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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!

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Ruins, as seen in Les Tours de Bois-Maury (Hermann) (i.imgur.com)
submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 11 months ago) by JohnnyEnzyme@lemm.ee to c/eurographicnovels@lemm.ee
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This atmospheric upper panel from a page in book 2 deserves to stand on it's own, I think.

Set in 11th century Europe, the series concerns the efforts of the wandering noble Sir Aymar de Bois-Maury to reclaim his ancestral home. Less focused on action than the other series of Hermann (like Jeremiah), Les Tours de Bois-Maury deals more with human thoughts and considerations. --WP

So far my personal impression is that the series is a pretty candid look at medieval life, what with its superstitions, ignorance and brutality. Not exactly a 'joy to read,' but nonetheless rather fascinating.

EDIT: Here's a hi-res version with a different color scheme, below.

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[–] Nacktmull@lemm.ee 2 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

I appreciate Hermann a lot, his landscapes are always beautiful. Especially the Jeremiah series with it´s post apocalyptic setting is cool.

[–] JohnnyEnzyme@lemm.ee 2 points 11 months ago (1 children)

TBH Hermann's story-telling leaves me confused at times, and he seems to delight in drawing very homely people, but yeah... his landscapes in book two here totally impressed me.

[–] Nacktmull@lemm.ee 2 points 11 months ago

I would agree that he is not the best at drawing faces from certain perspectives. However, I really like his style overall.