LICAF 2016: Tintin vs Asterix Clash Of The Toon Titans (Friday 14th October 2016)

26 окт. 2016 г. LICAF 2016: Tintin vs Asterix Clash Of The Toon Titans Recorded at the Lakes International Comic Art Festival, Kendal, Cumbria UK - Friday 14th October 2016 Beatles or Stones? DC or Marvel? Connery or Moore? Strictly or X Factor? There are some questions that divide the nation. You cannot sit on the fence. You have to choose. This is the biggie. In the second half of the twentieth century, Francophone comics culture was dominated by two nerdy little characters: a cub reporter from Belgium with an unlikely quiff, and a pint-sized ancient Gaul with an improbable moustache. Between them they have spawned 60 books, 24 movies, dozens of scholarly works, at least one theme park and an entire art style - ’ligne claire’. Their creators have been deified with honours like the Legion d’Honneur and demonised by being banned from libraries over the years. But the weird thing is: few people like both of them. You’re either an Asterix or a Tintin fan. For the opening event of