohnnyEnzyme • 3 weeks ago • 100%

Mourrain doesn't show up in LBK or BDT yet, but it's clear that he does lots of illustrations for childrens' books. The style we see above seems to be his most common, but he also works in a more monotone, shade-heavy approach. More of his work can be seen [**here**](https://sebastienmourrain.tumblr.com/). I don't know if this little collection appears in any particular book (I couldn't find it), but in any case it appears to involve three children visiting these famous places: [](https://i.imgur.com/LiBXNqE.jpeg) Pyramid entrance to ***Le Louvre***. [](https://i.imgur.com/063BUmF.jpeg) ***Opéra Garnier***’s grand staircase, with the *Phantom of the Opera* just visible under the stairs. **EDIT**: thanks to "troglodyte_mignon" in comments for the info! [](https://i.imgur.com/RFySmHs.jpeg) That's ***The Brooklyn Bridge***, of course. [](https://i.imgur.com/6YvCTiS.jpeg) And finally, [***Le Jardin des plantes***](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jardin_des_plantes), which I understand to be headquarters of the National Museum of Natural History, which also includes a zoo! :D [](https://i.imgur.com/3wzGxV9.jpeg) Btw, I found that statue pretty cool, both in spectacle, and due to the fact that Lamarck was an early proponent of evolution. (I'd never heard of the guy) [](https://i.imgur.com/to4CjOK.jpeg) Layout of Le Jardin, showing its four main galleries, greenhouses (it was originally a royal garden for medicinal plants), and all the smaller buildings. I've only been to Paris once as an adult, and certainly regret not spending time here(!) **BONUS**: Maybe a theme song-- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tN64qgptQQA

European Graphic Novels+ JohnnyEnzyme • 4 weeks ago • 98%

So for me, as I stumble and bumble my way through learning French (mostly through DuoLingo, hey), I'm often thinking about this issue. Now-- on the surface of things, Modern English is almost exclusively comprised of German & French, and almost every word in these sentences are specific examples of such in terms of direct etymology. Which is a big part of why I've typically regarded French & German as my sibling languages. It's a nice, bright thought, anyway! Let's take the modern English word "fight"-- WP claims: > From Middle English **fighten**, from Old English **feohtan** (“to fight, combat, strive”), from Proto-West Germanic ***fehtan**, from Proto-Germanic ***fehtaną** (“*to comb, tease, shear, struggle with*”), from Proto-Indo-European ***peḱ**- (“to comb, shear”). My point is that there's *so many* ways to run with that over time... in any language whatsoever! Indeed, IIRC there was a "fisten" variation which meant an entirely different thing in earlier German. But, "shear?" Yes, yes back in my schoolyard days, I wanted to shear my opponent like a little lost lamb, but... I don't think that's right. So here's my point, assuming you've lasted this far. Modern German in fact split from modern English maybe around ~~800AD? And Modern French, around... perhaps slightly earlier than the Norman Conquest (1066), meaning that even though Modern English is absolutely PACKED full of French & German pronyms, we can't just assume they mean the same thing, anymore, as with the examples above. It sort of breaks my heart, but it's just reality, non?

European Graphic Novels+ JohnnyEnzyme • 4 weeks ago • 100%

**The above is *Procession*, I think?** Me, I just love it. Now IIRC, Maggie did that one because of a dream about spoons her kiddo had. (must be *nice* to have such a parent, haha) [](https://i.imgur.com/R0vaDqj.jpeg) ***Oh, a flier!*** > Maggie Vandewalle was born and raised just outside of Iowa City, Iowa, in a rural setting. As a child she divided her time between roaming fields and woods, scouring the public library for good books, and forever doodling. Out of high school she received an art scholarship to the University of Iowa, where she worked towards a BFA in printmaking. After several years she took a break from college to explore life without the constraints of school. As time went on, she determined that while school might not continue to play a part in her life, art most definitely would in the form of drawing and painting. Ever since, she has used watercolor or graphite to convey her love of the organic world and that of a really good story: > “While growing up, if I wasn’t outside I spent most of my time with my nose in books. When I look back, the pictures are as clear to me as the stories, they are intertwined in a way that creates magic for me. Because I’m not a writer but love the story, I try to create visual narratives through the use of paint.” [](https://i.imgur.com/5mzDFOj.jpeg) ***Midnight Revelry, i.e. “Moondance”*** Now, *me*? I don't know if we need to battle over ***what's more American vs. what's more Euro?*** (sod that, laddies) To me this is some great stuff that rather exemplifies the heights of *both*, altho I do find Maggie's last name interesting in that regard, in that it's evidently a classic Dutch / Flemish name. [](https://i.imgur.com/ceI0Lww.jpeg) ***Straight on Till Morning*** In any case, I find her stuff rather wonderful, seemingly referencing England's Richard Adams' *Watership Down*, the great Polish-American Maurice Sendak, and whatever else, creating her own utterly unique, delightful style in the end. http://www.maggievandewalle.com/

European Graphic Novels+ JohnnyEnzyme • 4 weeks ago • 100%

These are by classic Spanish scenarist Ángel Segura Moreno & artist José Ortiz, about an ultra-cynical survivor attempting to get by in a brutal, post-apoc world: ----> https://imgur.com/a/4u3F2AL <---- **EDIT4**: Below is page four, which got not-uploaded due to filters, or I-don't-know-what: https://i.imgur.com/nBg2TrI.jpeg Pardon the short-form, here. I'm dealing with something at the moment, and will get back to y'all. **EDIT**: There should be 12 pages in all. Please let me know if anything seems to be missing, so I can re-upload it. I did have to censor one page a little to get by the Imgur filter. Hopefully it worked. **EDIT2**: More notes about the series in comments.

Heathcliff JohnnyEnzyme • 4 weeks ago • 94%

[@FauxPseudo@lemmy.world](https://lemmy.world/u/FauxPseudo), Yo, FP-- if you don't mind, I'd maybe like to put together a little collection of early-Gallagher stuff, not unlike how I went all *Nancy* recently on the evil empire, haha. That is to say, the 12 image uploads are [here](https://imgur.com/a/lD71R7g), but of course, commentary is key, mais non? [[done deed](https://www.reddit.com/r/comicstriphistory/comments/1evkuhn/baseball_and_my_12_favorite_nancy_strips_from/)]

European Graphic Novels+ JohnnyEnzyme • 1 month ago • 100%

This Moebius tarot deck is by "QuirkyMagic," a pen-name for Englishman **Clive Austin**. The deck was evidently a handmade, one-off creation for a friend. The rest of the deck can be seen [**here**](https://www.pinterest.de/QuirkyMagic/moebius-tarot-jean-giraud-clive-austin/). *** Speaking of which, he also 'Kickstarted' a hand-crafted collection of cards called [***The Unremarkable Oracle***](https://www.instagram.com/theunremarkableoracle/?hl=en). The idea I believe is similar to the way *Runestones, The I Ching*, and *The Tarot* work, i.e. they're all tools with a randomising quality to help one regain momentum in one's life, and perhaps some personal insights. [](https://i.imgur.com/X85iyf6.jpeg) [](https://i.imgur.com/2ogRr8Y.jpeg) [](https://i.imgur.com/i2T4lzk.png) I find the cards and the concept intriguing, altho unfortunately his ["QuirkyMagic.com"](http://web.archive.org/web/20220407232242/https://quirkymagic.com/#content) site now seems to be down, which is where the deck and a guidebook could once be had for £25. Bugger. Still, for anyone curious, it seems the cards (front and back) and booklet have been somewhat preserved across the Instagram link above, as well as at his [general](https://www.pinterest.de/QuirkyMagic/) Pinterest site. (wow, I sure do love to embed dem links, huh?)

European Graphic Novels+ JohnnyEnzyme • 1 month ago • 96%

Jansson of course was the Swedish-Finnish genius who created the *Moomin* series for kids, as well as for all-ages audiences. I want to say it drew upon American Charles Schulz' work on *Peanuts*, in which novel character-types were introduced in a fairly LC-style, exploring just what it is to be a thinking, emotional being, bumping up against others of different variety. [](https://i.imgur.com/2ZkJXgV.jpeg) https://i.imgur.com/2ZkJXgV.jpeg What I really liked about these in particular is that AFAIK, Jansson worked almost exclusively in B&W (not unlike Schulz, classically). So these full-color watercolors just kinda *blew me away* as a chronic Moomin fan! [](https://i.imgur.com/eVbwz3k.jpeg) https://i.imgur.com/eVbwz3k.jpeg The story itself involves a girl searching for her lost cat, a fairly standard story-device, I suppose. But along the way she meets some wild & wonderful folks. Again a pretty classic story-device, but what makes *this one* stand out is the silly poetry, which I'm not sure Jansson had exactly attempted, before. [](https://i.imgur.com/NycL9SR.jpeg) https://i.imgur.com/NycL9SR.jpeg TBC-- all of these splash pages feature some amusing [Seussian](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dr._Seuss), playful poems underneath them. Here's the one for the balloon trip above: [](https://i.imgur.com/JeN8R10.jpeg) At this point I'll quote the fadeout of this excellent little book, here: > **Tove Jansson** (1914-2001) is Scandinavia's best known and best loved children's author. She began publishing sketches and cartoons at the age of fifteen and in 1945 wrote the first in a series of internationally renowned *Moomintroll* books. ***The Dangerous Journey*** (published originally in 1977) was the final Moomin book that she wrote and illustrated, and offers a memorable last glimpse of Moomin Valley. Jansson lived in Helsinki but spent a large part of her life on an island in the Gulf of Finland. https://www.lambiek.net/artists/j/jansson_t.htm

European Graphic Novels+ JohnnyEnzyme • 1 month ago • 94%

***NO***, I'm not trying to go back to posting once per day again, but I just had to share this one. Okay, then? Are we clear on that? \*phew* So, this is evidently un affiche for the **2nd International Salon of the Comic Strip**, organized in Kortrijk/Courtrai, Belge, from the 13th-15th, May of 1989, during the annual *Sinksenfeesten Festival*. See how many characters can you recognise, and then I'll share the answers below. . . . . . . . . . . . > **We recognize from the left corner, top-to-bottom**: > > **E.P. Jacobs**’ *Blake & Mortimer*, **Dupa**'s *Cubitus*, **Jacques Tardi**'s *Adèle Blanc-Sec*, **André Franquin**'s *Fantasio et Spirou* (whose legs stick out behind Adèle's head), **Jean Giraud**’s *Jimmy McClure* (from 'Blueberry’), **Jean Roba**’s *Bill*, **Peyo**’s *Smurf*, **Willy Vandersteen**’s *Lambik*, **Gotlib**’s *Professeur Burp* (from 'Rubrique-à-Brac’), **Hergé**'s *Tintin*, **Albert Uderzo**’s *Obelix*, **Morris**’ *Jolly Jumper*, **Victor Hubinon**’s *Barbe-Rouge*, **Hugo Pratt**’s *Corto Maltese*, **Willy Linthout**’s *Urbanus*, **JC Mézières**' *Shingouz* (from 'Valérian et Laureline') and **Albert Uderzo**’s *Tanguy* (from 'Tanguy & Laverdure'). > > In the right corner we notice **Franquin**’s *Marsupilami*, with *Spip the squirrel* (from 'Spirou') hanging on the tip of his tail in the left upper corner. Beneath the Marsupilami's legs **JC Mézières**’ *Laureline* et un grognon from "Bluxte" (both from 'Valérian et Laureline’) can be spotted. High in the air we see the pterodactyl from **Jean Giraud**’s *Arzach*. --LBK & Johnny

European Graphic Novels+ JohnnyEnzyme • 1 month ago • 100%

Yesterday I ran in to [**matttt**](https://www.youtube.com/@mattwith4ts)'s excellent video exploring this question, i.e. "was ***Ballad of the Salt Sea*** (1967) the first GN?," altho to be clear-- it's mostly about the total comics career of legendary Italian artist / writer [Hugo Pratt](https://www.lambiek.net/artists/p/pratt_h.htm). TBH, I wasn't really expecting to sit through a 17min video, but "matttt" is just such a great talent, that it wasn't hard. I only wish he covered more Euro comics specifically, but in any case, he's a terrrrific, home-grown comics historian who speaks with passion and precision. (did you like that?) **NOTES**: 1) there's a built-in sponsor-ad starting just after 5min that lasts a full minute, 2) If you want to skip specifically to the Corto Maltese stuff, you can start about halfway through, in which matttt gets in to what makes the series so special: -----> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jlIKSeNJrC8 <----- As for what really was the first [**GN**](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graphic_novel)? Good question. There's an old idea that a bunch of short comics collected in to hardcover format fit this definition, but I'm not sure I buy that. Personally, I tend to think of a 'proper GN' as a long-form narrative that's not just gag-related. So the *Tintin* albums would fit the bill for me, but in fact there are examples going back to the 1920's, possibly even earlier. I guess matttt's proposal of ***Ballad of the Salt Sea*** as the first GN (in which Corto was only one of several prominent characters) is based on the idea that it was the first (modern-era at least) example of comics in fusion with *literature*, for what that's worth. Now, I don't think we need to *make war* over this stuff; moreso, I find it a fun debate-topic in which to better understand comics as a whole. Fair?

European Graphic Novels+ JohnnyEnzyme • 1 month ago • 83%

Hello out there in Inter-land! This is a little side-project for the community. These are some favorite web-games, meant to kill a little time & have a little fun. Emphasis is generally on simplicity over fancy graphics & complicated rules. (**NOTE**: most of these will jump to full-screen mode if you click a button in the bottom right corner) *--GAME--* | (clickable thumbnail) | *--DESCRIPTION--* :--|:--:|--: [**8VENTURE**](https://www.lexaloffle.com/bbs/?pid=12448) | [](https://i.imgur.com/XC73JOB.jpeg) | An ingenious riff on the classic Atari 2600 game. Unlike the other 'sequels' I've seen, this one reworks most of the elements and gameplay. [**Prince of Persia**](https://princejs.com/) | [](https://i.imgur.com/wmDTDRz.jpeg) | The mega-classic, pioneering platform game with smooth animation. Note that you can jump levels and boost health by fiddling with the URL. [**Super Star Trek 1978 x 25th Anniversary edition**](https://emabolo.itch.io/super-star-trek-25th) | [](https://i.imgur.com/dTAJRgL.jpeg) | The original Star Trek computer game from 1978, overlaid with lovely pixelated graphics and sounds from the 16-bit anniversary adventure game. type |has |to be |in |tables column 6 | 6 | 6

European Graphic Novels+ JohnnyEnzyme • 1 month ago • 100%

https://www.izneo.com/fr/editeurs/europe-comics-218 I really appreciate how /u/joerst pointed this out to me, and... it seems to be true! Now, the pic above is from some new-ish book by... pretty much my favorite Euro comics artist ever, i.e. **Kerascoët** (a brilliant, husband-and-wife team). Haha okay, and if you wanted to soil your soul by going to Reddit, then here's my big, chonky master-list of favorite comics artists: https://www.reddit.com/r/JohnnyEnzyme/comments/poitvk/who_are_my_favorite_bd_gn_artists/

European Graphic Novels+ JohnnyEnzyme • 2 months ago • 100%

https://www.google.com/search?q=suske+en+wiske&udm=2 I've never understood why this simple, delightful children's comic keeps getting randomly renamed for evidently zero reason. What the heck, man? "Bob & Bobetter?" "Spiking Suzy?" "Willy and Wanda?" (why not just throw in the dang chocolate factory?) "Luke and Lucy?" (no, I don't want to see that soap opera again) Daggit, maties-- *Suske en Wiske* is *not* that hard to say, it seems to me. Not unlike James Bond strolling up to the minibar and suggesting something like "Whish-key, no watta."

European Graphic Novels+ JohnnyEnzyme • 2 months ago • 94%

So... unfortunately, this is going to be very 'ME'-based, and I'm not a big fan of that in general. Oh well. Eat your crow, Johnny. Gobble it up, please. So, so, so-- I had a bit of a meltdown here last Thursday, ranting a bit and posting generally useless threads. First and foremost, I apologise to the community, and hope I haven't harmed its reputation too terribly much. I also want to talk about what happened to cause that, and what's going to change, going forward. Fact is, it was a killer-combo of things that day, so maybe I'll just list them out: - *BURNOUT*: For a long time now I've been aiming for a 'post per day,' because I wanted to stock up the community with lots of content, such that users could dive in to it whenever they liked and have a good, long, fun read. As a matter of fact, after hitting the one-year anniversary mark on August 1st, we actually *did* average over a post per day, in large part thanks to my co-pilot Nacktmull. At this point, however, I think it's time to retire that goal and NOT artificially push myself as hard on that stuff, anymore. - *PERSONAL HEALTH*: I happen to have CFS/ME, which tends to be an incurable, fatal disease. In effect, I'm fairly-exhausted 24/7, and have a fraction of the stamina that most people my age do. My wrists, feet, and lower back regularly ache, and I spend about 95% of my awake-time lying on my couch. I'd love to do lots more (including exercise, which I adore), but unfortunately when I DO, I tend to get something called ["PEM,"](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Post-exertional_malaise) just like others in my boat. Anyway, this disease is hugely & regularly frustrating to me, and it literally (not figuratively!) seeps in to almost every part of my life. For some quick examples, I had to end my career at around ~30yo, and various relationships are just too hard to maintain, sadly. - BOOZE: To be perfectly honest, I was having some vodka drinks that day. I'm not proud of it, but one thing alcohol crazily, wonderfully does is to *temporarily* mask my pain, as well as artificially boosting my blood sugar. And of course, too much can obviously get me off the track of 'production mode.' Yeah, whoops...... - FLAWED: One of my other frustrations here is that I get the impression that people wrongly conceive of this place as my personal blog, with the occasional brilliant guest appearance, but that's not something I never aimed for, nor wanted. I think my posts are generally good, interesting and informative, but I'm not some super-human-production-machine here, and frankly I rather resent being looked at that way. So in a sense, I don't mind letting the mask slip at times, revealing that I'm just as much a flawed, troubled doofus as the poor chap down the road, who lives in a makeshift tent on public land. I mean, say what you want-- but I'm sure that guy/gal has their talented qualities as well. At least, that's how I'd like to think of such things, y'know? - DISAPPOINTMENT #1: Honestly, I'm disappointed in the readers here. I've repeatedly welcomed anyone to post any sort of thought or material related to BD, and yet the more the subscribers seem to grow, the *less* prone they seem willing to do so. Almost as if everyone's waiting around for ME to furnish my content, read as they like, then move on to something else. Wellsir, that is definitely NOT why this community was founded. Indeed-- I still haven't had a *single* response to the [volunteer requests](https://lemm.ee/post/36153916) I made last month. And please understand-- these are light volunteer jobs that require a very small amount of effort on a weekly basis. - DISAPPOINTMENT #2: Altho I ***LOOOVE*** my host & instance, I really can't say that I'm super-happy with the Lemmy community *au total*. As in-- when a bunch of us broke away from Reddit over a year ago (and note that I'm straddling the line under my same username there, haha), to me I thought the **main idea** was just beautiful, specifically involving a P2P, open, volunteer-based alternative, free of corporate greed. Well, as of now, the future of the FV (including Lemmy) still seems unclear, and frankly I'm a bit gobsmacked by the relative-lack of community-spirit here, in which I thought there might be far more common affection for the whole project. Not from the people who made real sacrifices (because they DID!), but moreso from a theoretically involved, knowledgeable userbase. Instead, no-- it's almost like Spez' freakout from a year+ ago, plus the way Reddit just doubled-down on extracting value from their userbase, essentially *never happened*. To me that's both creepy and weird. Shame! Shame on everyone here for thinking 'they had no personal responsibilities, nor gratitude for the new place.' And shame on you all who bought in to that. - SHAKY PROFESSIONALISM: Despite everything said above, this indeed is my self-appointed volunteer job, and I don't think it's good to have little meltdowns very often, and I doubt this is really the place for making "a cry for help." So again, I apologise to everyone, and... tell you what-- I'm going to be looking after my own health better from now on, which immediately means retiring the 'aim for one post per day' mentality. Indeed, let the record show that this is YOUR community now, and no longer my 'personal blog.' Now if you're wondering how I am as a moderator? I've had almost 25yrs of experience as a mod, super-mod, admin & head-admin across a variety of sites, the most recent one pinball-simulation-based, with hundreds of thousands of users. In any case, my general aim is to listen with kindness and find amicable solutions, where possible. Hey, thanks for reading, folks! Haha, I guess sometimes you just have to embarrass yourself sufficiently in order to make the proper course-change, mais non? **EDIT**: oof, I forgot the pic. This seems to be from outside a prison in Gdańsk!

European Graphic Novels+ JohnnyEnzyme • 2 months ago • 97%

A riff on an old joke, but a relatively safe place to start, I guess. Things will only get weirder. [](https://i.imgur.com/qBJcot0.jpeg) [](https://i.imgur.com/H3i2VBl.jpeg) https://i.imgur.com/qBJcot0.jpeg https://i.imgur.com/H3i2VBl.jpeg > Artist **Herr Seele** ("Mister Soul," did I get that right?) was born in 1959 as Peter van Heirseele in Torhout, West-Flanders. His father was an office clerk and his mother a professional painter, who stimulated her son's artistic interests. His grandmother Valerie Haesaert was also an artist, and once won a national award for amateur painting. As a child, van Heirseele already drew complete comic book stories. --Lambiek [](https://i.imgur.com/BcHL2Yl.jpeg) [](https://i.imgur.com/xsznHSp.jpeg) https://i.imgur.com/BcHL2Yl.jpeg https://i.imgur.com/xsznHSp.jpeg > Writer **Kamagurka**, real name Luc Zeebroek, was born in 1956 in Nieuwpoort, a town near the Belgian coast. He came into the world with a bad Achilles tendon, which left him with crooked feet. The boy was bullied and suffered tremendous pain until an operation solved the problem. In the hospital, a young patient in the bed next to him died. All these traumatic experiences gave Zeebroek a combative attitude. In his opinion, life is so absurd, tragic and meaningless that it's best to not take things too seriously. Growing up, he therefore wanted to turn everything into a joke, even severe tragedies. [](https://i.imgur.com/cSfvqcS.jpeg) [](https://i.imgur.com/GpyHhf4.jpeg) https://i.imgur.com/cSfvqcS.jpeg https://i.imgur.com/GpyHhf4.jpeg More (and I mean *more*): https://www.lambiek.net/artists/s/seele.htm https://www.lambiek.net/artists/k/kamagurka.htm

European Graphic Novels+ JohnnyEnzyme • 2 months ago • 100%

It's by Tintin pastiche-artist [Harry Edwood](https://www.lambiek.net/artists/e/edwood_harry.htm)! (and just like [Beldar the Conehead](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0RD49DYTlrk), *he comes from France*) The pic is of course a tribute to arguably the most famous album cover of all time. (it's also in our banner, if you can pick it out) **Side note:** There's two people who I can't quite figure out at the moment. They're both in the 3rd row, 4th from the right and 4th from the left. Both have grey-white hair, and are wearing shades (prescription sunglasses). Anybody know\..?

European Graphic Novels+ JohnnyEnzyme • 2 months ago • 96%

Credit to my genius Reddit friend-- u/dunkelbunt235. Theme song: **Charline Mignot**, et ***Dormir***: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eTx7Skm30uQ

European Graphic Novels+ JohnnyEnzyme • 2 months ago • 75%

I think this Spanish webcomic is worth mentioning, so let's do just that. Now, as with great webcomics, like the ingenious, thoroughly-awesome [***Back***](https://backcomic.com/), as well as [***Aethernaut***](https://lemm.ee/post/8194646)), this one has a unique, undeniable charm for the ages. (*'he said, hoping to sound unpretentious,'* lol) First off-- the author ("Inky") doesn't want the content shared around (see the bottom text?), which is part of why I'm only offering a few stills: [](https://i.imgur.com/MiVyIFF.jpeg) https://i.imgur.com/MiVyIFF.jpeg Anyway, what we have here is a naughty, gentle, light-hearted comic about two young women spending a funny, adventurous summer with their cousins (the two boys). They're about 20yo, so I shouldn't really call them "boys" and/or "girls," sorry. To be clear-- it's naughty in nature, but playful and clever; a thoroughly unique delight. ------> https://inkdolls.com/comic/0100/ <------- Grandma?!? https://inkdolls.com/comic/0304/#comic ...I also find it kind of *cool* and interesting to me (I'm middle-aged), thinking back about those days... about the silly, ridiculous, and (haha) sexy fun we once had. Oh, and our theme song, "Frisco Blues" by Ofman: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XpCOGyh9YFE

European Graphic Novels+ JohnnyEnzyme • 2 months ago • 95%

*"C-H"* is an outrageous, absurdist Flemish-Belgian comic published for over [40 years](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cowboy_Henk). [](https://i.imgur.com/UKWjSM4.jpeg) https://i.imgur.com/UKWjSM4.jpeg [](https://i.imgur.com/FtxBmFT.jpeg) https://i.imgur.com/FtxBmFT.jpeg Believe me, the three above are the barest, most-kid friendly examples that still contain some chuckles that I could find at the moment. Also, and I hesitate to say this, but-- *CH* is also about *shitting*. I mean, the characters delivering excrement and making jokes out of it. I don't think I'm going to post that stuff, but if you like, you can search on all that. (even "Mr. Hankey" from *Southpark* is somehow more appropriate XD) . . . [WARNING] [MATURE] [WARNING-BELOW] . . . The lead comic from the ***Dental Floss*** tome is this: [](https://i.imgur.com/M6R2KjT.jpeg)

European Graphic Novels+ JohnnyEnzyme • 2 months ago • 100%

That seems to be the only image released so far. Also, there seems to be a new film: ***Astérix, the Kingdom of Nubia*** launching the year after. [[news link](https://www.animationmagazine.net/2024/05/new-asterix-animated-movie-launching-at-cannes-film-market/)]

European Graphic Novels+ JohnnyEnzyme • 2 months ago • 100%

Just bumped in to this artist's work the other day, and I find them both hilariously pleasing and pleasingly hilarious. A bit like Lewis Trondheim's style. Check out all the goodies: https://www.tumblr.com/caloucalou http://caloucalou.unblog.fr/ TAGS: Lucky Luke

European Graphic Novels+ JohnnyEnzyme • 2 months ago • 100%

It's a non-standard vampire-thriller (4 tomes) by a great writer-artist duo, Jean Dufaux & Enrico Marini. [[**BDT**](https://www.bedetheque.com/serie-264-BD-Rapaces-Marini.html)] Just before the above, our two detectives leap for their lives: [](https://i.imgur.com/AIPNTa6.jpeg) https://i.imgur.com/AIPNTa6.jpeg While two raptors comfortably watch, a brother and sister: [](https://i.imgur.com/S18uBSo.jpeg) https://i.imgur.com/S18uBSo.jpeg Hundreds of years before, a ruling council of vampires decided that in order to better manage humans, they should embrace the light, renouncing their traditional, raw meat & blood-loving ways. Now, one member of the council vehemently objected, the father of the two we see above. He was destroyed, and his children became bitter enemies of the 'new-age' vampires, who went on to rule humanity in secrecy. Over time, the new-age vampires developed vulnerabilities that the raptors used to assassinate them, conducting a vendetta-based campaign of terror. Meanwhile, detectives Lenore & Spiaggi are assigned to investigate... [](https://i.imgur.com/xIqqr5A.jpeg) https://i.imgur.com/xIqqr5A.jpeg ...later, Lenore somehow manages to straggle home. (just above) [](https://i.imgur.com/DkYoZzW.jpeg) https://i.imgur.com/DkYoZzW.jpeg On top of the fact that this was a cool, movie-like thriller, I enjoyed the added historical and political elements, plus the existential questions posed against the two vampire factions. I also found the ending shocking but satisfying, in which there's a tragic, yet uplifting 'changing of the guard.' It's a minor classic I'd say (it's *really* good), and another feather in the cap of [Dufaux](https://www.lambiek.net/artists/d/dufaux_jean.htm), who consistently churns out fascinating series. Same for [Marini](https://www.lambiek.net/artists/m/marini.htm), really.

European Graphic Novels+ JohnnyEnzyme • 2 months ago • 98%

That's ***Black Bittern*** above, which represents the bird. [**Sheyenne**](https://www.sheyennesmith.com/)'s from Alberta, Canada, and their art reminds me *just* enough of certain Euro art that I think it's worthy to be added here. [](https://i.imgur.com/nCcVMyz.jpeg) https://i.imgur.com/nCcVMyz.jpeg ***We stare into each other's eyes*** [](https://i.imgur.com/zl5RNSc.jpeg) https://i.imgur.com/zl5RNSc.jpeg ***Banana Deer and friends***, from the game **Fin Fin: On TEO, the Magic Planet** [](https://i.imgur.com/hxZzKCV.png) https://i.imgur.com/hxZzKCV.png ***Ocean Procession*** [](https://i.imgur.com/jDTOdP8.jpeg) https://i.imgur.com/jDTOdP8.jpeg ***This Moment in Time*** [](https://i.imgur.com/q5EVXd8.jpeg) https://i.imgur.com/q5EVXd8.jpeg **"Fast Food!"** [](https://i.imgur.com/48smKFz.jpeg) https://i.imgur.com/48smKFz.jpeg ***Kestrel*** [](https://i.imgur.com/mowcXpn.jpeg) https://i.imgur.com/mowcXpn.jpeg ***Snake in Grass*** (can you spot all the bugs?) Oh, and they are also known as "Uzon": https://www.tumblr.com/uzon https://www.inprnt.com/gallery/uzon/

European Graphic Novels+ JohnnyEnzyme • 2 months ago • 100%

"I'm fearing the worst, but hoping for the best!" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pif_le_chien I mean, seriously-- walk in the water, and... suffer the consequences? Oh, HEY, my old 80's favorite: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=12bM1CqHoBY

European Graphic Novels+ JohnnyEnzyme • 2 months ago • 93%

**Imladris** was also known as "Rivendell" in the J.R.R. Tolkien mythos. Interestingly, both *The Hobbit* and *LotR* used this Elven refuge as a key staging-point, but somehow it felt like I was discovering it afresh, each time. (are you taking notes, Peter Jackson & Disney?) I'm also a little sheepish to admit that all the lovely pieces here are, to the best of my determination, AI-created! (damnit, but they fooled me at first) *Ahhhh*, so what the hey-- let's empty out this drawer and move on. Now, the reason I chose to lead with the above is because we'd been sorta talking about Tolkien's stuff recently, and the above piece reminded me a lot of his [early illustration work](https://www.google.com/search?q=tolkien+art+%22rivendell%22&udm=2) (yes, he was also a pretty-decent artist who worked in a 'turn-of-the-century' style). Okay then, the following might be a bit random, but-- [](https://i.imgur.com/MVArIH8.jpeg) https://i.imgur.com/MVArIH8.jpeg Now where might *that* be..?! [](https://i.imgur.com/pEkNSNx.jpeg) https://i.imgur.com/pEkNSNx.jpeg Another stained-glass style lighthouse, sorta-kinda. [](https://i.imgur.com/FLI2Zk1.jpeg) https://i.imgur.com/FLI2Zk1.jpeg As someone who used to sail a bit, I love these. Of course, being AI-generated, there are a slew of similar pics out there, for better or ze wurst. [](https://i.imgur.com/D5D2DSb.jpeg) https://i.imgur.com/D5D2DSb.jpeg San Francisco streets, credit to MidJourney specifically! I'd say hold on to your hats, though! In retrospect, there's a bunch of art here that helps explain its origins, but in future? I would say all bets are off. \*gulp* (i.e. AI-art will doubtless keep improving, so stuff like this which fooled me initially but which I later managed to bust, will likely bust ME, in future) https://lemm.ee/post/7895573 Hello, [@Piecemakers3Dprints@lemmy.world](https://lemmy.world/u/Piecemakers3Dprints)! **EDIT**: Corrected a couple typos & errors, plus added a little context to help make things clearer.

European Graphic Novels+ JohnnyEnzyme • 2 months ago • 96%

Welp, I had something of a personal catastrophe this past weekend, but am finally recovering. I must say, though-- when there are little gaps like that, it sure would be nice if one of the readers could step in and post whatever. Okay, enough whining. So, I just finished re-reading the first color work by the fascinating "[**Blutch**](https://www.lambiek.net/artists/b/blutch.htm)" [[**BDT**](https://www.bedetheque.com/auteur-193-BD-Blutch.html)], made in 2002. TBH, I feel like I need to re-read it a couple more times to get a better sense of it, but for now I can say that it's a surreal series of interconnected scenes that have a movie-like touch, not unlike the work of David Lynch or Fellini, perhaps. Two women are the lead characters, with the one above ("Lola") struggling to deal with her merciless dance instructor, her absurdly eccentric father, and of course, a big galoot of a celloist chasing her skirts. Oh, and also Renée, the other lead, an obsessed writer who wants to do a book about Lola. The overall tome however is really about the absurdness and even scary sides of humanity, as reflected nicely in the drawing style. Blutch is definitely NOT after pretty, conventional LC here! Here then are the first six pages of *Vitesse Moderne*: -----> https://imgur.com/a/tHqiinO <----- Btw, I find some major similarities between Blutch's work and that of the great Frederik Peeters of Switzerland and Grégory Mardon of France. All three seem willing to look at the human beast straight in the eye and give you notes that you might not have thought about or wanted to see in comics. In conclusion, I don't know if I'd call this book a 'classic,' but it's a mature work, worthy of many re-reads, that might just feed some part of your soul (or intellect).

European Graphic Novels+ JohnnyEnzyme • 2 months ago • 100%

The finished work was designed for the box-cover of the anthology series [***Norman Stories and Legends***](https://www.bedetheque.com/serie-19628-BD-Histoires-et-Legendes-Normandes.html). Béatrice shared these pieces on her FB page, and I upscaled them and stitched the one together above. I really like 'before and after' works like this. [](https://i.imgur.com/DWLcQco.jpeg) https://i.imgur.com/DWLcQco.jpeg Whoops, the upscaling kinda borked up her mouth, but overall it's much clearer now. [](https://i.imgur.com/Lpq3NDx.jpeg) https://i.imgur.com/Lpq3NDx.jpeg Some [Lady of the Lake](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lady_of_the_Lake) vibes! [](https://i.imgur.com/qyQ8hPe.jpeg) https://i.imgur.com/qyQ8hPe.jpeg I haven't read this series yet, or anything by Tillier so far, but I like her art a lot. Hopefully more later.

European Graphic Novels+ JohnnyEnzyme • 2 months ago • 100%

Many people seem familiar with *Lord of the Rings* via the Jackson movies, but there's a much longer tradition of artists depicting scenes from the books. Plus of course, two TV / movie series that bring some great voicework & songs (Rankin-Bass' version) and fascinating animation (Ralph Bakshi's), despite their overall flaws. But in terms of alternate illustrators, check out the [**Brothers Hildebrandt**](https://www.google.com/search?q=%22hildebrandt%22+%22lord+of+the+rings%22&udm=2), for example. Personally, I'm enjoying this Argentinian master's version because the characters are no longer as wholesome-looking as in other depictions, giving the scene slight horror overtones. The ammonite is a nice bonus, too! Some more Chichoni art here: https://lemm.ee/post/27712402

European Graphic Novels+ JohnnyEnzyme • 2 months ago • 97%

> Based on the story of Noah's Ark, this shows humans and a tiger doomed by the flood, futilely attempting to save their children and cubs. Full version [**here**](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Gustave_Dor%C3%A9_-_The_Holy_Bible_-_Plate_I,_The_Deluge.jpg). It's a wood-engraving from the mid-to-late 1800's, evidently finished by Adolphe François Pannemaker, one of Doré's assistants. I love the fine line-work here, certainly reminding me of figures on currency. > Doré (1832 – 1883) was a French printmaker, illustrator, painter, ***comics artist***, caricaturist, and sculptor. He is best known for his prolific output of wood-engravings illustrating classic literature, especially those for the Vulgate Bible and *Dante's Divine Comedy*. These achieved great international success, and he became renowned for printmaking, although his role was normally as the designer only; at the height of his career **some 40 block-cutters were employed to cut his drawings onto the wooden printing blocks**, usually also signing the image. > > He created over 10,000 illustrations, the most important of which were copied using an electrotype process using cylinder presses, allowing very large print runs to be published simultaneously in many countries. --WP

European Graphic Novels+ JohnnyEnzyme • 2 months ago • 99%

https://www.artstation.com/alariko

European Graphic Novels+ JohnnyEnzyme • 2 months ago • 91%

It's from the superb, two-tome series ***Through the Walls***, by Jean-Luc Cornette & Stéphane Oiry. So this is just a ramble, but in terms of the thumbnail, I really liked the transition between the 'dinner and the road' just above, plus the theme-shift from red to yellow to blue/green, again above. Indeed, overall across the series I found that there were light, playful (yet somehow precise) touches everywhere. Almost like a chortling intelligence at work, just playing little sandbox games for us to enjoy, haha. Oh rabbits, and I'd completely forgotten about [Stéphane Oiry](https://www.bedetheque.com/auteur-4066-BD-Oiry-Stephane.html) in terms of his art projects. In fact, he's one of the two geniuses involved in perhaps my favorite GN of all time, i.e. [**Maggy Garrisson**](https://www.google.com/search?q=%22maggy+garrisson%22+comic&udm=2). Alright, alright, let's read the story, chapitre deux: ------> https://imgur.com/a/UjIMe14 <------ Btw, the writer [Cornette](https://www.bedetheque.com/auteur-4438-BD-Cornette-Jean-Luc.html) is another good one to follow. We should really get to more of his work, too.

European Graphic Novels+ JohnnyEnzyme • 3 months ago • 97%

Oh it's ON, baby!! Nah, it's mainly just a silly goof-con, in which case almost every sci-fi series one might possibly imagine has plainly borrowed from earlier ones in one way or another. At least, I THINK so. That said, I seem to recall Mézières being pretty upset about this at some point. In any case, he passed on a couple years ago, so hmm... **EDIT**: Whoops, pardon. This specifically appeared in the annex of the Cinebook edition of v2, *The Empire of a Thousand Planets*. There was a text accompaniment that I could post, if necessary. It was pretty rubbish, frankly.