![]() ![]() They carefully avoided the more controversial comic titles such as Tintin in the Congo, which reinforces racist stereotypes. In fact, in February of 2022 Belgium released a new Belgian passport that honors comic artists, Hergé and Peyo, as well as others such as Morris (Maurice De Bevere). Also called the "Ninth Art" ( Le Neuvième Art or 9ème Art), they may not be on par with the Classics such as Honoré de Balzac or Victor Hugo, but comic artists are slowly being elevated to the ranks of high art. Comics in France and Belgium hold a more venerated position than they do in the United States. ![]() ![]() For example, take familiar Belgian titles such as Tintin (created in 1929 by George Remi, known as Hergé) or The Smurfs (" Les Schtroumpfs", created in 1958 by Pierre Culliford, known as Peyo) as proof. Since the 1940s Francophone Belgium led the way in the comics industry. It is important to note that comics (popularly known as les BDs, "lay bay day") and the comic industries in Belgium and France are often fused together as "la bande dessinée Franco-Belge" or Franco-Belgian. Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division.
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