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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 artistry from around the world is also welcome.

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

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Continuing the 'air taxi' theme, here's MajorGrin with a fun comparison between these two cult movies, both of which had Euro roots in one way or another. For example, Heavy Metal magazine was the American counterpart to Métal hurlant, and '5th' was an English-language French film by Luc Besson, with art design by Moebius & Mézières.

I usually find these 'side-by-sides' not too terribly interesting, but in this case the number of parallels really does stretch on(!) See what you think:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XL_Iq57hIB8


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[–] [email protected] 18 points 5 months ago (2 children)
[–] [email protected] 11 points 5 months ago

Wow. First Métal hurlant, then this(!)

I like how the new CEO sounded in that interview, but of course for us purists, it's all going to come down to the intrinsic quality of the issues. And yes, I thought the previous crew, aside from running the mag in to the ground as a vanity project, really cheaped-out when it came to the quality of the stories they bought / contracted, much of it being seemingly American-based.

No, it seems like now would be a great time to get back to the spirit of the original mag, much of which was to offer American audiences a taste of BD excellence which they otherwise couldn't easily get in the States.

That, and the liberal dosage of cheesecake, of course. 🤣

[–] [email protected] 6 points 5 months ago

Whoa, interesting/nice!

[–] [email protected] 7 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

Amazing ancient memories unlocked...back in the old VHS days.

Scavengers (tv series) and Mars Express would have fit right in.

I hope HM the relaunched mag does very well.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 5 months ago

It makes a lot of sense, seeing as how Luc Besson probably grew up on that french aesthetic and those visual themes etc.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 months ago

I usually find these ‘side-by-sides’ not too terribly interesting

In this case a side by side was very justified. I enjoyed watching it, thanks for posting!