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From our continental correspondent – The State of BD
In its annual report, the ACBD (the French association of comics journalist) traditionally gives an overview of the state of the economic aspects of Bande Dessinée, reviewing how many books were...
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From our continental correspondent – Angouleme: only men are worthy of winning?
With three weeks to go, it would seem that once more the run-up to the Angoulême Festival will be not without commotion. Since the changes in the election process for the Grand Prix winner (and...
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From our continental correspondent – Stripburger 66
Launched just before the New Year, issue 66 of the Slovenian comics anthology Stripburger is truly a sight for sore eyes. Sporting a cover by my compatriot Brecht Vandenbroucke, this issue showcases a...
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From our continental correspondent – Drawing The Times
Thanks to an article in the Stuttgarter Zeitung about a new comic by Aleksandar Zograf (who had the interesting Regards from Serbia from Top Shelf a few years ago), I came across the Dutch website,...
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From our continental correspondent – Angouleme for the rest of us
This week everybody who is anybody in European comics (and, to be honest, more and more from around the world) will head to the quiet little town of Angoulême in the South-West of France for the 43rd...
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From our continental correspondent – European Festivals in February
Even though all the attention on the continent currently goes to the Angoulême Festival this weekend, for whatever reason, more things happen in February in the European comics world. To wit… Fumetto...
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From our continental correspondent: Angouleme – so what happened here, then?
It would seem that the organizers of the Angoulême Festival just don’t know when to leave it alone. First there was the disaster with the Grand Prix shortlist, which was indeed painfully short of...
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From our continental correspondent: Angouleme – the dust settles (slowly)
In the aftermath of one of the most controversial editions of the Festival of Angoulême ever (if publicity was what the organizers were after, well, they got it), some quite remarkable statements could...
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From our continental correspondent – Where to get your comics in Germany
This has been around for a couple of months, but you may not have caught it yet, and if you are planning a holiday or trip around Germany then you may well want to check where you can find a comics...
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From our continental correspondent – Comics to understand the times
When it comes to media consumption in the lives of today’s youngsters, comics only take a meagre portion (especially compared to when we were kids). Games, social media and online video seem to be the...
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From our continental correspondent – The Angouleme festival that keeps on...
After what must be the most raucous edition in its history, the prestigious (or at least, it was prestigious… See our earlier posts) Angoulême Festival is currently facing one of the greatest threats...
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From our continental correspondent – great comics news from the Low Countries
Prime Flemish comics news site Stripgids recently ran three news stories that are most likely also very interesting for international comics aficionados. (Murder Ballads – cover artwork for Erik...
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