> Known as "Comics" in the United States, "Mangas" in Japan or "Bandes dessinées" (BD) in French-speaking countries, these stories told in the form of images where the characters speak in bubbles continue to inspire young and old despite the lively competition from television and video games. It is in Belgium that the European epicenter of this movement is located, the leader of which was Georges REMI alias HERGÉ, father of Tintin and inventor of the clear line (ligne claire).