Association des Critiques et des journalistes de Bande Dessinée
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The Association des Critiques et des journalistes de Bande Dessinée (ACBD) is a French
association of comics
, critics and journalists, who gave the Prix Bloody Mary from 1984 to 2003 and the Prix de la critique
from 2004 until the present day. Since 2007 it gives the Prix Asie-ACBD during the Japan Expo
. Every year the association publishes a report about the state of the comics industry in France.
France
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association of comics
Comics
Comics denotes a hybrid medium having verbal side of its vocabulary tightly tied to its visual side in order to convey narrative or information only, the latter in case of non-fiction comics, seeking synergy by using both visual and verbal side in...
, critics and journalists, who gave the Prix Bloody Mary from 1984 to 2003 and the Prix de la critique
Prix de la critique
The Prix de la critique is a prize awarded by the Association des Critiques et des journalistes de Bande Dessinée to the best comic album released for a year in France. Previously, from 1984 to 2003, it was called Prix Bloody Mary and awarded at the Angoulême International Comics Festival...
from 2004 until the present day. Since 2007 it gives the Prix Asie-ACBD during the Japan Expo
Japan Expo
Japan Expo is a convention on Japanese popular culture, taking place in Paris, France, although it has branched out into a partnership festival Kultima and expanded to include some European and US pop culture as well...
. Every year the association publishes a report about the state of the comics industry in France.