Single Stitch 90s Vintage Classic Franco-Belgian Comics T-shirt. The Franco-Belgian comic industry is a monumental example of what comics can become as a storytelling medium for the world. This is impart due to the French declaration in the 1960s referring to the sequential art (comics) medium as “The Ninth Art”. Mostly unknown to english, and especially American audiences, the Franco-Belgian Comic industry is a giant to be reckoned with.