6 things to know about new Astérix album now on sale in France The iconic French cartoon character returns for a new adventure with a new writer, against an ‘ambiguous’ positive thinking Roman villain
French production company to bring back The Magic Roundabout A Manchester-based animation studio is in talks to help develop the reboot of cult children’s TV show The Magic Roundabout , which was originally created in France
Exhibit celebrates French illustrator Albert Dubout’s eye for satire Dubout was famous for his drawings of cats, but also loved to depict the French people, as a new exhibition at the artist’s museum near Montpellier shows
news Sempé was a master illustrator but also a sociologist, say cartoonists ‘He had all of what is needed; composition, graphism, colour, expressions and a great sense of what a good caption is’
Artwork by Petit Nicolas illustrator Sempé set for first-ever auction The artist’s work has appeared on hundreds of covers of The New Yorker magazine, as well as Paris Match and Le Figaro
French cartoonist Plantu retires after 49 years at Le Monde We look back on the day he drew a cartoon, complete with his trademark mouse, on Franco-British friendship for Connexion readers
France pays homage to satirical press cartoons Five years after the attack on satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo, which killed 12 people and injured 11, France plans a new national centre to celebrate the satirical cartoon. Connexion spoke to cartoonist Kak, president of the Cartooning for Peace association, which will be helping to advise the government.