What is Franco-Belgian comics?
'''Franco-Belgian comics''' are [[comics]] that are made for [[Belgium|Belgian]] and [[France|French]] readers. These countries have a long tradition in comics and comic books. There they are known as ''BD''s, an abbreviation of ''bandes dessinées''. This means ''drawn strips'' in [[French language|French]]. Many other [[European comics]], especially [[Italian comics]], are strongly influenced by Franco-Belgian comics. In Europe, the [[French language]] is spoken not only in France but also by about 40% of the population of [[Belgium]] and about 20% of the population of [[Switzerland]]. ==Notable comics== While hundreds of comic series have been made in the Franco-Belgian group, some are more notable than others. Most of those listed are aimed at younger readers: *'''''[[XIII (comic book)|XIII]]''''' by [[William Vance]] and [[Jean Van Hamme]] *'''''[[Les Aventures extraordinaires d'Adèle Blanc-Sec|Adèle Blanc-Sec]]''''' by [[Jacques Tardi]] *'''''[[Asterix]]''''' by [[René Goscinny]] and [[Albert Uderzo]] *'''''[[Barbe Rouge]]''''' by [[Jean-Michel Charlier]], [[Victor Hubinon]] and others *'''''[[Bécassine]]''''' by [[Jacqueline Rivière]] and [[Joseph Pinchon]] *'''''[[Blake and Mortimer]]''''' by [[Edgar Pierre Jacobs|E.P. Jacobs]] *'''''[[Blueberry (comics)|Blueberry]]''''' by [[Jean-Michel Charlier]] and [[Jean Giraud]] *'''''[[Boule et Bill|Boule and Bill]]''''' by [[Jean Roba]] *'''''[[Les Cités Obscures]]''''' by [[François Schuiten]] and [[Benoît Peeters]] *'''''[[Gaston (comics)|Gaston]]''''' by [[André Franquin]] *'''''[[Incal]]''''' by [[Alejandro Jodorowsky]] and [[Jean Giraud]] *'''''[[Jerry Spring]]''''' by [[Jijé]] *'''''[[Jommeke]]''''' by [[Jef Nys]] (originally made in Dutch) *'''''[[Kiekeboe]]''''' by [[Merho]] (originally made in Dutch) *'''''[[Largo Winch]]''''' by [[Philippe Francq]] and [[Jean Van Hamme]] *'''''[[Lucky Luke]]''''' by [[Morris (comics)|Morris]] and [[René Goscinny]] *'''''[[Marsupilami]]''''' by [[André Franquin]] *'''''[[Michel Vaillant]]''''' by [[Jean Graton]] *'''''