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September 12, 2006


Euro-Comics In Slowdown Or Decline?

imageThere's a short article on the front page of the BDZoom site that indicates a lot of conflicting information about 2006 sales of Bandes Dessinees. One source says a slight increase, bookstores specializing in the material say a slight decrease, while publishers contacted noted that sales are up overall but manga continues to make up for a decline in comics originating in Europe. The piece notes that any slight dip in the market could be explained by the lack of a superstar sales juggernaut around which the market could rally. A change in the French-language market would be worth noting because of the market's strong growth in recent years.

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