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Trump lampooned (mercilessly) in Mexican cartoons

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Charlie Hebdo cartoonist targets Marine Le Pen

French far right leader Marine Le Pen is given the comic book treatment by a Charlie Hebdo cartoonist who explores the “dark side” of the woman who could make it to make it to the second round of Fran

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Fans dress to impress at Comic-Con International

Fans came dressed as their favourite characters from comics and film at Comic-Con International in San Diego.

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Cinema

'Batman v Superman' - a superhero fight film reflecting US politics?

The superhero film that fans have been waiting for - 'Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice' sees the two comic book icons battling each other in the follow-up to 'Man of Steel'.

21/03/2016

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Portugal's best cartoons celebrated

Portugal's annual event dedicated to some of its best cartoonists has a woman as the guest of honour for the first time - award winning Belgian artist Cécile Bertrand.

21/03/2016

France

Euronews teams up with Anooki to illustrate the news

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Cinema

Marvel anti-hero Deadpool refreshingly lewd and crude

Based upon Marvel Comics’ most unconventional anti-hero, ‘Deadpool’ tells the story of former Special Forces agent turned mercenary Wade Wilson

04/02/2016

France

France: international comic festival faces sexism claims and boycott

06/01/2016

World News

Asterix , Obelix and Wikilix?

Asterix and Obelix are back and rumour has it WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has got in on the act. The 36th book about a village of Gauls

15/10/2015

Culture news

Julian Assange inspires new character in "Asterix and the Missing Scroll"

A sneak peak of “Asterix and the Missing Scroll”. It is the 36th edition of the famous adventures of the Gauls and it was unveiled in Paris. Asterix

14/10/2015

Culture news

The pen is mightier than the sword as art battles extremism in Pakistan

Gauher Aftab is a Pakistani comic artist and his latest three-part work ‘The Guardian’ deals with one of the major issues of our time, extremism. The

09/07/2015

France

Charlie Hebdo, for richer, for poorer?

The coming departure of Charlie Hebdo’s surviving cartoonist Renald Luzier casts a further shadow over the satirical magazine, adding to doubts about

19/05/2015

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Comic comeback in Budapest

The 11th Budapest International Comics Festival attracted hordes of comic fans to the Hungarian capital. It is the adult market that is now booming

13/05/2015

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Drawing the line: the high price paid by Prophet Mohammed cartoonists

A life in hiding is the price two cartoonists have paid for their satirical depictions of the Prophet Mohammed. Swede Lars Vilks and Kurt Westergaard

20/03/2015

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16th edition of Cartoon Xira pays homage to Charlie Hebdo victims

The 16th edition of the Cartoon Xira, dedicated to some of Portugual’s best cartoonists, has opened in Vila Franca de Xira near Lisbon. The

19/03/2015

World

Celebrating 50 years of Malfada with cartoonist Quino

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Cartoonist Plantu explains why taunting world leaders is essential

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USA

Ben Affleck is controversial new Batman in Man of Steel sequel

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