An important subset of book sales is comic books ( typically Franco-Belgian comics like '' The Adventures of Tintin '' and '' Astérix '' ) which are published in a large hardback format ; comic books represented 4 % of total book sales in 1997 . French artists have made the country a leader in the graphic novel genre and France hosts the Angoulême International Comics Festival , Europe 's preeminent comics festival
Angoulême International Comics Festival
Angoulême International Comics Festival
Culture of France