Europe Comics
 Europe Comics logo | |
| Founded | 2015 |
|---|---|
| Distribution | Izneo, ComiXology, Apple, Google, Amazon, Kobo, OverDrive |
| Publication types | Comic books and graphic novels for adults and younger readers; fiction and non-fiction |
| Official website | www |
Europe Comics is a pan-European comics and graphic novel digital venture run by 13 European comics publishers from eight European countries.[1] The project received funding in 2015 from the European Commission's Creative Europe Programme,[2] and launched officially in November of that year.[3]
The purpose of the initiative is the development of a lesser-known but ample European literary genre, European comics, through the formation of a collective English-language digital catalogue, the organization of author tours and events across Europe and North America, and the creation of a website meant for comics readers and professionals.[4]
In 12 January 2023, Europe Comics announced it would stop their "consumer-facing activities" (website, social media, newsletters, events); the initiative announced it will still release new digital comics through online retailers.[5]
Partners[edit]
- Akan Ajans (rights agency, Turkey)
- Ballon Media (publisher, Belgium)
- BAO Publishing (publisher, Italy)
- Cinebook (publisher, UK)
- Dargaud (publisher, France)
- Darkwood (publisher, Serbia)
- Dibbuks (publisher, Spain)
- Dupuis (publisher, Belgium)
- Ellipsanime Productions (animation studio, France)
- Le Lombard (publisher, Belgium)
- Mediatoon Licensing (rights agency, France)
- Timof i Cisi Wspólnicy (publisher, Poland)
- Tunué (publisher, Italy)
Catalog[edit]
The Europe Comics catalog consists of original works from each publisher of the project, translated in English and published digitally. Selected titles include:
- The Adventures of Jerome Katzmeier (François Boucq, Le Lombard)
- Agrippina (Claire Bretécher, Dargaud)
- Blacksad (Juan Díaz Canales and Juanjo Guarnido, Dargaud)
- Djinn (Jean Dufaux and Ana Mirallès, Dargaud)
- Gipsy (Enrico Marini and Thierry Smolderen, Dargaud)
- Globetrotting Viola (Stefano Turconi and Teresa Radice, Tunué)
- Jeremy (Jef Nys, Ballon)
- Keepers of Lost Time (Miroslav Marić and Vujadin Radovanović, Darkwood)
- Kobane Calling (Zerocalcare, BAO Publishing)
- The Man Who Shot Lucky Luke (Matthieu Bonhomme, inspired by Lucky Luke, Dargaud/Lucky Comics)
- Michel Vaillant (Jean Graton, Dupuis)
- The Midlife Crisis (Florence Cestac, Dargaud)
- Murena (Jean Dufaux and Philippe Delaby, Dargaud)
- Noir (Łukasz Bogacz and Wojciech Stefaniec, Timof)
- Portugal (Cyril Pedrosa, Dupuis)
- The Suicide Forest (El Torres and Gabriel Hernández, Dibbuks)
- Valerian and Laureline (Pierre Christin and Jean-Claude Mézières, Dargaud)
Events[edit]
Since its launch, Europe Comics and its authors have participated in a number of comics and book events such as comic conventions (including the San Diego Comic-Con[6] and New York Comic-Con[7]), European book events (the London Book Fair[8] and Frankfurt Book Fair) and a variety of independent comics events such as the Small Press Expo[9] and the Brooklyn Book Festival in the United States.
Online directory[edit]
As described in the official summary of the Europe Comics initiative, one of the "tangible ... outcomes of the project will be the creation of a European comics directory with statistical information on markets and trends," intended as a reference for both comics fans and professionals in the comics field (including publishers, journalists, and scholars).[10]
References[edit]
- ^ "About us". Europe Comics. Retrieved 27 February 2017.
- ^ "Creative Europe Project Results: Europe Comics". Creative Europe. Retrieved 2 March 2017.
- ^ "Europe Comics Website Debuts with New Titles". Publishers Weekly. 14 November 2015. Retrieved 2 March 2017.
- ^ "Funded Projects: Europe Comics". Creative Europe Desk UK. Retrieved 2 March 2017.
- ^ Simons, Dean (2023-01-12). "Europe Comics to shut down consumer-facing operations". The Beat. Retrieved 2023-01-15.
- ^ "Europe Comics at San Diego Comic Con". Frenchculture.org. Retrieved 2 March 2017.
- ^ "Photo Mania: New York Comic Con 2016". Publishers Weekly. 11 October 2016. Retrieved 2 March 2017.
- ^ John Freeman (2 April 2016). "Europe Comics Invades London". Down the Tubes. Retrieved 2 March 2017.
- ^ Heidi MacDonald and Calvin Reid (21 September 2016). "Fantagraphics' Stars Shine at Small Press Expo 2016". Publishers Weekly. Retrieved 2 March 2017.
- ^ "Creative Europe Project Results: Europe Comics". Creative Europe. Retrieved 2 March 2017.
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