France

Here’s the first trailer for the live-action adaptation of City Hunter. Directed by and starring Philippe Lacheau, the French language film is titled Nicky Larson, the localized name for main character Ryo Saeba.

Original Astro Boy sketches fetched €269,400 ($321,233) at a recent Paris auction Drawn in the late 1950s, the six-panel strip measures 13.7 inches by 9.8 inches and shows Astro Boy fighting a foe. “It’s a world record for this artist whose works are few in the market,” said Eric Leroy of auction house Artcurial.