HÃÆ'ägar the Horrible is the title and main character of the American comic strip made by cartoonist Dik Browne, and syndicated by King Features Syndicate. It first appeared in February 1973, and was soon a success. Since Browne retired in 1988 (and subsequent death), his son Chris Browne continued the strip. In 2010, HÃÆ'ägar was distributed to 1,900 newspapers in 56 countries and translated into 12 languages. The Strip is a caricature that comments on modern life in America through the loose interpretation of the Scandinavian life of Viking Age.
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"Hagar the Terrible" is the nickname given to Dik Browne by his son; Browne adapted the name to HÃÆ'ägar the Horrible for the purposes of alliteration. After his death, the children of Dik Browne changed the title of the strip to Dik Browne HÃÆ'ägar the Horrible as a tribute. The name is pronounced Hay-gar according to Chris Browne.
HÃÆ'ägar (sometimes written "Hagar") is a slim, bearded, overweight, red-bearded Viking. He regularly attacks England and sometimes France. The author of the animation industry, Terence J. Sacks, notes the juxtaposition of the opposite qualities that make HÃÆ'ägar appealing to the reader: "The horned helmet HÃÆ'ägar, the harsh beard and unkempt tunic make it look somewhat like a caveman or Opera-Viking, but you also know HÃÆ'ägar has a gentle stomach that is sometimes exposed. "
Settings and formats
This strip was set in the Middle Ages in an unnamed coastal village somewhere in Norway. The Norwegian line of HÃÆ'ägar is revealed at least once in the daily strip (July 18, 1984). Hamlet asked HÃÆ'ägar if he could tell people they were Norwegians. HÃÆ'ägar replied that it was not necessary: ââ"It might sound like boasting."
Although anachronisms are unknown, they are not a deliberate mainstay of the strip, as in other periods of burlesque strips such as The Wizard of Id. The strip follows the standard daily gag-a-day format with an extended color sequence on Sundays.
Much of the humor is centered around HÃÆ'ägar's interaction with his old crew, especially "Lucky Eddie" (during a cruise or during periodic raids and looting). Sometimes humor will be in the shop alongside other Vikings, or Hagar deals with his family, which is unlike stereotypical Viking. Supporting characters include his arrogant, nagging, and sometimes jealous wife, Helga; their brilliant and sensitive son, Hamlet; their beautiful, hopeless princess, Honi; Helga's pet duck, Kvack; The faithful and clever HÃÆ'ägar dog, Snert, and other recurring secondary characters.
Illustration style
Other minor recurring characters include psychic or unnamed psychics, who Honi and HÃÆ'Ãgargar regularly consult, a balding waitress at Helga's favorite restaurant, "The King of England", and various Anglo-Saxon robbers serving as friends and rivals HÃÆ'ägar. , such as Dirk Dirk and Means Max .
In 1989, HÃÆ'ägar the Horrible: HÃÆ'ägar Knows Best produced by Hanna-Barbera and aired on CBS, based on the first plotline when the strip started in 1973. HÃÆ'ägar came home from the battle after two years - and faced a huge cultural shock. His son, Hamlet, has quit the Viking Academy, and his beloved daughter Honi is now dating a little girl named Lute. Hagar blames Helga for allowing Honi to date Lute and be kind to the reading books of Hamlet. HÃÆ'ägar broke his daughter and trained her son in archery and other Viking spots. However, after seeing how unhappy his children become, as well as the other Vikings calling his strange children, HÃÆ'ägar takes over in his own way and arranges the right thing. Peter Cullen, starring specifically as HÃÆ'ägar, Lainie Kazan as Helga, Lydia Cornell as Honi, Josh Rodine as Hamlet, Jeff Doucette as Lucky Eddie, Don Most as Lute and Frank Welker as Snert, as well as providing additional votes.
Movie project
Variety reported in 2003 that Abandon Pictures has earned film rights for comic strips, and plans live action theater feature based on the characters. According to leaked emails on the Sony Pictures Entertainment hack, movie adaptations are being developed in 2013 and 2014 at Sony Pictures Animation. At the end of 2014, Chris Browne confirmed that a deal was made with Sony Pictures to produce the movie based on that character.
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Book collection and reprint
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