Tag Archive | "Europe"

Spanish and French – could comics be any more European?

Tuesday, May 24, 2011

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Forgive me if it seems a little odd to post a video which is in a mix of French and Spanish on an English language blog, but even if you can’t follow all of what is being said here it is quite interesting to see the universality of comics culture as Fernando Tarrancón, an editor [...]

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Comics are wimpy all around

Thursday, January 13, 2011

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As I was going over the (far too long) list of comics I bought and read this year, I was wondering what comics do in terms of market share across Europe: if you took all the books that were sold in a particular country or language, how many comics would make it in the top [...]

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From our continental correspondent – October on the road in Europe

Friday, October 1, 2010

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Another month, and another slew of comics festivals across Europe (or mostly France, as luck will have it). The Polish city of Lodz kicks off the month with the 21st edition of its International Comics and Game Festival (October 1-3).  Central event in this festival is an exhibition ‘Masters of Polish comic art’ which features [...]

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From our continental correspondent – the Clear Line conquers Europe

Friday, February 26, 2010

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In 2008 the European Commission organised a competition to create a comic that would illustrate how Europe contributes in fighting suffering and injustice in the world.  The winner turned out to be then 43-year old Erik Bongers, who had never published a full-fledged comic book before (even though he is a regular contributor to the [...]

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Our continental correspondant turns talent scout (again) – Wim on Ben Fiquet

Sunday, October 18, 2009

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Wim Lockafeer does a wonderful job of showing us the best of Europe here on the blog with his “From Our Continental Correspondant” posts. But over on his Ephemerist blog he’s continually spotting some excellent artists. The latest is Ben Fiquet, who’s doing some beautiful work: As lovely as those superhero pieces are, it’s Figuet’s [...]

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Spirit en Fraincais….

Sunday, August 23, 2009

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And isn’t that just gorgeous? Our very own Wim at his Ephemerist blog points this one out. A beautiful cover image by Thierry Martin for a French Spirit magazine coming in 2010. If the rest of the mag has that quality of art expect to see more of it here. (illustration © Thierry Martin)

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From Our Continental Correspondent – Michael Loved Martine

Wednesday, July 1, 2009

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According to SudPresse, Michael Jackson was a big fan of Belgian illustrator Marcel Marlier‘s art for the  Martine books he created together with writer Gilbert Delhaye.   These books, which have been published by Casterman in their immensely popular Farandolle series since 1954, tell the daily adventures of an ordinary girl in a world populated with [...]

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