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European Graphic Novels++

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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"
-BDT = Bedetheque
-GN = graphic novel
-LBK = Lambiek
-LC = "Ligne claire"

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Here's a place to share some fun links, browser games, and chitchat about whatever...


LINKS:

  • Play the randomly-generated Tintin quiz !
  • Behold the amazing Floor796 animated character project. (see how many famous BD characters you can spot)
  • Browse the utterly fascinating Marginalian blog, in which the author regularly takes deep dives in to the arts, literature, philosophy and so forth, tying everything together in delightful, thought-provoking, and uplifting ways.
  • Play the quiz "Who are these ten classic characters just about to appear?" [ Answers ]
  • Enter a trance-state via the ever-scrolling ZOOMQUILT and ZOOMQUILT2.
  • It's free ANIMATED MOVIE NIGHT. (four films and five shorts) [NOTE: Some of the links there are to the matching lemm.ee posts, but I can't edit them from my new acct. A simple search will quickly turn them up, though.]
  • Play thousands of your favorite old flash (and other browser games) via the amazing Flashpoint Project.


GAMES: (I'll be adding pictures and a table in future)

  • ARMOR ALLEY, arguably the greatest side-scrolling helicopter game of all time.
  • SOLITAIRE BATTLESHIPS, and ~40 other excellent puzzle games.
  • KONKR, a simple but challenging series of tactical boardgame battles, something like RISK, but powered up with special forces.
  • POLYTRACK, a fun, tough set of low-poly tracks to race through, directly inspired by TrackMania.
  • PRINCE OF PERSIA, a browser version of this legendary classic. (Note that this version allows you to tweak time, health and level number right in the URL!)
  • Return of the SLIMEPIRES, a super-fun, totally original, zombie-themed platformer. [Note: there's a higher-res version here]
  • ROGUE FABLE III, an excellent roguelike that only takes an hour or so to beat, featuring loads of interesting character classes. [WIKI]
  • SABOTAGE, an hilarious but tough, top-down action game, loosely based on the early-80's classic Castle Wolfenstein, but with much smoother gameplay.
  • SPELUNKY, hands-down the greatest roguelike platformer ever. Simple to get in to, but be warned that the learning curve is immense. Fortunately, there's a super-helpful WIKI.
  • TOWER-SWAP, a tremendously fun, original, addictive mashup of the match-3 and tower defense genres, both of which I'm ordinarily kind of fatigued by.

Well, there's a reasonable start. Much more to add in coming weeks and months, and of course feel free to nominate your favorites. Or just to chat about whatever...

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[–] JohnnyEnzyme@piefed.social 1 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Okay, thanks for the update(!)
Sounds like an interesting novel, and possibly suitable for BD.

Interesting how we both seem to have a drinking problem. For me, it's one of the few ways I can get some relief from my CFS/ME disease, and I'm thankful for that, but of course it has its darker side, too... :S

[–] wolfinthewoods@lemmy.ml 1 points 13 hours ago (1 children)

Of course!

It is REALLY good. I mistyped the title it is Once Upon a Time in France, not Paris lol. Here's a review: https://comicsgrinder.com/2019/10/23/review-once-upon-a-time-in-france-published-by-dead-reckoning/

It was bad for me for a long time. I don't know if I mentioned it before, but my fiance passed four years ago and I took to the bottle harder than I ever had before in my life. I literally drank everyday for two years. I had to go to the hospital for medical for the first time in my life ever, and after that day two years ago I've been steadily chipping away at trying to beat back the damn bottle. I've had more sobriety in the past two years than the two previous. I think I am FINALLY done. I have four days sober today ;D

I'd highly recommend trying to quit if you can, especially because of those dark places. Do you have legal pot where you're at? That might be a good alternative if you're self-medicating. I'm actually starting a recovery group in town (non-AA because I hate that program for a variety of reasons, 'higher power' being especially egregious for me) and am going to start working on making a positive change in the community here where I can, I'll do what I'm able at least.

[–] JohnnyEnzyme@piefed.social 1 points 4 hours ago

I mistyped the title it is Once Upon a Time in France, not Paris lol.

Oh yeah, that's one of my favorites, and Nury's one of my favorite writers. Really, I recommend anything you can lay hands on by him. Tyler Cross and Silas Corey are especially good IMO.

Thanks for sharing so honestly, and I'm sorry to hear about all that. Sounds downright horrible.

Good to hear you're working hard to get better, and yeah, I feel similarly about AA. Altho on reflection, I don't really have a problem considering The Cosmos a 'higher power' if that's all they really want to hear. Moreso, I'd rather not have any trace of religion involved in their 12-step program, or whatever it is. Something I should check out, really.

Anyway, in terms of my own situation, thanks for your thoughts on my own self-medication, I'd rather keep that a private convo if and when you feel like talking about it...