End of year and a lot coming out at once, so short opinions on all

Asterix, the White Iris by Fabcaro and Didier Conrad: First issue by the new writer and I liked it. Not quite Goscinny yet, but it has the old school setup of the village running into a new issue that is really based on some current event rather than the fantasy elements more recent issues were trying.

Spirou par... Blue Gorgon by Dany and Yann: Spirou and Fantasio are caught between a Trumpian billionaire and a eco-terrorist organisation. Art is decent (Dany has done better and he's still drawing black people as caricatures though.) and the story kinda ends.

Redbeard #3 Mami Wata by Kraehn and Carloni. This concludes this three-parter. It's a very standard pirate story by now with cursed treasures, betrayals and swordfights, but that is not a negative and it still looks amazing.

Robillar #3 by Chauvel and Huinebaud: The final issue of a take on Puss-in-Boots. This time with an Animal Farm flaovur. Robillar is sent to a farm where the farm animals have risen against their human masters once they have figured out what they are really there for. Love the cartoony art, the story is funny, but also a bit dark and sad. Overall I quite liked this series. WIth only three issues, which all can also be read standalone, it doesn't outstay its welcome.

Mercy by Jean van Hamme, Bazin, Bertail, De Jongh, Djief, Durieux, Efa and Munuera: Not to be confused with Sejic's Mercy title. This is a collection of short stories (some only 2 pages long) by Van Hamme with different artists. Lot of stories and the quality is inconsistent between them, but there were some good ones in there. Very Roald Dahl's "Tales of the Unexpected" vibes with the stories often having a dark, comedic twist ending.

Captain Voodoo by Pecau, Perovic and Sayago: Somehow I got a lot of pirate comics this year, between the Redbeard revival, Baracuda (old series, but I bought it this year), La Buse and now this one. It does make the historic faux-pas by equating the Irish indentured servants with the African slaves taken to the US. An irish indentured servant is freed by pirates together with several black slaves, and finds out that his dead brother's spirit has entered him (see Brother Voodoo), he also has become a vessel for powerful spirits and one of the black slaves befriends him and tries to guide him in using his new powers. Somehow not part of Pecau's widespread Secret History/Arcana/multiple other titles universe (though it may be revealed later to be a part). Liked Redbeard and Barracuda better.

Lament of the Lost Moors: Sudennas #3 by Dufaux and Teng: See earlier in this thread on this series. Siobhan tries to free her friend Seamus from her cousin Alysia's dark spell. As all Lament of the Lost Moors, this probably is going to have a bittersweet ending, where while evil doesn't win, good will still be marked by the events. Still highly recommended as a fantasy series with great art.

Warmachines #6: The Butcher of Stonne by Pecause, Mavric-Andronk and Verney: #1 still the best story in this series on WWII tanks, but this on was interesting, mostly because it didn't focus on a German, British, American or Russian tank. Instead it focuses on B1 bis, a french tank. There is not much story here, instead you get a lot of info dumps on the tank itself and the role it played in the war. Popular culture often portrays the German tanks as invincible, but in this case the B1 Bis was better armoured and armed than any tank the Germans had and the Germans only managed to destroy these type of tanks by using anti-aircraft guns and heavy artillery against them. But they were also slow and very complex with teams needing far more training than they received to use the tank effectively.

Blacksad 7 They All Fall Down by Canales and Guarnido: Was disappointed with part 1, because it was the first two-parter they did so you were left hanging halfway through. The second part of the story wraps things up well IMHO and the art is amazing as always.

I am their Silence - A Murdercase in Barcelona by Jordi LaFebre: Eva is a psychiatrist who has been suspended. She is being evaluated by a colleague, Dr. Llop, as she tells the story of her past week, which involves her investigating a murder (against the wishes of the police officer in charge with the actual investigation), aided by the spirits/hallucinations of the 3 dead family members (a grandmother and two aunts) who raised her. This all sounds very serious and the issue touches on some dark subjects, but the issue includes many lighthearted moments as well and the art is a joy to behold. If I recommend anything on this list (and I recommend quite a few of them), I think this is the title I'd recommend the most.

Livet #1 by Cornelis and Riedé. Disclosure: Riedé is a co-worker who does the writing of comics as a sidejob and I have contributed to this kickstarter. Also won a contest they held, so I actually appear in this comic as a character (a peasant with 1 line). So I am biased. Two magical knight travel the country to protect villagers from evils, including a flesh-eating giant. It's the first issue so things are still getting started (it follows more of an American model than an European). Some strong language and violence, but the two knights are likeable and I'm very curious to see where the story is going.