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Hey everyone!

My name is Ignacio Herrera, me and my colleague Giancarlo Grosso are working on our first graphic novel and wanted to share some of the artwork with you all. The project is called Kilian: El pequeño guerrero (the little warrior), a fantasy story set on the peaceful planet Azalea. It follows a young boy who discovers a mysterious object that sends him on a journey through time, magic, and ancient knowledge.

I’ve been building this world for years, drawing every page by hand, and I’d really love to hear what you think — about the art, the vibe, the storytelling direction, anything. Honest feedback is super welcome.

https://preview.redd.it/nb8vxv1h0sah1.png?width=1829&format=png&auto=webp&s=28c9858df364d593b2f6f7f6b67d52bc7f6b751b

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https://kilianart.carrd.co/

Welcome to the monthly r/bandedessinee community thread!

A place to share the European comics you have been reading. What do you think of them? Would you recommend them?

You can ask any and all questions relating to European comics: general or specific BD recommendations, questions about authors, genres, or comic history.

If you are looking for comic recommendations you will get better responses if you let us know what genres, authors, artists, and other comics you've enjoyed before.

Charlie Hebdo’s cartoon about France football coach;s deceased mother is disgusting in my opinion, what do you all think?

Hey. I saw a hot air balloon 2 days ago, and for some reason it instantly unlocked a memory of a comic I must have read over 40 years ago. Ever since, it's been driving me crazy because I can remember bits and pieces of the story, but not the title or even what the main characters and art style looked like.

I read it in Dutch somewhere in the early 1980s (so probably released between '75-'85), but I have no idea whether it was originally Belgian or French. I also have the feeling it wasn't a famous series. It may even have been a one-shot or a short-lived series.

The story involved travelling through history, but not in the usual sense where the whole album takes place in one era. The characters moved through different historical periods very quickly. Do believe it was a comical story, so no serious stuff.

2 scenes I mamaged to remember:

• First Montgolfier hot air balloon flight. This is the scene that came back to me after seeing a real balloon.
• Rome, actually Great Fire of Rome under Nero. I think Nero was actually playing one of those little harps in one plate.

One detail that surfaced later, although I'm not completely certain about it, is that I think the transport mechanism was a wooden barrel ("een ton"). For some reason that image feels familiar now, but I wouldn't bet my life on it.

I think the art style wasn't realistic, but not exagerated cartoony. It had the classic Belgian album layout with four strips per page and mostly speech balloons, without much narration.

The frustrating part is that I can't remember the protagonists at all. Usually you'd at least remember a character's face or name, but all I have left are these random historical scenes.

Does this ring a bell for anyone? Even wild guesses are welcome. I've been trying to figure this out all weekend!

Got the first two gift editions of Asterix and was really keen to get the whole collection in that lovely hardcover only to find out from the distributor that the publisher has no plans to print Vol. 3. To say I'm disappointed is an understatement.