Hilda Und Der Mitternachtsriese (2010) - Plot & Excerpts
Hilda and her mother live out in the country and have been receiving tiny threatening letters from the hidden people. Hilda is sick of it and writes a letter of her own asking them to “stop being mean.” As Hilda and her mom debate whether or not to leave, Hilda meets one of the tiny people – an elf – who gives her the ability to see what has been hidden all this time: Hilda’s house is smack dab in the middle of an elf metropolis. Since the elves have rallied around their mayor’s promise to evict the humans, Hilda has to go see the elf prime minister to see if she can change his mind. In her travels, she meets two star-crossed giants, who have been waiting to find one another for centuries.A magical tale with a determined and spunky heroine. Really enjoyed this. Hilda and her mother live in a cottage in the middle of an empty valley - or at least they think it's empty. They begin receiving tiny letters from elves who say that the valley is theirs, so Hilda takes it upon herself to seek them out and find a solution to their co-existence. Oh, and there's a giant that only comes out at night and only Hilda can see.Luke Pearson goes all Miyazaki in this kids story with lots of fantastical creatures and quests with a little girl as hero. It's a charming and pleasant read, aimed at people much younger than myself (I'd say around 7/8 years old), and much less morose than his last book "Everything We Miss" which was definitely not a kids book. That said, the book plays along similar lines about the details in our lives that we don't see for whatever reason, and there is an interesting idea in this book about world perspective with the tiny elves, the large Hilda, and the even larger Giant who makes Hilda look tiny as the examples.Well written and drawn in a style that reminded me of Chris Ware/Ivan Brunetti, though not nearly as complex as either, "Hilda and the Midnight Giant" is a great kids comic from a talented young artist whose work shows all the signs of bigger and better projects in the future.
What do You think about Hilda Und Der Mitternachtsriese (2010)?
I love Pearson's style and the fantastic element in his storytelling.
—mes
Cute story, but I wasn't completely in love with the ending.
—kalyhi38
