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Here are just a few. 5159 comic books were published in France in 2013,  3882 of them brand new, down 7.3% on 2012, the first drop in seventeen years. Of these, the French/Belgian titles 39.3% of new comics against 42.1% in 2012 Manga overtook these for the first time, 40.7% of products against 39.4% last year. But the[...]

The highly regarded prizes given out by the Angoulême Comic Book Festival have, in the past, been criticised for being too insular. Recognising comic book

Angoulême, the best and biggest comic book festival in the Western world, has unveiled it's official selection for its 41st year, a list of what it

The French press get a rather bloody PR pack for the launch of the Crossed Deluxe collection... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YRzntxACmR0

This is the French press kit for their new deluxe volume of Crossed, combining the first two series in one hardcover. And delivered to journalists and

One bookstore chain in France reported sales of two hundred thousand on its first day, smashing the previous record set by the French edition of Fifty Shades Of Grey The next day it sold another fifteen thousand in that chain. There were worries that Asterix And The Picts, the first by a creative team featuring neither[...]

Courtesy of Comics Place. The front cover art for Asterix and the Picts, out in three weeks, the first Asterix book not to be drawn by Albert Uderzo, with

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GSZUCBSbgUA[/youtube] We looked this project from LeLombard in France last week Well, now we have a trailer and preview of Dan Panosian's new series of graphic novels, John Tiffany. John Tiffany is one of the best bounty hunters in the world: after ten years and fifteen million dollars in the bank[...]

Eric Powell was in France for a film festival and during an interview with MDCU Comics, he revealed that he is currently working on a sequel for his comic series from 2009, Chimichanga. When Wrinkle's Travelling Circus' most adorable little bearded girl trades a lock of her magic beard hair for a witch's strange egg, she[...]

Glénat, one of France's more prominent comics publishers, bought two smaller publishers last week. First Mad Fabrik, a small operation based around the very successful author Midam. The other being the bankrupt small publisher 12 Bis, whose unfortunate circumstances we covered previously, whose best asset is an author named François Bourgeon, a huge star in France[...]

Earlier this year, French comic book publisher 12 BIS is filed for bankruptcy protection. With a wide publishing line, 12 Bis publish among many books,

Wishing I were in Angoulême, the 40th such occasion in France, and the largest comics festival of its kind in the world… Comic book authors knighted by the French Republic were Pénélope Bagieux, Emmanuel Guibert and Jean-Claude Denis, with Culture Minister Aurélie Filipetti on hand to hand out the medals[...]

Delcourt, one of the largest French comics publishers - indeed, one of the largest French publishers - has signed a deal with ComiXology to distribute

Expect those ComiXology Around The World posts on Bleeding Cool to start looking a little different. ComiXology gave announced they are opening a Paris

America has one Free Comic Book Day on May the 4th 2013. So naturally, France has to do two. Inspired by the American event, on the 5th and 6th of April, six of the biggest French comics publishers will, between them, be giving away over a hundred thousand comics across France Comics will be available from Bamboo,[...]

Jacques Tardi has turned down France's highest award for civilians in the New Year's Honours list. He issued the statement; Being fiercely attached to my freedom of thought and creativity, I do not want to receive anything, neither from this government or from any other political power whatsoever I am therefore refusing this medal with the greatest[...]

French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo has published the first chapter of its biography if Muhammed in comic book form. It is available to buy online for

French satirical weekly magazine Charlie Hebdo is to publish a special edition, as a comic book biography of the life of the Islamic prophet Muhammad,

In France, the production of comic book volumes in print has increased for the seventeenth year, according to Gilles Ratier, secretary general of ACBD. In a report that points out economic difficulties, confluct between publishers and creators, and the rise of digital, 5565 new comic books were published in 2012, up 4.28% on the 4109 published[...]

French comic anthology Spirou has announced its Christmas double-sized special, issue 3895. In which, amongst many Christmas stories give us Céline

Chris Thompson writes for Bleeding Cool; My love affair with Hugo Pratt‘s Corto Maltese really took hold on my most recent trip to Italy. Although beloved

The French bookstore chain Cultura has replaced FNAC as the main sponsor of the world's largest and most prestigious comics convention. This represents a

Swipe File hist the international courts! Look how a decent judicial system works… Dargaud sued Delcourt in France for a comic biography of EP Jacobs, author of Dargaud-published Blake & Mortimer series, that apparently had a cover which was "too close" to the Blake & Mortimer covers. The cover in question on the left and a standard[...]

In the European Union, Popeye went into the public domain back in 2009, but not in the US It seems to be down to Popeye being labelled work for hire in

Albert Uderzo, who has recent stepped down from the comic series he co-created, Asterix, is about to find his earliest work revisited. Philippe Cauvin and

Reportedly this is for a sum worth 220 million Euros ($275 million, £175 million), and the deal will include Tintin and Corto Maltese publisher Casterman. You can see why it has taken a little time to finalise. The deal will, if it all goes through, create one of the largest publishers in the industry in France. By[...]

Yes, folks, this is how the French are advertising their publication of Evan Dorkin and Jill Thompson's Beasts Of Burden.

We've all seen and enjoyed the Augmented Reality that Marvel has been introducing into its comics of late. But that's nothing, as usual, compared to what

Due to legal issues, the French shop Comics Zone in Lyon that specialises in American comics held its Avengers Vs X-Men party last Saturday . They ran an

Abby Denson writes for Bleeding Cool. Hi, I'm Abby DENSON. This is my third year at Angouleme. So far, I'm making good on my vow to come every year, and