Comic Strips

Culture news

Akira Toriyama, creator of Dragon Ball manga series, dies aged 68

Akira Toriyama leaves behind an unparalleled manga legacy.

08/03/2024

Culture news

Posy Simmonds makes history as first Brit to win coveted comics award

Posy Simmonds is the first Briton and the fourth woman to win the Grand Prix de la ville d'Angoulême, one of Europe's highest prizes for graphic novels.

25/01/2024

Culture news

Culture Re-View: Is this really the first newspaper comic strip?

18 October 1896: The New York Journal published the first “Yellow Kid” comic, often cited as the first regular, ongoing newspaper comic strip.

18/10/2023

Culture news

Culture Re-View: The first edition of Tintin magazine is released

On 26 September 1946, the first publication featuring the spunky boy reporter and his canine sidekick Snowy hit the shelves, launching the fictional journalist's popularity to new heights.

26/09/2023

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Fans of Japanese manga One Piece celebrate a Netflix launch

Originally a manga series, One Piece has spawned a lengthy anime and multiple movies. Now, fans await eagerly the launch of a Netflix adaptation on August 31.

25/08/2023

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Watch: San Diego Comic-Con goes back to basics

With actors and writers still on strike, many studios chose not to attend the convention this year.

21/07/2023

Art

Riad Sattouf wins French comic book festival award at Angouleme

Riad Sattouf has won the main prize at the International Comic Books Festival in France. But this year's event has been overshadowed by protests over artistic freedom of expression and graphic images some consider to be child pornography.

27/01/2023

Culture news

French author is under investigation for publishing child pornography

French illustrator Bastien Vivès and two of his publishers are under investigation for promoting incest and child pornography. Content warning: Some readers may find details within this story disturbing.

27/12/2022

Culture news

French docu-comic keeps the memory of the Armenian genocide alive

With ‘Une Histoire du Génocide des Arméniens’ (‘A History of the Armenian Genocide’), Jean-Blaise Djian (Djian) and Gorune Aprikian merge fiction and archival material to deliver an educational message but also one of tolerance. Euronews Culture speaks to scriptwriter Gorune Aprikian...

23/11/2022

Cinema

Dwayne Johnson breaks US box-office record with 'Black Adam'

Dwayne Johnson can celebrate his biggest ever US box-office takings as a leading man after the DC superhero film raked in €67-million in its opening weekend.

24/10/2022

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Crowds at the 10th Taiwan Comics and Animation Festival

Taiwanese comics fans flocked to the opening of the Taipei Comics and Animation Festival.

10/02/2022

People

Comic Con returns to New York: Let the dress-ups begin

After a virtual event was held last year due to the pandemic, fans return to New York Comic Con in full force.

14/10/2021

Culture news

Comics: Astérix returns in 'Astérix and the Griffon'

Astérix and his red-haired best friend Obélix make a return in this brand new adventure and the last story that Albert Uderzo was able to supervise.

12/10/2021

Culture news

New Superman comes out as bisexual in forthcoming comic

It comes as other comic books are embracing diversity.

12/10/2021

Europe News

Brussels celebrates 75th anniversary of two of its comic book legends

The Belgium Comic Strip Centre is holding an exposition from Wednesday in honour of Blake and Mortimer.

28/09/2021

France

New Asterix book features female heroine for the first time

Asterix and the Chieftain’s daughter sees pint-sized Gaul joined by Adrenaline, the teenage daughter of famous Gaulish king Vercingetorix.

25/10/2019

Europe News

30 years on Belgian Comic Strip museum proves cartoons are timeless

Celebrating its 30th birthday in the home of cartoons, the Belgian Comic Strip museum has made its mark on the cultural landscape.

08/10/2019

USA

Martin Scorcese says Marvel movies are 'not cinema'

"Guardians of the Galaxy" director James Gunn said he was "saddened" by the filmmaker's comments.

05/10/2019

Japan

Watch: Batman symbol beamed into sky as caped crusader turns 80

Japan was first country to turn on the signal, with Berlin, Paris and London set to follow.

21/09/2019

Europe News

Cartoons give voice to women's rights

Brussels is the de facto capital of the Comic Book and each year thousands of visitors gather for a festival dedicated to all things cartoon. But its not just for laughs. Fictional characters offer the opportunity to discuss more serious subject matter. We went to find out.

16/09/2019