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The original French title will be Le Papyrus Du César, directly translating as Caesar's Papyrus, or Caesar's Scrolls. But as such, Asterix And The Missing

Charlie Hebdo is a rather left learning satirical comics magazine. As you may have gathered. And as a result of tragedy, it now has a far greater impact

Six weeks after the publication of the "Survivors" issue, we have a new Charlie Hebdo, #1179. No Mohammed this time, but the cover does feature The Pope,

Sean Gordon Murphy has been in France for Angouleme, and has returned with one thought clear and present in his mind…. PRJ in France does 2x the sales than in the US Makes me want to learn the language and move here Then publish 60 page GNs once a year. — Sean Gordon Murphy (@Sean_G_Murphy) February 3,[...]

It was also a way to express concern about the future of the trade with a general impoverishment of the comic-book artists and writers in France. The opening, on Friday, of the Etats Généraux de la Bande Dessinée, with all those in discussion present, from Ministry of Culture to artists unions, seems to be a step in[...]

So a few Americans went to France this week, for the world's largest comic book art festival. Paris! Made it @WesCraigComics @ScaleraMatteo @Sean_G_Murphy @fionastaples @benrankel and Brian Vaughn pic.twitter.com/wcWq0aUZFL — Scott Snyder (@Ssnyder1835) January 29, 2015 Though even the journey was full of surprises… Holy shit! Our plane has stairs! W @Sean_G_Murphy pic.twitter.com/A2KyJJ880i — Scott Snyder (@Ssnyder1835) January 28,[...]

After the events of early January, this year's Angoulême was always going to be dominated by expressions of support and memorial to French satirical

Forget Star Wars #1. Forget Attack On Titan. The best selling comic book on 2015 will be released on October 22nd. The 36th, and as yet unnamed, volume of

In a press release, ComiXology CEO David Steinberger states "This year's Angoulême International Comics Festival will be held in commemoration of Charlie Hebdo's newspaper and its cartoonists. We are honored to highlight France's deep commitment to cartoonists everywhere by putting a spotlight on the Angoulême International Comics Festival as we continue to mourn the tragic loss of life." Can't[...]

With the Grand Prix award going to either Alan Moore, Otomo or Hermann – or a last minute write-in vote for Charlie Hebdo. But could the weather have an influence on the voting process? Hurricane Hermann has just hit France… could that swing it one way or the other? As to Charlie Hebdo, it's sad that this[...]

This is the latest cover to Fluide Glacial, asking if the Chinese influence in France is too much, and citing the racist phrase "Yellow Peril" The cover is even less subtle, showing the French natives sown and out, racist Chinese caricatures being carried in pagodas through a Paris being transformerd with Chinese signs and tastes,[...]

The French cartoonist Riss, real name Laurent Sourisseau, injured in the attack against Charlie Hebdo almost two weeks ago, will succeed the late

And yesterday, Hermann also declined the nomination. If Moore continues to reject this year's call, then it looks like it will be a lock for Otomo, the first Japanese comic creator to receive the honour. And, unlike this year's winner Bill Watterson, Otomo does travel, tarvels abroad and has been to France So can we expect Otomo[...]

But they now can add have France, Finland and New Zealand to that list. As a Brit I do have to warn, it may take a few more days from their Canadian warehouses than it does to, say, New Jersey, but I'm happy enough. And new customers willing to give it a whirl can use the code BLEEDINGCOOL[...]

This is the cover to the memorial issue of Charlie Hebdo, to be published this  Wednesday. And for those unwilling to try and fight for copies, the kind

Last year, the Angoulême Festival chose three finalists to win their Grand Prix Award for the show, and become their president at the festival for the

Long standing French family-friendly comics anthology Spirou is publishing a special Charlie Hebdo tribute issue this Friday. It's a strange shift in

As I hoped, there will indeed be a new issue of Charlie Hebdo out next week, despite the massacre in their offices yesterday morning. They will be

#CharlieHebdo #JeSuisCharlie — Andy Diggle (@andydiggle) January 7, 2015 Woke up to some pretty horrific news from France Thoughts are with the victims, whose only crime was celebrating free speech #JeSuisCharlie — Declan Shalvey (@declanshalvey) January 7, 2015 #JeSuisCharlie 12 dead in Paris because maniacs prioritize their dogma above the lives of creative people with a different[...]

This is France's largest terrorist attack to date And newsrooms across the country are currently under major security alert as well. The gunmen are reported to be still at large, and there have been reports of gun battles with police taking place across Paris. Ils ont tiré à deux reprises les balles ont traversé la porte et[...]

That's rather short notice. The 36th Asterix comic book, to be written by Jean-Yves Ferri and Conrad, has been scheduled for this October. And the French

Mark Millar has been trying to work out the biggest comics market outside of the US and Japan (it's France) But he did give us a breakdown of his foreign sales on Kick Ass. US and UK comic creators often discount how many sales we have in Europe DC pay a very small percentage of what[...]

A comic that the late comic creator/editor/translator/publisher Kim Thompson really wanted to publish, but was tied up in rights disputes, is going to be re-released in France. While he was working on translations on the Sybil-Anne books, Kim Thompson wrote copious editor's notes on something entirely different, Chaminou by the comic creator Macherot, a book he really wanted[...]

After seven years not speaking to each other (and with a few lawsuits in the middle), a statement has been released stating that the co-creator of

La Cité de la BD is the French comic book institution that includes the Angoulême comics museum and is very influential in the annual Angoulême comic book

Early this week, we gave a look at the new cover to Terry Dodson's Red Widow, now renamed due to legal concerns as Red Skin, for the launch of the first volume, Welcome To America, in France next month. The English translation will come from Image Comics, but again will need another translation, so as not[...]

This was Terry Dodson's original cover to the French graphic novel series he's drawing, Red Widow. At the tie we thought that was just a leeeetle close to

The French have one of the most successful comic book industries and art forms in the world. So why do they have to rub it in and make the imported

In 2010, French cartoonist Plantu drew a cartoon picturing the Pope having sex with a baby. Which means the Pope portrayed wasn't this Pope, it was the

France does comic conventions a little differently One tradition occurs around how comic creators create are at said shows And how the Paris Comics Expo is going to change things and make them a little more… American. I remember in the UK when it was traditional for comic book artists to appear at shows and sketch[...]