Bd: Big Publishers Drop the Festival of Angoulême, Two Fingers Away From a Widespread Collapse

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The calls for boycotts have increased since the announcement of the renewal of its highly contested historical delegate, 9eArt+, as the organizer of the event.

Liberation

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Dargaud, Dupuis, Lombard, Kana and Urban Comics announced their boycott of the event at an emergency meeting organised by the public authorities on Monday. They have until next Monday to get things moving.

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The demonstration sinks into the crisis, and its holding at the end of January seems to be greatly compromised without the participation of publishers who participate in its financing. In question, the organizing society 9e Art+, which crystallises the discontent of the profession.

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Major publishers (Dargaud, Dupuis) refuse to participate in the famous festival of comics in Angoulême, scheduled for the end of January. Casterman has not yet decided. The organizing company of the event is pointed out.