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> to namedrop some that were published and loved all over Europe: Asterix, Tin Tin, Mortadelo y Filemon, Lucky Luke, Blek, Judge Dredd, the Smurfs, Manara, Cort
by the_af 6y ago
> to namedrop some that were published and loved all over Europe: Asterix, Tin Tin, Mortadelo y Filemon, Lucky Luke, Blek, Judge Dredd, the Smurfs, Manara, Corto Maltese, and so on
Many of these were loved in Latin America as well. Lucky Luke and Asterix are my personal favorites, though there's a special place for Corto Maltese (Hugo Pratt is revered in my country) and I also liked Manara for erotic comics.
To this day I consider European comics way superior to American comics, where superheroes tended to dominate. Yes, I do love Sandman and Robert Crumb, of course.
- runarberg 6y agoA Donald Duck fan here: It is funny to mention that Donald Duck is way more popular in Europe then in his place of origin in North America. Several European publishers had (have?) authors on staff and share stories with other European publishers. Se we got (get?) stories that the Americans don’t get. Also in the nineties the translation in my home country was exceptionally good. When I talk about Donald Duck with Americans they don’t get it, but when I talk with other Europeans there is a long and fun conversation ahead. I always think it is cute when a work of art travels from the place of origin and shines in a different part of the world in this way.