bande dessinée
European graphic storytelling
Bande dessinée is the French term for comic strips and graphic novels, literally "drawn strip." In English, it typically refers specifically to Franco-Belgian comics—a tradition encompassing works like Tintin and Astérix that developed distinct visual and narrative conventions from American and Japanese comics.
Often abbreviated BD.
- illustrationPicture explaining something
- gutterEdge channel for runoff
- graphic novelBook-length illustrated sequential narrative
- panelDistinct flat section
- speech bubbleEnclosed comic dialogue
speech balloon · thought bubble · inking · Tintin · comic book · lettering · onomatopoeia · album · colorist · anthology · page layout · splash page · literary adaptation · page turner · publishing houses · visual narrative · cartoon · caricature
bande dessinéefilm
Movie or coating
audiobook · radio drama · oral storytelling · animation · sculpture
bande dessinéesuperhero comic
Illustrated stories of costumed crimefighters
American comic book · Marvel Comics · DC Comics · manga · manhua
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