this post was submitted on 26 Feb 2024
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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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Finnish graphic artist Jaakko Seppälä created this masterpiece about a decade ago, simulating ten famous cartoonists drawing the others' characters. Starting from the upper left and working down-and-right diagonally, we have:

  • Astérix, by Albert Uderzo (France)
  • Calvin, by Bill Watterson (USA)
  • Donald Duck, by Carl Barks (USA)
  • Captain Haddock, by Hergé (Belgique)
  • Batman, by Bill Finger & Bob Kane (USA)
  • Fingerpori, by Pertti Jarla (Finland)
  • Corto Maltese, by Hugo Pratt (Italy)
  • Moomin, by Tove Jansson (Sweden-Finland)
  • Garfield, by Jim Davis (USA)
  • Lucy Van Pelt, by Charles Schulz (USA)

WP has some basic info for him: (turn on translate)
https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jaakko_Sepp%C3%A4l%C3%A4_(graafikko)

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[–] [email protected] 20 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (2 children)

Blasphemy

Bill Watterson had plenty enough of representation of the soul of his subject that he certainly wouldn’t have represented Garfield as looking like Hobbes

They are nothing alike

Otherwise it’s excellent

[–] [email protected] 7 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Came here to say the same thing. The whole bill watterson column is bad.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 8 months ago

The dinosaur-style Donald is awesome, though.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (1 children)

I also question the abomination that is his Donald Duck. And several of the styles ignore the way the artist depicts children, showing how they draw adults instead. (As far as I know, Peanuts never depicted an adult, so that one gets a pass.)

[–] [email protected] 3 points 8 months ago

As far as I know, Peanuts never depicted an adult, so that one gets a pass.

AFAIK you're right, altho I've seen Schulz' cartoons before Lil Folks & Peanuts, where he mainly focused on adults. They're quite good IMO!

[–] [email protected] 6 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago
[–] [email protected] 5 points 8 months ago

Hobbes is Garfield! I can't tell if that's lazy or genius!

[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago

I now want a Peanuts' Batman with Donald as Robin anime

[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Fingerpori is the name of Jarla's cartoon but the character is called Heimo Vesa.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago

Thank you!
And could you add any general information to our Finnish comics knowledge?

(I try to do my best, but I'm so very amateur)