. ▁ ▁A ▁group ▁including ▁René ▁G osc in ny ▁and ▁Albert ▁U der zo ▁founded ▁the ▁magazine ▁Pil ote ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 9 ▁to ▁give ▁artists ▁greater ▁freedom ▁over ▁their ▁work . ▁ ▁G osc in ny ▁and ▁U der zo ' s ▁The ▁Advent ures ▁of ▁A ster ix ▁appeared ▁in ▁it ▁and ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁become ▁the ▁best - s elling ▁French - language ▁com ics ▁series . ▁ ▁From ▁ 1 9 6 0 , ▁the ▁sat ir ical ▁and ▁tab oo - bre aking ▁H ara - K iri ▁def ied ▁c ensor ship ▁laws ▁in ▁the ▁counter c ult ural ▁spirit ▁that ▁led ▁to ▁the ▁May ▁ 1 9 6 8 ▁events . ▁ ▁Fr ustration ▁with ▁c ensor ship ▁and ▁editor ial ▁inter ference ▁led ▁to ▁a ▁group ▁of ▁Pil ote ▁cart oon ists ▁to ▁found ▁the ▁adult s - only ▁L ' É cho ▁des ▁sav anes ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 2 . ▁ ▁Ad ult - orient ed ▁and ▁experimental ▁com ics ▁fl our ished ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 0 s , ▁such ▁as ▁in ▁the ▁experimental ▁science ▁fiction ▁of ▁M œ b ius ▁and ▁others ▁in ▁M ét al ▁h url ant , ▁even ▁main stream ▁publish ers ▁took ▁to ▁publishing ▁prest ige - format ▁adult ▁com ics . ▁ ▁From ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 0 s , ▁main stream ▁sens ib ilities ▁were ▁re assert ed ▁and ▁serial ization ▁became ▁less ▁common ▁as ▁the ▁number ▁of