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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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Tralalajahal intersects the worlds of surrealism, zoo animals, androids and architecture. Altho generally the events depicted are merely bizarre, at other times the androids are crushed or beheaded, with the animals undergoing rather violent perils. In addition to the creatures mentioned, there's also a strange little race of cactus people participating, plus other animated objects and various contraptions.

Altho there are connected sequences across the images, these are not part of any particular BD stories. Rather, they're art pieces which Pierre has shared via galleries, books, ceramics and postcards. That said, he indeed has a running, wordless comic series titled Les Souris about a strange world of mice, as published by Mephistopolous.

Note the L & R panels above form a continuous scene.

The middle is an example of subtitled pieces that include witty and/or absurdist commentary along the lines of parking / traffic sign rules & regulations. It says, as I read it: "Attaching cycles to the grids is banned."

1) "Except Sundays and holidays," 2) "Maximum weight authorised," and 3) "Except taxis, coaches, and service vehicles."

1) "To use the buoy-- break the ice and pull the latch," 2) "Unless kept on a leash, on wet sand, at low tide," 3) "Stop reserved for descent."

Notice again the L & R panels show a sequence.

Lots more of Pierre's work here, this time generally in 3D:
http://www.jahal.fr/galeries_accueil.html

And another reviewer's introduction here, with alternate art:
https://cloud-109.blogspot.com/2010/02/tralalajahal-incredible-worlds-of.html

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago

I like the vision of the artist, it´s far out in a very unique way, chapeau!