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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"
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Above we have a mischievous little "marsu," directing today's parade. Do we know where we're headed, exactly? (Franquin)


René Hausman


Morris!


Mézières


And once again, Franquin.

Fun fact: elephants, along with crows, dolphins, parrots, octopuses, whales, and we naked apes are considered the smartest, cleverest animals on the planet by the body of science.

Elephants even have funerals, graveyards, and go in to mourning for the loss of their loved ones.

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

What a cool parade! I had no idea the Marsupilami ever went to Africa. The Lucky Lucky piece is super funny. The Mézières piece has a beautiful atmosphere. I appreciate the anatomical correctness in Franquin´s elephants a lot.

By the way, in my opinion human rights should be extended to include the animals you listed and also the hairy apes.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

I appreciate the anatomical correctness in Franquin´s elephants a lot.

Same. I'm super-impressed with artists who can seemingly cover the whole spectrum, from goofy-cartoony to beautiful LC to impressive realism. Then to 'blend those qualities all together' is just... makes me speechless sometimes. I find part of the reason I like Euro comics so much is because many of the greats, like Franquin, had such an ability.

In manga for example I find it mostly the opposite. They tend to be routinely technical and rarely goofy-cartoony in any interesting sense. Osamu Tezuka is the great outlier, I think.

By the way, in my opinion human rights should be extended to include the animals you listed and also the hairy apes.

I feel much the same.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

and we naked apes are considered the smartest, cleverest animals on the planet

Just shifted that to the negative by searching for the other 2 elephants in the first panel for a minute because I misunderstood the headline.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I'm sorry, could you express that again, perhaps?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago

Elephants (5 total)

Made me search for the other two in the preview picture until I realised that there are 5 pictures in the post. It was a long day ;)