Dupuis, the historical publisher of the famous clumsy, wants to revive it through a new album, which goes against the last requests of its creator.
Sensing a good opportunity, the editor of the famous Belgian character Dupuis declared the imminent arrival of a new album.
This marked the beginning of a standoff with the family of its author, André Franquin, who had asked that no one take up the pen to draw his creation. Isabelle Franquin, her daughter, took legal action in Belgium last March to enforce her father’s demands.
“It is an ethical, moral problem. People feel bad knowing that Franquin had said “no”, said Camilla Patruno, owner of the Maipù bookstore in France, on the air on LCN.
The first part of the trial will take place on Monday, May 16, to determine the merits of this publication.
“The publishing house speaks of 1,200,000 printed copies,” reported Ms. Patruno. The economic losses would be enormous for the publisher if it were to be banned from sale.
A petition was launched to demand respect for the moral rights of André Franquin.