Another, more active statement of solidarity to Charlie Hebdo by Albert Uderzo there. The remaining staff of Charlie Hebdo are currently working under
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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 for people for free Usually quick affairs, they might take more deliberate pieces as commissions but it was the[...]
The rough pencils of a page of Tintin in Tibet by Herge, has been auctioned by Christie's for €289,500 ($400,000) almost double its estimated price while a self portrait sold for €91,500 ($125,000) and a Tintin postcard design for €85,500 ($117,000).
While a cover of Asterix and the Soothsayer by Albert Uderzo has sold for at €193,500 ($265,000) a third over its estimated price, while a page from Asterix[...]
Christie's Auction House in Paris is having its first sale of comic book material in April And there are going to be some seriously large wallets to be carried to this display of European comic book art.
The cover of Asterix And The Soothsayer (Le Devin in the original) by Uderzo will be the highest valued[...]
Luc Institute in Brussels and the Angoulême School.
Strangely, I don't think that Paris had anything to match… until now.
Guy Delcourt is the head of France's second largest comics publisher Group Delcourt, including Delcourt, Sun, Quadrants, and Tonkam.
And ahead of this week's Angoulême Comic Art Festival, he announced on French media this morning that he will[...]
Expect those ComiXology Around The World posts on Bleeding Cool to start looking a little different.
ComiXology gave announced they are opening a Paris office and will be exhibiting at this week's Angouleme Festival, with an aim to start distributing more foreign language comics – with the possibility of English translations to come.
The French and Belgian[...]
Kevin O'Neill is selling his artwork for League Of Extraordinary Gentlemen: Century 2009 from the Brussels gallery Champaka from 1500€ to 2000€, avaialble
The Paris Comics Expo is part of this new wave From October 27th to October 28th, the Espace Champerret's Hall C hosted the convention for its first year.
The Paris Comics Expo seemed to personalise the state of comics in France The venue was small (less than 2000 square meters) but packed with exhibitors and attendants,[...]
But that's just not enough for the French market.
At the Paris Comics Expo recently, author Sean spoke about how the French edition would have ten extra pages to allow the story to breathe more in certain places, and it would also be in hardcover…
UPDATE: Sean Murphy lays out what is actually happening…
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And this time he's managed to get Stuart Immonen to draw the poster.
Performing at "Le Café de la Gare" in the centre of Paris, it also means that Stuart's art will be featured on ten foot tall posters all around the city…
Jérémy Manesse, who works for Panini Comics in France as a consultant,[...]
Thomas Allard writes for Bleeding Cool from Paris Comic Con.
Another Comic-con took place last week Obviously you didn't hear much about it, considering the one that just finished in San Diego The fact that it takes place in France probably doesn't help either But its future definitely looks promising This Comic-con is a 30-minute-tube trip[...]