Hägar The Horrible
Condition: SECONDHAND
This is a secondhand book. The jacket image is a photograph of the exact copy we have in stock. This image shows the condition of this book. Further condition remarks are below.
Condition remarks:
Book: Fair
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Good
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image
Few comic strip characters have conquered hearts with quite the same blundering, big-hearted charm as Hägar, the lovably inept Norse marauder at the centre of Dik Browne's iconic and beloved strip. Hägar the Horrible chronicles the misadventures of a portly Viking warrior who is equal parts fearsome raider and henpecked husband, navigating the perils of medieval pillaging, family life with his strong-willed wife Helga, and the general indignities of Dark Ages existence — all with a spectacular lack of success and an abundance of good humour. Browne's genius lies in his effortless ability to skewer the timeless absurdities of domestic life and masculine bravado through the gloriously anachronistic lens of Viking-age Scandinavia. The strip, which debuted in 1973 and quickly became one of the most widely syndicated comic strips in the world, presents its gags with a deceptively simple visual style that belies a razor-sharp wit. This collection is a masterclass in comic timing, proving that the eternal struggles of marriage, parenthood, and professional inadequacy are just as funny — if not funnier — when set against a backdrop of longships and dragon-crested helmets. For fans of classic newspaper comics, this volume is an irresistible treasure.
Author: Dik Browne
Format: Paperback
Published: 1977, Egmont/Methuen
Genre: Cartoons & comic strips
Condition remarks:
Book: Fair
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Good
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image
Few comic strip characters have conquered hearts with quite the same blundering, big-hearted charm as Hägar, the lovably inept Norse marauder at the centre of Dik Browne's iconic and beloved strip. Hägar the Horrible chronicles the misadventures of a portly Viking warrior who is equal parts fearsome raider and henpecked husband, navigating the perils of medieval pillaging, family life with his strong-willed wife Helga, and the general indignities of Dark Ages existence — all with a spectacular lack of success and an abundance of good humour. Browne's genius lies in his effortless ability to skewer the timeless absurdities of domestic life and masculine bravado through the gloriously anachronistic lens of Viking-age Scandinavia. The strip, which debuted in 1973 and quickly became one of the most widely syndicated comic strips in the world, presents its gags with a deceptively simple visual style that belies a razor-sharp wit. This collection is a masterclass in comic timing, proving that the eternal struggles of marriage, parenthood, and professional inadequacy are just as funny — if not funnier — when set against a backdrop of longships and dragon-crested helmets. For fans of classic newspaper comics, this volume is an irresistible treasure.