From: yaniv_tempelman@hispeed.ch   
      
   Hello,   
      
   Chika wrote:   
      
   > In article <2d4dc51c1d6c41ac9b631a0fb5bf89c9@dizum.com>,   
   >    Nomen Nescio  wrote:   
   >> "Younger readers are abandoning stalwarts like Asterix for the Japanese   
   >> comics known as manga. Now European publishers are creating their   
   >> own..."   
   >   
   > I'm not totally surprised, though I'm a little curious at some of the   
   > choices of comparison, especially as Tintin is currently being hounded out   
   > of some places due to a lot of perceived racial stereotypes and Asterix   
   > has had a very long run indeed.   
   >   
   > Could it be that there isn't enough good new comic material coming out in   
   > Europe, and that the American stuff has imploded on itself, so people look   
   > for alternatives? That seems to be the implication of the article.   
      
   Actually, stories and drawings are still rich in european comics. The   
   problem lies elswhere. Traditional european comics like french   
   bande-dessinée, whether with a traditional drawing style like Asterix or   
   more a manga-like one, is part of the youth culture of todays *parents*,   
   whereas manga is completely different and hence better suited for todays   
   youth as sort of counter media in order to distance themselves from   
   their parents.   
   >   
   > Or could it just be the indication of an oncoming fad?   
      
   In France and Italy, comic books immitating manga started in the   
   mid-nineties, in germany in the late nineties. It's too long for a fad.   
      
      
   --   
   Yaniv Tempelman   
      
   http://ani.donmai.ch (german)   
      
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