Angoulême Comic Strip Museum: from Popeye to Persepolis

Published on : 09/08/2022 – 00:37

Poster of the exhibition “From Popeye to Persépolis” at the Museum of the International Comic Strip Center in Angoulême, from January 26 to November 6, 2022 © Museum of the International Comic Strip Center of Angoulême

Mickey, Asterix, Captain America… These world famous characters all have one thing in common: they exist both in comics and in the cinema. Historically, it is comics, the ninth art which appears before the seventh (cinema). But what links do these two artistic mediums maintain together? This is what an exhibition at the International City of Comic Strip Museum in Angoulême is currently exploring.