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Jean Van Hamme To Be Awarded Commander Of Arts And Letters
And not just from Angoulême. Tomorrow, Culture Minister Frédéric Mitterrand will be presenting Jean Van Hamme with an official french decoration, Commander of Arts And Letters, the highest award in its field. As for the Angoulême's Grand Prize, hot favourite according to ActuaBD is Jean-Christophe Menu, founder of L'Association. Which, given the very public strike by [...]
Angoulême Day Two With Xavier Lancel
Xavier Lancel writes for Bleeding Cool As we entered our second day at the festival, (and the third one in Angoulême), Abby (Denson), Fred (Harper), Tim
Molly Crabapple At Angoulême
There are tents for alternative comics (BD Alternative) and the big boys of France- the Dageurds and Delcourts, as well as for superheroes and for selling foreign rights I signed with SCARCE in the BD Alternative section, drawing elephants whenever business got slow. When I wasn't drawing, I was ogling the books at Requins[...]
Striking Protests At Angoulême
Bleeding Cool reported on news that the French staff for the comics publisher L'Association were going on strike earlier this year. Well, now it's stepped
Angoulême Poster By Baru Unveiled
Here's the main poster for the Angoulême festival, the largest comics convention t=in the world, taking place in France in the town of Angoulême at the
French Comics Workers Go On Strike
Bleeding Cool has previously reported on the closing of the distrubutor for French comics publisher L'Association as the company has reduced its line. Now