[svl7]

What also comes to mind is Yoko Tsuno [1]. I'm not sure how well known this is in the US. The creator Roger Leloup was supporting Hegré on the technical drawings. For people who like the 'ligne claire' style, definitely check it out. The science fiction aspect of it might appeal to the audience on HN.

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yoko_Tsuno

[rcarmo]

I would second this. There is archeology, space travel, time travel... Loads of fun. I'm still trying to get a hold of all the titles.

Oh, and evil AI! Right in the first album. Had totally forgotten about that.

[jaymzcampbell]

I was massively into Tintin as a kid in Ireland and when I met my Belgian wife she introduced me to this and I loved it. I was hoping I'd find it mentioned in here already!

[tmtvl]

If we're going to recommend comics I'm gonna pitch The Red Knight. I have some of the old monochrome prints and they're an absolute blast.

[Al-Khwarizmi]

Had never heard of it (in spite of being European, not from the US) and it looks like my cup of tea, so definitely will check it out.