Comments on: Can Chinese comics sell in France? http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2008/12/02/can-chinese-comics-sell-in-france/ The News Blog of Comics Culture Sun, 22 Nov 2009 18:58:38 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.2 by: bov http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2008/12/02/can-chinese-comics-sell-in-france/#comment-2688992 Wed, 03 Dec 2008 11:55:06 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2008/12/02/can-chinese-comics-sell-in-france/#comment-2688992 I would love to see those novels in English too! I would love to see those novels in English too!

]]> by: Gigi http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2008/12/02/can-chinese-comics-sell-in-france/#comment-2688684 Wed, 03 Dec 2008 09:59:29 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2008/12/02/can-chinese-comics-sell-in-france/#comment-2688684 In 2000 were published 1,563 books: 1,137 new graphic novels, 285 republished gn, 103 sketch books and 38 essays. 1,160 books were french and 403 books were foreign: 227 from Japan (200 in 1999), 116 from USA (130 in 1999), 27 from Italy, 11 from Spain, 9 from Argentina, 6 from UK, 5 from Germany, 2 from Netherlands, 2 from Australia, 1 from Serbia, Portugal, Israele, Sweden, Iran, Denmark, Croazia. In 2000 were published 1,563 books: 1,137 new graphic novels, 285 republished gn, 103 sketch books and 38 essays.

1,160 books were french and 403 books were foreign: 227 from Japan (200 in 1999), 116 from USA (130 in 1999), 27 from Italy, 11 from Spain, 9 from Argentina, 6 from UK, 5 from Germany, 2 from Netherlands, 2 from Australia, 1 from Serbia, Portugal, Israele, Sweden, Iran, Denmark, Croazia.

]]> by: Gigi http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2008/12/02/can-chinese-comics-sell-in-france/#comment-2686275 Tue, 02 Dec 2008 22:07:36 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2008/12/02/can-chinese-comics-sell-in-france/#comment-2686275 Every year Gilles Ratier publishes an interesting article about the french industry: http://www.acbd.fr/bilan-2007.html In 2007 there were 1,371 comics from Asia: 1,152 from Japan (1,110 in 2006), 130 from Corea (259 in 2006), 74 from China and Hong Kong (41 in 2006), and 15 from Malaisia, Singapore, Taïwan, Thailandia and India (8 in 2006). The best seller was Naruto: 7 tp in 2007, 220.000 copies every tp. The numbers refer to print runs. Sorry for my english... Bye Luigi Every year Gilles Ratier publishes an interesting article about the french industry:
http://www.acbd.fr/bilan-2007.html
In 2007 there were 1,371 comics from Asia: 1,152 from Japan (1,110 in 2006), 130 from Corea (259 in 2006), 74 from China and Hong Kong (41 in 2006), and 15 from Malaisia, Singapore, Taïwan, Thailandia and India (8 in 2006).
The best seller was Naruto: 7 tp in 2007, 220.000 copies every tp.
The numbers refer to print runs.
Sorry for my english…
Bye
Luigi

]]> by: xavier lancel http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2008/12/02/can-chinese-comics-sell-in-france/#comment-2686049 Tue, 02 Dec 2008 20:35:35 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2008/12/02/can-chinese-comics-sell-in-france/#comment-2686049 Well, I hope they are better translated then the comics... Well, I hope they are better translated then the comics…

]]> by: Torsten Adair http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2008/12/02/can-chinese-comics-sell-in-france/#comment-2684918 Tue, 02 Dec 2008 15:19:16 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2008/12/02/can-chinese-comics-sell-in-france/#comment-2684918 Wow... you mean there have been about 500 Chinese graphic novels published in France? Have any been translated into English (Hong Kong, Singapore markets)? And by Chinese... is that Mainland or Formosa? I've read a few various philosophy texts adapted by Tsai Chih Chung, and the occasional Asiapac history titles, but those are Taiwanese, and rather cartoony. Wow… you mean there have been about 500 Chinese graphic novels published in France? Have any been translated into English (Hong Kong, Singapore markets)?

And by Chinese… is that Mainland or Formosa? I’ve read a few various philosophy texts adapted by Tsai Chih Chung, and the occasional Asiapac history titles, but those are Taiwanese, and rather cartoony.

]]> by: Mathieu Doublet http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2008/12/02/can-chinese-comics-sell-in-france/#comment-2684912 Tue, 02 Dec 2008 15:14:28 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2008/12/02/can-chinese-comics-sell-in-france/#comment-2684912 Published by Delcourt not by Casterman. ;) Published by Delcourt not by Casterman. ;)

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