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Original Cover For Comic Book Asterix For Auction Despite Legal Challenge
An original cover painting from the 1963 comic book Asterix and Cleopatre was to go under the hammer on Sunday despite a legal challenge from the artist's daughter.
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French Tennis Player Sorry For Will Smith-Style Slap Of Rival
American actor Will Smith stunned the recent Oscars ceremony in Los Angeles when he mounted the stage and slapped Chris Rock across the face after the comic made a joke about his wife's closely cropped head.
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Masked Villain In French Comic Asterix Was Named "Coronavirus" In 2017
While a virus outbreak with origins in the Chinese city of Wuhan marches out into the world in the new decade of 2020, a character in a 2017 Asterix comic series was actually called Coronavirus!
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Hindi Version Of French Comic "Asterix" Wins Romain Rolland Prize For Translation
The Hindi translation of French cartoon series "Asterix" was declared the winner of the 3rd Romain Rolland Prize for Translation at the ongoing Jaipur Literature Festival (JLF).
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Valerian Movie Review: An Empty Love Parable in the City of a Thousand Planets
Luc Besson wrote and directed this sci-fi epic based on a long-running comic book series, which releases July 28 in India.
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Now, A Comic Book On The Life Of The Beatles' Singer, Late John Lennon
Lennon, which was announced at New York Comic Con over the weekend by IDW Publishing, is adapted from the 2010 novel by French author David Foenkinos
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France Turns to Hashtag JeSuisNico For Some Comic Relief
Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy was the butt of Internet jokes on Monday after he managed to shimmy his way to the front of the historic march in Paris on Saturday.
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France Probes Controversial Comic for Mocking Foley's Beheading
French prosecutors have launched a probe into a controversial comic widely accused of anti-Semitism for mocking the decapitation of American journalist James Foley in a video.
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French comic Dieudonne questioned for 'assaulting' bailiff
Controversial French comedian Dieudonne has been questioned by police after a bailiff alleged he was assaulted upon turning up at his home, the comic's lawyer told AFP
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Fresh legal setbacks for French 'anti-Semitic' comic
France's top legal advisory body upheld a ban on controversial comic Dieudonne's show for the second night running on Friday, and officials moved to stop upcoming performances in Paris.
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Pressure mounts on French comic as Paris mayor calls for ban
The mayor of Paris on Sunday joined France's interior minister in calling for comedian Dieudonne, whose vitriolic brand of humour targeting Jews has caused outrage, to be banned from the stage.
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Bumboo is an intelligent comedy: Jagdish Rajpurohit
Director Jagdish Rajpurohit says his film, an adaptation of Francis Veber's French film L'emmerdeur, is a slice of life film with great comic moments.
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Original Cover For Comic Book Asterix For Auction Despite Legal Challenge
An original cover painting from the 1963 comic book Asterix and Cleopatre was to go under the hammer on Sunday despite a legal challenge from the artist's daughter.
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French Tennis Player Sorry For Will Smith-Style Slap Of Rival
American actor Will Smith stunned the recent Oscars ceremony in Los Angeles when he mounted the stage and slapped Chris Rock across the face after the comic made a joke about his wife's closely cropped head.
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Masked Villain In French Comic Asterix Was Named "Coronavirus" In 2017
While a virus outbreak with origins in the Chinese city of Wuhan marches out into the world in the new decade of 2020, a character in a 2017 Asterix comic series was actually called Coronavirus!
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Hindi Version Of French Comic "Asterix" Wins Romain Rolland Prize For Translation
The Hindi translation of French cartoon series "Asterix" was declared the winner of the 3rd Romain Rolland Prize for Translation at the ongoing Jaipur Literature Festival (JLF).
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Valerian Movie Review: An Empty Love Parable in the City of a Thousand Planets
Luc Besson wrote and directed this sci-fi epic based on a long-running comic book series, which releases July 28 in India.
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Now, A Comic Book On The Life Of The Beatles' Singer, Late John Lennon
Lennon, which was announced at New York Comic Con over the weekend by IDW Publishing, is adapted from the 2010 novel by French author David Foenkinos
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France Turns to Hashtag JeSuisNico For Some Comic Relief
Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy was the butt of Internet jokes on Monday after he managed to shimmy his way to the front of the historic march in Paris on Saturday.
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France Probes Controversial Comic for Mocking Foley's Beheading
French prosecutors have launched a probe into a controversial comic widely accused of anti-Semitism for mocking the decapitation of American journalist James Foley in a video.
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French comic Dieudonne questioned for 'assaulting' bailiff
Controversial French comedian Dieudonne has been questioned by police after a bailiff alleged he was assaulted upon turning up at his home, the comic's lawyer told AFP
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Fresh legal setbacks for French 'anti-Semitic' comic
France's top legal advisory body upheld a ban on controversial comic Dieudonne's show for the second night running on Friday, and officials moved to stop upcoming performances in Paris.
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Pressure mounts on French comic as Paris mayor calls for ban
The mayor of Paris on Sunday joined France's interior minister in calling for comedian Dieudonne, whose vitriolic brand of humour targeting Jews has caused outrage, to be banned from the stage.
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Bumboo is an intelligent comedy: Jagdish Rajpurohit
Director Jagdish Rajpurohit says his film, an adaptation of Francis Veber's French film L'emmerdeur, is a slice of life film with great comic moments.
