2. **How have European comics, particularly Franco-Belgian comics like Tintin and Asterix, influenced global comic book trends and storytelling conventions?
3. **In what ways do graphic novels from Latin American countries, such as the works of authors like Quino and Liniers, reflect the cultural and social issues pertinent to their regions?
4. **What roles do comics play in the traditional and contemporary storytelling frameworks of indigenous cultures, and how are these stories being preserved or transformed in modern formats?
5. **How have the alternative and underground comic movements in countries like Canada and the UK contributed to the diversification of themes and styles in the global comic book landscape?
3. **In what ways do Latin American comic traditions, such as historietas from Mexico or Argentina, incorporate regional culture and history into their storytelling?
4. **What role do political and social themes play in Middle Eastern and North African comics, and can you provide examples of how these themes are expressed artistically?