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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"
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First one above is linked, i.e.:
https://i.imgur.com/pFS8iTZ.jpeg

A riff on an old joke, but a relatively safe place to start, I guess. Things will only get weirder.


https://i.imgur.com/qBJcot0.jpeg
https://i.imgur.com/H3i2VBl.jpeg

Artist Herr Seele ("Mister Soul," did I get that right?) was born in 1959 as Peter van Heirseele in Torhout, West-Flanders. His father was an office clerk and his mother a professional painter, who stimulated her son's artistic interests. His grandmother Valerie Haesaert was also an artist, and once won a national award for amateur painting. As a child, van Heirseele already drew complete comic book stories. --Lambiek


https://i.imgur.com/BcHL2Yl.jpeg
https://i.imgur.com/xsznHSp.jpeg

Writer Kamagurka, real name Luc Zeebroek, was born in 1956 in Nieuwpoort, a town near the Belgian coast. He came into the world with a bad Achilles tendon, which left him with crooked feet. The boy was bullied and suffered tremendous pain until an operation solved the problem. In the hospital, a young patient in the bed next to him died. All these traumatic experiences gave Zeebroek a combative attitude. In his opinion, life is so absurd, tragic and meaningless that it's best to not take things too seriously. Growing up, he therefore wanted to turn everything into a joke, even severe tragedies.


https://i.imgur.com/cSfvqcS.jpeg
https://i.imgur.com/GpyHhf4.jpeg

More (and I mean more):
https://www.lambiek.net/artists/s/seele.htm
https://www.lambiek.net/artists/k/kamagurka.htm

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[–] tacosanonymous@lemm.ee 9 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Seele is brilliant and insane.

[–] JohnnyEnzyme@lemm.ee 1 points 10 months ago

KAMAGURKA, you mean?

[–] nul9o9@lemmy.world 7 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I like it. Reminds me of Joan Cornellas comics lol.

[–] JohnnyEnzyme@lemm.ee 6 points 10 months ago

You read my mind!

I had published a roundup of Cornella's stuff on Reddit some time back, sourced on Imgur, but Imgur wound up deleting it because it was 'too weird / offensive,' I presume.

I was just thinking about trying again over here, after some more 'normal' posts.

[–] gibmiser@lemmy.world 6 points 10 months ago

Awesome stuff, thanks!

[–] CodexArcanum@lemmy.world 4 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Ah man, I haven't seen Cowboy Henk in forever! I love these weird comics!

Also hey, is that an Everett True cameo in the animal brothel!? Is there an old Eurocomic Cinematic Universe?

[–] JohnnyEnzyme@lemm.ee 2 points 10 months ago

is that an Everett True cameo

I like you're thinking, but I'd say NO, in this case.

Fucking-asshole "Everett True" would have broken the table over his head. XD

[–] Chump@hexbear.net 4 points 10 months ago

That wet dream one has me cackling

[–] Heterocephalus@lemm.ee 2 points 10 months ago

Crazy stuff, very funny in it's absurdity!

[–] db0@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 1 month ago

Mmm, that's some good surrealism!

[–] Nationalgoatism@hexbear.net 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Don't genuinely incredible stuff