Comic strip: "An ever-increasing precariousness for authors"
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While the comic strip attracts more and more readers, fewer and fewer authors manage to make a living from it.
RFI
By: Jean-Baptiste Marot Follow
8 min
A few hours before the revelation of the Angoulême Festival, which will be reserved for professionals this winter, comics are proving their resilience: it is the publishing segment that is experiencing the best growth.
But many authors are calling for a boycott of the festival to be held in June.
The reason: half of them still earn less than the minimum wage, despite the state's promises.
The explanations of Benoit Peeters, president of the jury of the Angoulême International Comic Festival and vice-president of the League of professional authors.
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