US-French comic book tackles mass shootings with superheroesFrench comic book illustrator Phil Briones works in his home office in Los AngelesLOS ANGELES - Two US authors have found a novel way to address the mass shootings that regularly plunge their country into mourning -- comic-book superheroes. - 'Make some waves' -Publisher Humanoids Associates was founded in Paris in 1974, and is the only French-language comic book publisher to have successfully entered the US market. "Our logic was to approach (mass shootings) from another angle ... What can we say that hasn't already been said by others?" - 'Speak up' -"Ignited" is drawn by Philippe Briones, a French comic book virtuoso who worked for a decade at Disney. "Living in Los Angeles, I see how important it is here," he said, comparing it to the idea of writing comic book stories about the Bataclan terror attacks back in France.

Source: Bangkok Post October 18, 2019 01:41 UTC