The International Festival of comics (FIBD) has opened Thursday in a joyful crowd in Angouleme, but for BD authors partying in a bitter taste, because of the increasing precariousness of their status.
“The industry of comics is fragile” recognized the Minister of Culture, Fleur Pellerin inaugurating the event.
If the database remains a windfall for publishers to this sector in 2015, album sales and revenues up, most authors have lower pay to minimum wage.
According to a study of the States General of comics, conducted at the FIBD, 53% of authors surveyed earn less the gross annual minimum wage and 36% of them are below the poverty line.
If one takes into account that women, 67% have an income below the gross annual minimum wage and 50% are below the poverty line.
And the future does is rosy. 66% of surveyed authors believe that their situation will worsen in the coming years.
The social protection of comic authors to match. A large majority of perpetrators have never granted sick leave or maternity leave.
The study of the States General of comics based on responses from 1,500 authors Francophone comics.
– ‘No money but free’ –
“Many BD writers are struggling to live off their talent,” said Fleur Pellerin. “In my opinion, the Minister of Culture, it is absolutely essential that our artists and creators can properly live and live off their talent,” she has said.
The Minister promised to make proposals, particularly in terms of retirement plan at the upcoming Book Fair in Paris in March.
Meanwhile, almost Three quarters of comic authors (71%) admit to having a parallel job to that of cartoonist, usually in another artistic field or in education.
However, there is never had so many albums in bookstores. In 2015, over 5,000 comic books were published (nearly 4,000 new stringent).
“There are 20 years between 500 and 600 albums were only published every year,” notes Franck Bondoux, general delegate of the festival.
“At BD, we n ‘ not a lot of money, but we are free, “tempers Balak, the screenwriter of” Lastman, “a saga rewarded in Angouleme in 2015 by the Price of the series.
When asked by high school students, Bastien Vives, including designer “Polina”, defends his profession with passion. “I can do what I want”, he is enthusiastic.
“If I want to take a vacation, right now, I take them,” however, before he adds to recognize that the business also has some “disadvantages”.
“Living comics, this is not obvious. If it works, good for you, but if it does not work, know that if you like the design and have the passion, there are other jobs that of cartoonist, “he explained to students suddenly a dampener
1/28/2016 4:42:40 p.m. -. Angoulême (AFP) – By Alain JEAN-ROBERT – © 2016 AFP
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