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by 908B64B197 1778 days ago
It's a little late to stop considering comic books as a part of French culture. Asterix has been sold worldwide to 350 millions copies.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asterix

https://www.hoodedutilitarian.com/2014/03/asterix-and-the-bl...

I guess they are unhappy about teens buying manga? Real question is why French comic book artist aren't selling in Japan? There's a lot of Japanese tourists in France, that doesn't sound too far-fetched.