Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 devs resolve dispute with comic book author

French author Olivier Gay said developer Sandfall Interactive ordered him to stop selling his recently published graphic novel, L'Académie Clair-Obscur. Sandfall initially posted that it was "in contact with the publisher and Olivier to find a fair solution for everyone." On Tuesday the studio apologized for "dragging our feet" over the "complex" situation and said it had the legal requests withdrawn.

"Sandfall was working to withdraw the requests from our legal representative, which has now been done. Their role is to protect us in particular against counterfeit products, but the action initiated toward the comic book 'L'Académie Clair-Obscur' published in January 2026 does not align with us," the developer wrote (via machine translation), adding it has "always wanted to support artists and encourage creativity" and wishing Gay and the book's artist Grelin success.

Sandfall did not say what prompted its legal representatives to contact Gay.

France

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