European comic art is considered to have richness in style, humor and realism. Comic art was famous and respected all around Europe, especially in France and Belgium.
I would like to concentrate on the Franco-Belgian comics( so called because they were created in France and Belgium),but especially on the ones with the middle eastern influence. The Franco-Belgian art was heavily influenced by the middle eastern civilization. probably one of the earliest and most famous graphic novels is "The Adventure of Tintin," by the belgian comic artists Herge and George Remi. Herge created his own studio and started working with other comic artists such as Jaques Martin, who got the chance to become known and famous by creating "Alix" hero, in a Persian word of a different time.
Gilles Chaillet follows them who is known to be the master of middle eastern comics. the Persian culture has a major impact on his art and he creates "Vasco," a medieval knight of the Middle Ages. His adventures are taking place at the time when Persia and the Byzantine Empire were rivals.
Marjane Satrapy also a member of the artists interested in the middle eastern culture, successfully completes the circle of artist with her series "Persepolis." The hero in her graphic novel is not a muscular, strong figure but a school girl, who experiences the Pre and Post Revolution in Iran. The style of these comics are known as a clean line style. The reason I talk about the European comic art is because I wanted to see what differences in style and plots can be found on different parts of the world and how American artist were influenced by them.