Now I have a lot of favourites when comics come into the picture, but Hagar deserves a special mention. This guy manages to make me go into convulsions .
The only place where I get to see him every morning is on page 4 of Delhi Times.
A word or two on this.Delhi Times isn't the supplement it used to be. I'd say it has lost the 'old world charm', the 'Midas Touch' . The articles lack quality and they just can't manage anybody other than Rakhi Sawant or Shilpa Shetty to pose for their shutterbugs. No more 'spice' left in the paper...its gone all 'thanda', overnight . The earlier junta of DT was much much better. Such immense efforts they put into the paper. They managed to get in such beautiful people into the pages when I wasn't even old enough to understand what beauty meant, leave alone being considered legal enough to have a glimpse of them alone. I used to love reading the paper then.
Anyway..getting back to where we started, this overweight Viking warrior (we were talking about Hagar..) greets me every morning.
Hagar regularly goes off to invade Europe.The humor of this comic strip come from his interactions with his crew and his wife..Now Vikings are big muscled warriors..but contrary to those depictions, Hagar's first mate , Lucky Eddie is a short, naive fellow. When Hagar is not on voyage or in the tavern, he is at home with his wife Helga.
Their son Hamlet is not usually seen in the strip, but his daughter Honi ( That name's funny..) and pet duck Kvack do try and make their place. There are a lot of other characters as well who keep zooming in and out..like Dr.Zook and Helga's pet dog...
Helga and Hagar do make a really lovable couple.
The original creator of Hagar, Dik Browne retired way back in '88 , but his son Chris has continued his legacy since then.
Ill post some of the strips for the benefit of those who haven't a friggin' clue about what this post is all about and for those souls who haven't had the opportunity of being touched by Hagar-The Horrible.
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