Incest, pedocrime and petition: the Bastien Vivès exhibition at the Angoulême festival cancelled after “threats”

Incest, pedocrime and petition: the Bastien Vivès exhibition at the Angoulême festival cancelled after “threats”

The very famous Angoulême festival announced the cancellation of the Bastien Vivès exhibition this Wednesday, following “physical threats” against him. A petition denounced “the trivialization and apology of incest and pedocrime organized by the comic book artist Bastien Vivès”.

Bastien Vivès's exhibition cancelled by the Angoulême Comic Book Festival for “security” reasons

The management took this decision after a controversy surrounding the cartoonist, accused of defending child pornography.

BD: the Angoulême festival cancels the Bastien Vivès exhibition after “threats”

The threats made against the author on social networks “require” the demonstration to refrain from exhibiting the author's work, she announced on Wednesday.

The Angoulême festival cancels the Bastien Vivès exhibition

“Physical threats have been made against Bastien Vivès,” the director of the Comic Strip Festival wrote in a press release.

The Angoulême comic book festival cancels the exhibition of Bastien Vivès, accused of promoting child pornography, after “threats” against the author

Known in particular for the manga “Lastman”, the cartoonist should be in the spotlight at the next festival, from 26 to 29 January.

Bastien Vivès in Angoulême: the comic book festival cancels the exhibition dedicated to the author after “threats”

“Physical threats have been made against Bastien Vivès” after the controversy surrounding the comic book author accused of trivializing and promoting incest and pedocrime Le