We look at works like Tintin as being distant memories of faded comics greatness but Hilda is a series which surely will one day be looked at as a successor to the works of people like Herge, and a future classic in its own right.Īn imaginative, heartwarming, beautifully illustrated tale that all ages can enjoy. With a wonderfully expressive color palette and ever-sterling eye to quiet, unblemished storytelling, Pearson's latest stands proudly among his other works. One of Today's Parent's 25 Best Kids' Books For Fall 2016

Slate, Slate's 10 Favorite Comics of 2016įIVE STARS Another stunner in the episodes of Hilda. This newest volume is the best yet, suggesting that Hilda may join Tintin and the Moomins as comic-book immortals. Luke Pearson's Hilda books are the most imaginative, most inspiring, and most beautiful all-ages stories published in the past decade. Pearson has perfected Hilda's Scandinavian-style fantasy world, and his artwork is as captivating as ever. Hilda's dilemmas, while fantastic, also feel real Pearson has found a lovely new way to dramatize childhood demons, while also making you long for your own cruise down the fjords.

Pearson's utter lack of pretension keeps Hilda feeling fresh, while his reading of folktales and Tove Jansson's Moomin series embeds Hilda in the long history of children's stories. John Stanley's Little Lulu meets Miyazaki.' ONE OF ALL THE WONDERS' BEST COMICS OF 2016 ONE OF Paste Magazine'S BEST KIDS COMICS OF 2016 ONE OF MENTAL FLOSS'S MOST INTERESTING COMICS OF 2016 Hilda is coming to Netflix in 2018! ONE OF Slate'S 10 FAVORITE COMICS OF 2016

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