In France, comics are commonly referred to as the "ninth art". What does it mean to see comics as art? This book looks at the singular status of comics in the French cultural landscape.Bandes dessinéeshave long been published in French newspapers and magazines. In the early 1960s, a new standard format emerged: large hardback books, called albums. Albums played a key role in the emergence of the ninth art and its acceptance among other forms of literary narrative. FromBarbarellain 1964 toLa Ballade de la mer saléein 1975, fromAstérixand its million copies toTintinand its screen versions,...
In France, comics are commonly referred to as the "ninth art". What does it mean to see comics as art? This book looks at the singular status of comic...
