That's what the French call comic books and strips, and it's a more accurate term than comic books and a less grating and pretentious one than graphic novels. The Ile noire blog discusses some recent bandes dessinées here and here, and even if your French is not up to par, you can enjoy the pictures.
On a related note, a reader of this blog suggested that I might post a comment comparing written with drawn crime. It was a fine idea, but I haven't read any crime "comic" books since my Batman and Superman days. That's probably because French readers and publishers take that particular art form more seriously than North Americans do, which means more offerings, more artists, more writers and more readers.
On a related note, a reader of this blog suggested that I might post a comment comparing written with drawn crime. It was a fine idea, but I haven't read any crime "comic" books since my Batman and Superman days. That's probably because French readers and publishers take that particular art form more seriously than North Americans do, which means more offerings, more artists, more writers and more readers.
I think Belgians and perhaps the Dutch and the Finns as well may regard bandes dessinées as fit reading for adults. What about the U.K. and Australia? Any good crime bandes dessinées there?
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