History ComicBook / Hilda

* ''Hilda and Twig: Hide from the Rain'' (releasing on November 7, 2024) - A spin-off prequel series aimed at younger audiences focused on Twig.

* ''Hilda and Twig: Hide from the Rain'' (TBA) - A spin-off aimed at younger audiences focused on Twig.

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. In November 2021, a third and final season was greenlit, and would be released on December 7, 2023. Follow updates on the Netflix show [[https://twitter.com/hildatheseries?lang=en here.]]

The Netflix animated series, which ran from 2018 to 2023, has [[WesternAnimation/{{Hilda}} its own page]].

-->-- '''''Hilda and the Troll'''''

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. In November 2021, a third and final season was greenlit, and is scheduled for release in December of 2023. Follow updates on the Netflix show [[https://twitter.com/hildatheseries?lang=en here.]]

* ''Hilda and Twig Hide from the Rain'' (TBA) - A spin-off aimed at younger audiences focused on Twig.

-->-- '''Hilda and the Troll'''

->''"Plain smart and moving. John Stanley's ''ComicStrip/LittleLulu'' meets [[Creator/HayaoMiyazaki Miyazaki]]."''
-->-- Creator/GuillermoDelToro

* ''ComicBook/HildaAndTheMountainKing'' (published on September 3, 2019. [[https://twitter.com/CatMoki/status/1156810368255029249/ Some people got early access to it.]])

[[caption-width-right:350:Our heroine and her loyal companion, Twig.]]

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[[folder:''The Stone Forest'']]
* 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 movie special, which is an adaptation of "The Mountain King".
* AllAnimalsAreDogs: The creature that looks like a patch of land with legs act just likes a dog.
* AllTrollsAreDifferent: This story shows that Trolls come in a much greater variety of shapes and sizes than the ones we saw so far in previous stories. The main antagonist is a two-headed troll.
* BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor: [[spoiler: Longing for absolute freedom after her confrontation with her mother, Hilda wished that she was a Troll. Unfortunately, this is ultimately what happened to Hilda by the end of the story]].
* CallBack: Hilda's mum reuses the "Because I Said So" card on Hilda in this story after previously using it in ''The Bird Parade''.
* DarkerAndEdgier: The overall story is more somber in tone. With the relationship between Hilda and her mother becoming strained, and both of them worried about if they'll even survive their journey through the Stone Forest. [[spoiler: Not to mention the cliffhanger at the end]].
* DisapprovingLook: A "precious stone" vendor gives one to Hilda [[https://biblioklept.files.wordpress.com/2016/09/img_3626.jpg?w=739 when she just grabs a rock from the ground.]]
* DoorSlamOfRage: When Hilda is told by her mother that she is grounded, she leaves the table in tearful anger and slams her bedroom door offscreen, much to Johanna’s frustration.
* EnemyCivilWar: Trolls don’t always get along and are shown to fight each other several times. In particular the two-headed troll.
* EnemyMine: It is strongly implied the mother troll mainly helps Hilda and Johanna since she too hates the Two-Headed Troll that was chasing them.
* ForcedTransformation: [[spoiler: The comic ends with Hilda transformed into a Troll, and Baba herself was turned into a human]].
* GoToYourRoom: Johanna says this to Hilda after the latter throws a tantrum over not being allowed to go to Frida's house.
* GoodTimesMontage: Early in the story, there 3 pages showing Hilda going on various adventures without her mom knowing.
* HorrifyingTheHorror: The rock-chewing slugs terrify even the dreaded two-headed troll. And that goes double for the gigantic slug.
* InertiaIsACruelMistress: The Two-Headed Troll is finally stopped for good when Hilda and Johanna reach the exit of the caves, and the troll is going too fast to stop before he too runs outside, where the sun instantly petrifies him.
* NotEvenBotheringWithAnExcuse: At the beginning of the book, Hilda is seen going on so many adventures that eventually she can't think of any more excuses. One evening when she comes home covered in slime, she just tells her mum: "Whatever you're thinking, it's not that".
* 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 Edward from ''WesternAnimation/ThomasAndFriends''.
* SoMuchForStealth: Zig-zagged, for laughs. When trying to escape the cave of the two-headed troll, Johanna accidentally knocks down a shelf, but the noise fails to wake up the sleeping troll. Then he wakes up when a bird he keeps in a cage starts whistling.
* TeleporterAccident: The plot is kicked off by Johanna interrupting Hilda and Twig entering Nowhere Space, which results in all of them ending up within the titular forest.
* TomboyishPonytail: Hilda sports one in this story.
* TheStinger: [[spoiler:After the main events of the story, Hilda's mum discovers that Hilda has been replaced with a changeling when she tries to wake her up in the morning. Meanwhile, Hilda wakes up to discover that for some reason she's in a troll cave and has been transformed into a troll child.]]
* YouAreGrounded: PlayedForDrama when Hilda's mum grounds Hilda for A) having one too many unsupervised adventures and B) her hurtful outburst.
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[[folder:''The Mountain King'']]
* ActuallyIAmHim: At the climax of the story, Hilda finds out that Trundle was [[spoiler:the Mountain King himself]].
* AndIMustScream: As Hilda exits the stone forest during the day, [[TakenForGranite she was immediately turned to stone]]. When Hilda awoke at nighttime, she was in a state of panic.
* 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]].
* {{BFG}}: The Safety Patrol's latest weapon in the war against Trolls is a gigantic cannon version of their regular torch guns.
* 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]].
* BlueAndOrangeMorality: While trolls and humans have a surprising lot in common there are a few differences, Trolls believe anything not kept in a hoard means its unwanted, this includes crops and pinned animals, cause as they see it if you wanted it, it would be hidden away and guarded. The Troll mother also assumes that anything humans do is because they want to, and saw nothing wrong with using the changeling spell until Hilda called her out for doing so.
* CerebusRetcon: Remember in ''Hilda and the Troll'' where they showed that Trolls don't like bells being hung on their noses? Well, it was revealed that the sounds of the bells ringing causes the Trolls to go through extreme levels of pain. Hilda learned this the hard way.
* ChangelingTale: Tontu deduces Hilda and Baba are the victim of a changeling spell. Breaking the spell drives the plot for the first half of the story.
* CoversAlwaysLie: The cover of the comic prominently features the silhouette of the giant, hunchbacked troll that Hilda encounters when she goes to retrieve the giant red orb, 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]].
* CuteMonsterGirl: Despite being turned into a Troll, Hilda still resembles the adorable young adventurer we all know.
* {{Cyclops}}: [[spoiler:Trundle is revealed to be one after he regains his eye]].
* DarkerAndEdgier: While the overall tone isn't as dark as the previous story, but it's still quite serious throughout. With Hilda so desperate to be turned back into a human, [[DealWithTheDevil she makes a deal with a mysterious Troll named Trundle]]. Also, Hilda's mother is in a situation where she needs to find her daughter before the Trolberg Safety Patrol plan a full scale war with the Trolls.
* 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]].
* EasilyForgiven: The Troll Mother that placed the changeling spell on Hilda in the first place. Considering that the Troll did realize what she had done was wrong and apologized for her actions, neither Hilda nor her mother hold any grudge against her.
* ExtremeOmnivore: It was shown that Trolls are willing to eat almost anything. One panel had one Troll try to eat a single Woff alive. Luckily, the Woff managed to escape.
* 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]].
* GrandFinale: The last book of the graphic novel series. However, Luke Pearson has plans to continue the animated adaptation of the series for one more season.
* HeroicBSOD: When Baba's mom told Hilda that she doesn't know how to reverse the changeling spell, she does not take it well.
* 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]].
* LetsMeetTheMeat: At the Troll breakfast, Hilda requests a meal that is vegetarian. She is given a sentient talking carrot, who gives Hilda permission to eat his leaf.
* 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.
* MorphicResonance: Even in their transformed states, Hilda and Baba still strongly resemble their old selves; Troll Hilda is essentially human Hilda with a grey, stone-like skin, a longer nose, bigger feet, and troll teeth, while human Baba is troll baba with human skin, but still bald.
* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: The Troll Mother has this reaction when she realizes that using the changeling spell on Hilda was wrong.
* 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]].
* PosthumousVillainVictory: A variation happens with [[spoiler:Trundle/The Mountain King]] as their ultimate goal is to [[spoiler:awaken Amma, the mother of all trolls (himself included), from her slumber beneath Trolberg to reunite her with all her children and doesn't mind dying to make her awaken faster so she'll defend her attacking troll children whom he directed to attack the city in the first place]]. Despite all that happens [[spoiler:Amma ultimately does reunite with the trolls, but rather than after the trolls and humans fight it instead happens because Hilda helps stop the fighting by convincing Erik Ahlberg and the Safety Patrol to stand down and let the trolls get inside the city peacefully, letting Amma communicate with them telepathically and subsequently reuniting with her once a year within Trolberg without conflict with humans.]]
* PowerHigh: Hilda quite enjoys the new powers that come with being a troll, like her great strength, stamina, and being able to roar.
* PreviouslyOn: The story starts off with a quick recap of the events of ''Hilda and the Stone Forest''.
* RayGun: The Safety Patrol officers have guns called torches, which fire a ray that, on Trolls, has the same effect as sunlight.
* 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]].
* RuleOfThree: This happened within the story three times itself:
** Hilda's deal with Trundle to have him turn her back into a human involves three tasks. 1. Giving him a drink called Troll-mead. 2. Remove the bells from the cave he dwells in. 3. Retrieving a giant red orb from the abandoned castle of the Mountain King.
** Hilda visited Trundle three times. The first was when she stumbled upon Trundle's cave when she was trying to hide from the Troll Mother. The second was when Hilda came back to give Trundle a cup of Troll-mead. The third was when Hilda removed the giant bells surrounding Trundle's cave, and asking him about the final task.
** 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]].
* ShapeshiftingExcludesClothing: Zig-zagged. [[spoiler: When Baba was turned into a human, she also gained some clothes, but when Hilda is transformed back from a troll to a human, she is naked, while Baba retains her clothes even as a troll. Fortunately, Tontu was prepared for this and brought Hilda a set of spare clothes]].
* 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]].
* SuddenlySpeaking: Since Hilda is a Troll in this story, the Trolls actually get dialogue instead of just their usual roars and grunts.
* SuperStrength: Hilda demonstrates that, even as children, Trolls are quite strong when she manages to lift and chuck a boulder several times larger than her and later she manages to carry her mother, the Troll she was swapped with, Twig, Tontu, and the red orb all at once.
* TailorMadePrison: Trundle is locked in a giant cave with dozens of bells hanging at the entrance, meaning he can’t leave without setting them off.
* 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]].
* TrulySingleParent: Apparently, most Trolls normally just have one parental figure. When Hilda asked if she had a "Troll-Daddy", the Troll Mother stated that Trolls aren't born the same way humans are. The Troll Mother also said that she found Baba when the child troll suddenly appeared to her one day, and declared Baba as her own.
* 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]].
* WildChild: Baba is shown to be rather destructive due to not having any knowledge of the human world. Hilda's mother had a hard time trying to tame her.
* WellIntentionedExtremist: Erik Ahlberg, who really wants to defend all inhabitants of Trolberg against trolls, but this makes him prone to FantasticRacism and rushing to conclusions.
* 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]].
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[[folder:''The Bird Parade'']]
* BadPeopleAbuseAnimals: The four kids that invite Hilda to hang out with them eventually resort to throwing rocks at birds, tipping Hilda off that they are bullies.
* BigShadowLittleCreature: Hilda, Raven and a Salt Lion are spooked by a monstrous shadow of what looks like the Rat King, but it’s actually just 3 white mice.
* EasyAmnesia: A rock to the head is all it takes to make the Great Raven forget everything about who he is, his powers, and how to fly. And seeing a news paper article about the Bird Parade is all it takes to restore his memories.
* HorrifyingTheHorror: The Salt Lion that attacks Hilda and the Raven backs off in fear when it spots a shadow that looks like The Rat King.
* IdentityAmnesia: After getting hit by a rock and falling, the raven Hilda befriends can't remember who he is. Not only that, but he also forgets how to fly.
* TheMovingExperience: A variation of this trope is in play when the plot has Hilda, her mom, and Twig adjusting to moving into their new home at Trolberg [[spoiler:after their first house got wrecked in ''The Midnight Giant'']].
* NoNameGiven: None of the four kids Hilda hangs out with are given a name in the story. The animated adaptation only names their leader: Trevor.
* SuddenlyShouting: Hilda's mom when Hilda gets a little too inquisitive about why she can't explore Trolberg with the same freedom as the outdoors. She immediately apologizes for it though.
-->'''Mum:''' You're not going anywhere.
-->'''Hilda:''' But WHY?
-->'''Mum:''' [[BecauseISaidSo BECAUSE I SAID SO!]]
* TemptingFate: During his nervous breakdown, the raven insists that he be left for the cats. When Hilda leaves him, a bunch of cats are nearby, ready to pounce on him.
* ToothyBird: Hilda's raven friend has teeth.
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[[folder:''The Black Hound'']]
* DangerousForbiddenTechnique: Entering the Nowhere Space of the outside world, due to it’s immense size. The two Tontu’s are forced to do it anyway to avoid the car they, Johanna, Hilda and Jellybean are in from crashing into the city wall.
* DoorSlamOfRage: Johanna slams the door after angrily ordering Tontu to leave her house.
* FluffyTheTerrible: The Black Hound[[spoiler:...is called Jellybean.]]
* GettingEatenIsHarmless: The Black Hound eats 3 people, but when he barfs them up again they are no worse for the wear.
* MilitariesAreUseless: The Safety Patrol is unable to track down the hound, and when they finally do they can’t capture him since their net guns are too small.
* OurGnomesAreWeirder: Literally so, since the ''nisse'' (Scandinavian gnome) are far more diverse creatures in Trolberg than they are in traditional folklore.
* PocketDimension: Nisse live in one called Nowhere Space, made up of all the unused space in a house.
* PullingYourChildAway: When Hilda first sees the homeless Tontu, Johanna quickly pulls her away and warns her a homeless Nisse is likely banished from his house for a good reason.
* ScoutOut: The Sparrow Scouts.
* SignsOfDisrepair: The sign "Scout Hall" on top of Sparrow Scout HQ is missing the "T", "A" and last "L".
* StoppedReadingTooSoon: Determined to get at least one badge, Hilda browses through the badge guide, settles on the Friend to Animals badge, and goes through the three tasks needed to earn it. Only after she finished the last task does she read the footnote that states at least one of the tasks needs to be performed in the presence of a Scout Leader in order to qualify for the badge. Cue an OhCrap expression.
* TemptingFate: When trying to earn a badge by finding a number of locations on a map, Hilda remarks it can’t be too hard since it’s not that big a map. When she is finally done unfolding it however, the map takes up a huge section of the floor in Scout Hall.
* WhamLine:
-->[[spoiler:...Jellybean?]]
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* 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'', and were eventually solidified by ''The Black Hound''. The designs for Hilda and Twig would change again in ''Hilda and Twig Hide from the Rain'', [[https://pbs.twimg.com/media/F7qaWUhbwAAnD1J?format=jpg&name=900x900 with their designs]] being a blend of the designs in ''The Midnight Giant'' and the later designs from the previous three books.

* 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'', and were eventually solidified by ''The Black Hound''. The designs for Hilda and Twig would change again in ''Hilda and Twig'', [[https://pbs.twimg.com/media/F7qaWUhbwAAnD1J?format=jpg&name=900x900 with their designs]] being a blend of the designs in ''The Midnight Giant'' and the later designs from the previous three books.

* 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'', and were eventually solidified by ''The Black Hound''. The designs for Hilda and Twig would change again for ''Hilda and Twig'', [[https://pbs.twimg.com/media/F7qaWUhbwAAnD1J?format=jpg&name=900x900 with their designs]] being a blend of the designs in ''The Midnight Giant'' and the later designs from the previous three books.

* 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'', and were eventually solidified by ''The Black Hound''.

* ''ComicBook/HildaAndTheMidnightGiant'' (published in 2012)

[[folder:''The Midnight Giant'']]
* AllThereInTheManual: The final two pages of the graphic novel contain an overview of 20 giants, including their names and a brief history.
* AnIcePerson: Among the 20 giants listed in the final pages are at least two that are made of ice and snow: The Ice Man, and Kald the winterbringer.
* ArborealAbode: Wood Man lives in a house that is build around, and partly inside, a hollow tree.
* AttackOfTheFiftyFootWhatever: Actually subverted with the Midnight Giant itself. It's more of a "conversation with a fifty foot whatever" than anything really. [[spoiler:He even has a proper name: Jorgen.]]
* BigLittleBrother: The giant Kald was many times larger than his older brother Drib.
* BittersweetEnding: [[spoiler:The Midnight Giant and his girlfriend are reunited. But in their joy, they are blissfully unaware that they crushed Hilda and her mum's house, forcing them to relocate. However, Hilda brings back the idea of moving to the city, citing how it's not so quiet in the outside anymore.]]
* BrickJoke: When Hilda confronts the Mayor of the Hidden People, [[https://gatheringbooks.files.wordpress.com/2015/11/mr1102b.jpg his fat cat sneaks into Hilda's hair. After Hilda uses this to her advantage to find out where the Prime Minister is, the cat ends up all skinny.]] [[spoiler:Much later, when Hilda feels itchy and thinks she has nits, [[https://olduvaireads.files.wordpress.com/2014/02/20140211-101556.jpg it turns out the cat gave birth to kittens (or nittens)]].]]
* ColossusClimb: Hilda climbs on Jorgen with help of a Woff so she can talk with him. Later, the mountain she climbed to get to the Elf King also turns out to be a giant.
* DarkIsNotEvil: Among the giants listed on the final pages is Myrkr; a giant that looks like a big shadow with eyes. According to his bio, he was associated with ill health and bad omens, but was actually terribly nice.
* GentleGiant: The eponymous Midnight Giant, as it turns out.
* InvisibleToNormals: The elves and their houses. Evidently, you can see them just fine as long as you fill out the proper paperwork.
* MeaningfulEcho: After the house gets attacked by invisble elves, Hilda's mum tries to tell Hilda some of the perks of moving to the city. Much later on, [[spoiler:when everything is said and done and their house gets crushed, Hilda uses the same perks that her mum used regarding moving to the city.]]
* PuppyDogEyes: Hilda uses these on her mum after she brings up the suggestion that they'll have to move.
* TheReveal: [[spoiler:The nearby mountain turns out to actually be not just a giant, but the Midnight Giant's girlfriend.]]
* ShaggyDogStory: After everything Hilda did to get back on good terms with the Elves and thus be allowed to stay, it’s all rendered useless when her house is destroyed and she has to move anyway.
* YouCantGoHomeAgain: [[spoiler:Mostly because your house accidentally got crushed by giants.]]
* YouthfulFreckles: Hilda has these, but they don't appear in any of the later books...nor were they there in the first book.
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