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“Time Gamers: The Failure of ‘the New German Astérix’”, at Popular Culture Association/American Culture Association Conference, San Diego, California, Friday, April 14, 2017

 

In June 1991, German comics publisher Ehapa announced its plans to conquer Europe. In a bid to overtake its main rival Carlsen, Ehapa sought to free itself from dependence upon licensed imports such as the Disney comics and Franco-Belgian bandes dessinées that had made its fortune, and develop its own exportable properties. This seemed feasible, in the hope of an expanded German market due to the reunification of West and East Germany, and with an eye to the coming European Single Market...

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