History ComicBook / Hilda

* ArtEvolution: A weird case. The tone, look, and feel of the series is consistent throughout the books, but the differences in character appearances is very noticeable. Notice how [[http://goodokbad.com/assets/images/books/hilda_bp_hilda.jpg Hilda]], [[http://goodokbad.com/assets/images/books/hilda_bp_mother.jpg her mum]], and [[http://goodokbad.com/assets/images/books/hilda_bp_twig.jpg Twig]] visually change in the first three books. However, the designs start appearing more consistent starting with ''The Bird Parade''.

[[folder: ''The Mountain King'']]

* ShoutOut: There's a train [[http://4.bp.blogspot.com/--I9TR_y7Wuk/VrJM0QnZo_I/AAAAAAAACk8/BF5yRFhcIgM/s1600/hilda-stone-forest-preview.jpg in this page]] that distinctly looks like an inanimate version of ''WesternAnimation/ThomasAndFriends''.

Creator/{{Netflix}} [[http://nobrow.net/hilda-is-coming-to-netflix/ announced on June 2016 that an animated series based on the books was coming in 2018]] from Silvergate Media and Creator/MercuryFilmworks[[labelnote:*]]with assistance from Creator/AtomicCartoons[[/labelnote]] and released it on September 21, 2018. A second season was confirmed during the show's panel at New York [=ComicCon=] a few weeks later, and released in December of 2020, while a [[WesternAnimation/HildaAndTheMountainKing movie]] based on the sixth and final novel was released in December of 2021. A third and final season is scheduled for release in December of 2023. Follow updates on the Netflix show [[https://twitter.com/hildatheseries?lang=en here.]]

* ''ComicBook/HildaAndTheTroll'' (originally published in 2010 as ''Hildafolk'', and then reprinted in 2015 as ''Hilda and the Troll''. Contains 2 stories)

Creator/{{Netflix}} [[http://nobrow.net/hilda-is-coming-to-netflix/ announced on June 2016 that an animated series based on the books was coming in 2018]] from Silvergate Media and Creator/MercuryFilmworks[[labelnote:*]]with assistance from Creator/AtomicCartoons[[/labelnote]] and released it on September 21, 2018. A second season was confirmed during the show's panel at New York [=ComicCon=] a few weeks later, and released in December of 2020, while a [[WesternAnimation/HildaAndTheMountainKing movie]] based on the sixth and final novel was released in December of 2021. A third and final season is scheduled for release in 2023. Follow updates on the Netflix show [[https://twitter.com/hildatheseries?lang=en here.]]

The Netflix animated series has [[WesternAnimation/{{Hilda}} its own page]].

''Hilda'' is a series of graphic novels by British cartoonist Luke Pearson and published by Nobrow Press under their children's imprint, Flying Eye Books.

* ''Hilda and the Midnight Giant'' (published in 2012)
* ''Hilda and the Bird Parade'' (published in 2012)
* ''Hilda and the Black Hound'' (published in 2014)
* ''Hilda and the Stone Forest'' (published on September 1, 2016)
* ''Hilda and the Mountain King'' (published on September 3, 2019. [[https://twitter.com/CatMoki/status/1156810368255029249/ Some people got early access to it.]])

[[folder:''Hildafolk'' [=/=] ''Hilda and the Troll'']]
* AllTrollsAreDifferent: Around here, trolls look like giant rocks.
* BaitAndSwitch: [[spoiler:Just as it seems that the troll is going to eat Hilda, it turns out that it wanted to give her back her notebook.]]
* BookEnds: The book begins and ends with Hilda at peace in her tent during a rainy night.
* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: In the original release of Hildafolk, Twig had blue fur. This was recolored to white in the paperback rerelease. The Wood Man’s house also looks different in this story, being a wooden building standing in a clearing rather than a ArborealAbode.
* FollowYourNose: Hilda and Twig find the Wood Man’s house by following the smell of the smoke from his fireplace.
* InterfaceSpoiler: The inside cover contains a map of the area around Hilda's home with several locations specifically labeled. [[SubvertedTrope However, they never show up in the actual story.]]
* IronicEchoCut: A variation of this occurs when Hilda and Twig encounter a Giant walking by.
-->'''Hilda:''' A giant! I bet he knows where he's going.
-->(cut to the giant's POV which shows him reading a map)
-->'''Giant:''' Damn it! (looks behind him) Everything looks the same from up here...
* OrwellianRetcon: When it was first published, Twig was drawn with blue fur and a white underbelly, which was kept in the hardcover release of ''Hilda and the Troll''. However, in the later paperback editions of ''Hilda and the Troll'', Twig was recolored as white with little black spots on his back to retain consistency with the other books.
* PunBasedTitle: The original title seems to be a play on ''Huldufólk'' - 'hidden people' in Icelandic.
* UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom: [[spoiler:Hilda herself when it turns out that the ringing of the bell that she put on the troll is actually considered the worst kind of torture to trolls.]]
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* ''Hildafolk'' (originally published in 2010, and then reprinted in 2015 as ''Hilda and the Troll''. Contains 2 stories)

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* AdaptationExpansion: The entirety of the Stone Forest storyline was adapted for the entirety of season 2 of the animated series, with foreshadowing events of people questioning about the troll fires on the mountain. Some of the adventures from Hilda's adventure montage in the book are adapted into new stories of the season. The storyline continues into the upcoming 70-minute movie special, which is an adaptation of "The Mountain King".

Creator/{{Netflix}} [[http://nobrow.net/hilda-is-coming-to-netflix/ announced on June 2016 that an animated series based on the books was coming in 2018]] from Silvergate Media and Creator/MercuryFilmworks[[labelnote:*]]with assistance from Creator/AtomicCartoons[[/labelnote]] and released it on September 21, 2018. A second season was confirmed during the show's panel at New York [=ComicCon=] a few weeks later, and released in December of 2020, while a [[WesternAnimation/HildaAndTheMountainKing movie]] based on the sixth and final novel was released in December of 2021. Follow updates on the Netflix show [[https://twitter.com/hildatheseries?lang=en here.]]

* CoolPet: Hilda's deerfox, Twig.

* MinorlyMentionedMythsAndMonsters: Almost every creature seen in the comic and series are based on Scandinavian folklore, which is little known outside of the Nordic countries.

* BalefulPolymorph: [[spoiler: The comic ends with Hilda transformed into a Troll, and Baba herself was turned into a human]].

* NiceShoes: Hilda is almost never seen without her big red boots

* NiceHat: Hilda consistently wears a cute French beret.

->"Plain smart and moving. John Stanley's ''Little Lulu'' meets Miyazaki."
-->-- ''Creator/GuillermoDelToro''

* AdultFear: Realizing that your child has been replaced with a changeling, and having no idea what has happened to her, where she is, or where to even start searching for her.
* AndIMustScream: As Hilda exits the stone forest during the day, [[TakenForGranite she was immediatley turned to stone]]. When Hilda awoke at nighttime, she was in a state of panic.

* YouGottaHaveBlueHair: Hilda has blue hair, though her mom's a brunette, so maybe it's dyed? WordOfGod sort of provided a NonAnswer when asked about it.
-->'''The Bookworm Baby:''' Why the blue hair?
-->'''Luke Pearson:''' Why is your hair the colour it is?

* ArtEvolution: A weird case. The tone, look, and feel is consistent throughout the books, but the differences in character appearances is very noticeable. Notice how [[http://goodokbad.com/assets/images/books/hilda_bp_hilda.jpg Hilda]], [[http://goodokbad.com/assets/images/books/hilda_bp_mother.jpg her mum]], and [[http://goodokbad.com/assets/images/books/hilda_bp_twig.jpg Twig]] visually change in the first three books. However, the designs start appearing more consistent starting with ''The Bird Parade''.

* SkirtOverSlacks: Hilda always wears a skirt over a pair of leggings, whether she's wearing her regular clothes or her Sparrow Scouts uniform.

Creator/{{Netflix}} [[http://nobrow.net/hilda-is-coming-to-netflix/ announced on June 2016 that an animated series based on the books was coming in 2018]] from Silvergate Media and Creator/MercuryFilmworks[[labelnote:*]]with assistance from Creator/AtomicCartoons[[/labelnote]] and released it on September 21, 2018. A second season was confirmed during the show's panel at New York [=ComicCon=] a few weeks later, and released in December of 2020, while a [[WesternAnimation/HildaAndTheMountainKing movie]] based on the sixth and final novel will be released in December of 2021. Follow updates on the Netflix show [[https://twitter.com/hildatheseries?lang=en here.]]

Creator/{{Netflix}} [[http://nobrow.net/hilda-is-coming-to-netflix/ announced on June 2016 that an animated series based on the books was coming in 2018]] from Silvergate Media and Creator/MercuryFilmworks[[labelnote:*]]with assistance from Creator/AtomicCartoons[[/labelnote]] and released it on September 21, 2018. A second season was confirmed during the show's panel at New York [=ComicCon=] a few weeks later, and would be released in December of 2020. Follow updates on the Netflix show [[https://twitter.com/hildatheseries?lang=en here.]]

* GrandFinale: The last book of the graphic novel series. However, Luke Pearson has plans to continue the animated adaptation of the series.

* ActuallyIAmHim: At the climax of the story, Hilda finds out that Trundle was [[spoiler: the Mountain King himself]].

* AttackOfTheFiftyFootWhatever: Trundle and [[spoiler: his brother]] are the two largest Trolls seen so far, with Trundle towering even over the walls of Trolberg. [[spoiler: Trundle’s plan involves awakening an even larger Troll, Amma, who is sleeping underneath Trolberg and can destroy the whole city should she decide to rise up from her slumber]].
* AwakeningTheSleepingGiant: [[spoiler: Trundle's ultimate goal is to gather all of the Trolls to invade Trolberg. From there, the citizens will try to attack the Trolls to defend the city. This would cause the ancient Troll, Amma to awaken and protect the Trolls. But if Amma wakes up from her slumber, all of Trolberg will be destroyed]].

* BigDamnReunion: [[spoiler: After defeating the giant Troll that was thought to be the Mountain King, Hilda was finally reunited with her mother. In which, they both gave each other a great big hug. After that, Hilda gathered her Mother, Twig, Tontu, Baba and the giant red orb, and took them to Trundle's cave in order to undo the changeling spell]].

* CoversAlwaysLie: The cover of the comic prominently features the silhoutte of the giant, hunchbacked troll that Hilda encounters when she goes to retrieve Trundle's eye, suggesting that he is the Mountain King.[[spoiler:He isn't; Trundle is the Mountain King, and this troll is actually Trundle's brother who is trying to prevent Trundle's return]]
* CurseEscapeClause: The changeling spell can be reversed by [[spoiler: returning both children to their real mothers, though the protagonists only discover this by accident]].

* {{Cyclops}}: [[spoiler: Trundle is revealed to be one after he regains his eye]].

* DealWithTheDevil: Upon meeting Trundle, Hilda makes a pact with him that if she completes three tasks, Trundle will turn her back into a human. [[spoiler: Unfortunately for Hilda, this was just a ruse so that he will be free from his prison]].
* DoomedHometown: [[spoiler: Narrowly averted when Hilda realized that if the Trolberg Safety Patrol attack every single Troll, Amma will awaken and the entire city will be destroyed. Hilda managed to convince Erik Ahlberg to stop the attack when she showed him the prophecy of what will happen if every single Troll is harmed.]]
* DreamingOfThingsToCome: When going inside the giant red orb for the first time, Hilda receives a vision of what will happen [[spoiler: if the Trolls attack Trolberg and are harmed by the safety patrol. Hilda later uses the orb to give Erik Ahlberg the same vision so he realizes why he must order his troops to stand down]].
* EarnYourHappyEnding: After dealing with so many perils, [[spoiler: Hilda was happily reunited with her mother, restored to her human form, and won back her mother's trust]].

* FalseFriend: [[spoiler: Trundle pretends to be Hilda's friend in need by telling her that if she helps him, Trundle will turn Hilda back into a human. But Trundle only did this so that he can be released from his prison]].
* ForWantOfANail: Had Hilda not decided to sneak out in the previous story, not only she wouldn't have been turned into a Troll, [[spoiler: Trundle would never have been released from his prison]], and [[spoiler: all of the Trolls would never have been reunited with Amma]]. Also, the Trolberg Safety Patrol would have exterminated nearly every single Troll.
* ForgivenButNotForgotten: Implied with Hilda and [[spoiler: Trundle's brother]]. While Hilda did apologize for attacking him when she thought that he was going to hurt her mother, the Troll's only response was a slight grumble.
* GiantEyeOfDoom: [[spoiler: The giant red orb that Hilda was tasked to find was actually Trundle's eye. Those who enter the eye witness a prophecy of the Trolls invading Trolberg. Ultimately leading to Amma's awakening]].

* ImpossibleTask: The second task that Trundle gives to Hilda was to remove the giant bells from the entrance to his cave. The problem is that if Hilda tries to remove them, the vibrations from the bells will cause great harm to both Hilda and Trundle. [[spoiler: However, Hilda later discovers a treasure room full of pillows. Which she uses to stuff the giant bells with so that they won't cause any noise]].
* {{Irony}}: The Troll Mother told Hilda that she has no idea how to reverse the changeling spell. [[spoiler: In actuality, the Troll Mother is one of two components needed to help break the spell]].
* ItsAllMyFault: Hilda blames herself for [[spoiler: freeing Trundle from his prison]].

* MilitariesAreUseless: Played straight when Erik Ahlberg tries to fight off [[spoiler: Trundle’s brother]] with his torch, which is too small to harm the giant troll. Averted however during the battle for Trolberg, where the Trolberg Safety Patrol is well capable of fighting off the Trolls and their new weapon [[spoiler: actually kills Trundle]]. This is not a good thing however since them hurting the Trolls is what threatens to wake up Amma.

* NotQuiteBackToNormal: [[spoiler: While Hilda was indeed restored to her human form, she's somehow still able to communicate with the trolls]].
* NonHumansLackAttributes: Trolls go about naked, but lack human "naughty bits". [[spoiler: This means that Hilda's nudity in troll form doesn't become a problem until she is changed back to a human]].

* RedHerring: The giant Troll that Hilda faced in the Stone Forest was thought to be the Mountain King. [[spoiler: It turns out later that he was the Mountain King's brother]].

** Hilda's Mother had three attempts to find her daughter. Her first attempt failed when Erik Ahlberg told her to leave the vicinity due to large activity of Trolls there. Her second try was going to the Stone Forest herself, but the opening to the forest was closed off, and was chased off by rampaging Trolls. Her final attempt was far more successful, [[spoiler: as Hilda herself exited the Stone Forest when she was being chased by a giant Troll]].
* SceneryCensor: [[spoiler: Once Hilda was transformed back into a human, she was [[ShapeshiftingExcludesClothing unfortunately in her "Birthday Suit"]]. Luckily, She was hiding behind a large boulder. So, the only things we see of Hilda were her arms and head]].

* SpannerInTheWorks: Had Trundle not given Hilda the task of retrieving the mysterious red orb from the Mountain King's castle, [[spoiler: Hilda would never have been reunited with her mother. Which in turn led to the Troll Mother being reunited with Baba. Thus, the changeling spell would never have been broken]].

* TimeSkip: [[spoiler: The epilogue takes place roughly a year after the Trolls were reunited with Amma. The citizens of Trolberg declared that once a year, the Trolls will be allowed to enter the city in a event called "The Night of the Trolls". Also, Baba comes by Hilda's house to spend time with Hilda and her mother]].
* ThanatosGambit: [[spoiler: Trundle is counting on Amma rising to defend her troll children from being slaughtered; he goes smiling to his own death in the assumption that Trolberg and its inhabitants will soon follow]].
* TreasureRoom: All trolls like to collect treasures in their caves, but have rather broad definitions of what they consider treasure. The palace of the Mountain King contains the most straightforward example, filled with gold and jewels, but Hilda also sees treasure rooms filled with car parts, pillows and other junk. [[spoiler: Hilda grabs the pillows from said treasure room to stuff the giant bells from Trundle's cave]].

* UnwittingPawn: Hilda was this to [[spoiler: Trundle]].
* VillainousPlanInertia: [[spoiler: Trundle is killed just after smashing the walls of Trolberg, but the other trolls can now freely enter the city, and if the Safety Patrol fights back, this will provoke Amma into rising up from the ground and leveling Trolberg, just like Trundle intended. Hilda has to convince the Safety Patrol to stand down to prevent this]].
* WalkingSpoiler: [[spoiler: It's hard to talk about Trundle without revealing who he really is, why he was in that cave in the first place, and his master plan]].

* AWolfInSheepsClothing: Trundle, who acts like a gentle giant towards Hilda so she will accept his help in return for completing three tasks and freeing him from his prison, but this is all an act. [[spoiler: He is actually the Mountain King, and wants to wage war against Trolberg]].