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The new iteration of the Beirut Books fair was designed 'to have the author meet the public' in beleaguered Lebanon.
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The new iteration of the Beirut Books fair was designed 'to have the author meet the public' in beleaguered Lebanon.
BEIRUT: Hard-hit Lebanese might be struggling with soaring prices, food shortages and power cuts, but that did not stop the French Institute of Lebanon from pressing ahead with the country’s first comic book festival. Forty artists representing 14 nationalities came together to show their work, some combining music and drawing. Exhibits in French, Arabic and English were
A newly formed initiative, the Comic Art Europe project announces its first winners and is taking entries for its summer training camp. Image: Comic Art Europe, by Judit Crehuet, Escola Joso Summer Training Camp Applications Open The Comic Art Europe project is a pilot effort of five European organizations intended to promote development in the form at several levels. It includes a competition, a pre-professional summer camp program for 20 comics creators—with the input of authors, publishers, and agents—and an ongoing “community actions” program intended to “prove that comics can h...