BD 1950 – 1979

Between 1950 and 1979, comics entered the home and became a pillar of popular culture.
Magazines like Spirou, Pilot, Valiant or Tintin launch the biggest series of the genre.
Symbolic heroes are born: Asterix, Blake & Mortimer, Boule and Bill, Gaston Lagaffe...
Albums adopt the standard cardboard format and editions become professional.
The Franco-Belgian style imposes itself with sharp features, visual gags, and worked scenarios.
It is also the beginning of the recognition of 9th art as a genre in its own right.
The comic book is aimed primarily at young people, but also attracts an adult audience.
This period is now highly sought after by collectors and vintage lovers.
Original editions or first impressions can be expensive.
It is a cult era, where comics becomes a cultural classic.