Oben: Inspiration für Wastl - Willy Vandersteen tauchte mit einer Figur aus seiner  Suske en Wiske  -Reihe auf - Wastl .  The character of Wastl appeared in German-speaking countries for the first time in the Felix Comic books of Bastei and was initially a minor character in the "Ulla and Peter" stories (Suske and Wiske ), by Pankwitz (in the original: Lambik ) . There was a separate Wastl series in Felix from 1965 to 1968. And as his popularity increased even more he got his own fortnightly to later weekly comic from May, 1968 to January, 1972.  Es gab ein total of 173 issues appeared.  Bastei begann 1968 mit der Veröffentlichung der Reihe.

D-Gruppe -Wavell

 

Alpine Terror

"He is from the old country -Barcelona!" ought to put up a red flag.  Some unusual dialect that cannot be understood ought to put up a red flag.

No, a holiday booking is a holiday booking.

Your companion thinks the whole situation is odd and decides to investigate -and gets a rather brusque response from one of the staff.  Red flag anyone?

Then you find out -aliens!!!  Yes, the unusual appearance and language spoken is all down to the hotel owner and staff being aliens out to launch a biological attack against humanity.

Annoyingly, your companion seems to know all of this.

Resolution for future holidays: Never ever let Klaus von Happe book the getaway.

A German Publisher For D-Gruppe?

I was asked why I did not try a German publisher for D-Gruppe? 

It's a long and depressing story but Bastei Verlag were supposedly going to until Egmont bought them and comic projects were cancelled.

Another German company expressed interest but after 6 months they just went silent and vanished within a year.

I have tried but it seems US and Japanese reprints are of more interest so, although it would be nice to have a publisher who could publish, distribute and take care of all the other stuff... I really cannot see it happening.

Well, now I have the story!

 At 0130hrs (UK) I was bored so put together the Schwarze Laterne promo. As I watched someone yack on about action figure conversion on You Tube at 0330hrs the entire story of the Black Forest death ran through my head. So I have the story just need to draw it.

Poor, Ulrich.

Schwarze Laterne Schwarzwald Schwarzer Tod

 

Der Rattenfänger von Hameln