US EditionGovernance and rape allegations threaten famed French comics festival
Major publishers warn the 2026 festival may not proceed after the government cut €200,000 in funding amid allegations of mismanagement and retaliation against a rape complainant.
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The prospect of a protest without professionals, which called for boycott, pushed the organizers to put pressure on them to cancel the 53rd edition.
Will the 53rd edition of the Comic Festival in Angoulême take place at the end of January? This is highly uncertain.
Beyond the crises surrounding the 9th Art + organizer, what is still the usefulness of such an appointment? Answer with Belgian publishers. ...
Over the course of the days and the statements, the serious threats that are high on the holding of the 53rd festival of the comics of Angoulême become clearer. The anguish rises in the city where the appointment is economically indispensable.
Does the possibility of the Angoulême Comic Book Festival being cancelled in 2026 affect specialized bookstores in Bordeaux? While Krazy Kat is directly affected, the other shops are much less so
While the festival is in danger of death, CL has ceased for 18 years to multiply the warnings. In particular about the opacity of its operation and the blind confidence given to Franck Bondoux
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