Re: AKICIF: The Shape of Asterix

On 9/14/2024 1:42 AM, Joy Beeson wrote:

 I found a copy of Asterix I picked up on Free Comic Book Day a few
years ago and wondered why I hadn't read it.
 The answer is that I can't.
 It was shrunk to fit American comic-book pages, and I can't see the
letters without my needle-threading glasses, which are never in reach
when the book is.
 The pages have extra-wide top and bottom margins.  Metric paper is
taller and narrower than American Customary paper -- the extra-wide
margins should be on the sides.
 So my question is:  What size and shape are European comic books?
 

The comic albums of the Belgo-French style are "album sized" which is definitely not A4, but slightly larger. according to wikipedia "commonly 24x32 cm (9.4x12.6 in)"
It's an interesting size that only really is used for comics I guess.