Comic Strip
- Belgium, Homeland of the 9th Art
- In the Footsteps of Tintin...
- Mural Paintings "Comic Strips"
- Comic Strip Agenda
- Mini-Trips Comic Strips
- Tintin Route in Brussels
- Comic strip locations in Brussels
- Opening of the Hergé Museum
Comic Strip Agenda
Brussels
30/09/2009›26/03/2010 : BRUSSELS IN COMIC BOOKS (BRUXELLES)![]() © Reculé - Le Lombard (Dargaud-Lombard s.a.) 2009 While Belgium is very proud of its comic book production, the authors themselves have always been very fond of their city.... A dynamic and polyglot city, capital of the kingdom of Belgium but also of Europe, and an open-air museum of Art Nouveau, Brussels richly deserves this homage. The exhibition will present all the works that have illustrated the most beautiful spots in the Belgian capital. |
28/10/2009›25/04/2010 : BIRTHS OF COMIC STRIP (SCHAERBEEK)![]() © Impressions Nouvelles The exhibition takes a fresh look at the origins of the comic strip. The visitor will discover numerous documents on Rodolphe Töpffer, Wilhelm Busch, Nadar, Frost, Christophe, Outcault, Dirks and many others; but also, many draughtsmen unfairly forgotten to this day. There will be original boards, very rare editions, small films, etc.
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02/03/2010›29/08/2010 : MOOMIN "TOVE JANSSON'S DREAMED WORLD" (BRUXELLES)![]() © Tove Jansson This exhibition produced by the Belgian Comic Strip Centre lets you discover the universe of a major female author of the 20th century with a rich and eccentric personality, whose fine graphic design keeps on captivating her readers in more than forty countries. During this exploration, visitors will appreciate the famous shapes of the Moumines through popular dolls and cartoons, as well as comic strip books illustrated with the original drawings before discovering less known adventures and comic strips. |
12/03/2010›10/04/2010 : WOLU-EN-BULLES (WOLUWE-SAINT-LAMBERT)« L'espace Provisoire », on the site of the UCL, at Alma, opens its door and welcomes you in March and April to show you the masterpieces of budding or experienced comic book writers. This original comic book exhibition organised in partnership with the non-profit organisation Le pied de la Lettre, Artefac and the Kotlib will enlighten for a month the amazing works of the participants of the annual competition Wolu-en-Bulles, comic book contest for amateurs which gathers for more than 6 years all kinds of speech bubble lovers. |
30/05/2010 : COMIC STRIP FESTIVAL GANSHOREN - BRUSSELS (KOEKELBERG)![]() © FESTIVAL BD GANSHOREN Book signing by Belgian and foreign comic strip writers - Comic strip fair - Award for the national comic strip contest and the Carolus Quintus prize - Activities for young and old (comic strip workshops, reading corner,...). |
28/06/2010 : COMIC STRIP FAIR (AUDERGHEM)![]() © A.S.B.L. BéDémoniaque/Malik The association A.S.B.L. BéDémoniaque organises a comic strip flea market for both professionales and individuals. You can find all kinds of comic strip products. |
02/08/2010›31/12/2010 : COMIC STRIP MARKET PLACE SAINT-GÉRY (BRUXELLES)![]() Marché BD © Mohamed Aouamri 2009 was proclaimed "Year of the Comic Strip in Brussels. From 2 August onwards you can visit the capital's first comic strip market.
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03/10/2010 : COMIC STRIP FESTIVAL OF AUDERGHEM (AUDERGHEM)![]() © ASBL BéDémoniaque The association BéDémonique organises its Comic strip festival of Auderghem. Programme: exhibitions, drawing competitions, playful activities, comic strip fairs, signing sessions... |
09/10/2010›10/10/2010 : COMICS FESTIVAL BELGIUM - COMIC STRIPS FESTIVAL OF BRUSSELS (SAINT-GILLES)![]() © Festival BD/Rég de Bxl-Cap. The Comic strip festival of the Brussels Capital Region is more dynamic than ever. This year again it welcomes more than 70 comic strip authors for two days. There is a also a large exhibition on the work of Raoul Cauvin (promoter of the 2009 festival), who will be present with all the comic strip drawers.
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28/11/2010 : COMIC STRIP FESTIVAL UCCLE (UCCLE)![]() © Service Ucclois de la Jeunesse Comic strip festival of Uccle. Numerous comic strip artists will be present. |
04/12/2010 : 1200 BULLES (1200 TEXT BUBBLES) (WOLUWE-SAINT-LAMBERT)![]() © libre de droit This edition gathers known authors for an encounter, an exchange, a signing session... |
23/01/2011 : COMIC STRIP FAIR (AUDERGHEM)![]() © A.S.B.L. BéDémoniaque/Malik The association A.S.B.L. BéDémoniaque organises a comic strip flea market for both professionales and individuals. You can find all kinds of comic strip products. |
Wallonia
Walloon Brabant :
23/09/2009›17/05/2010 : A PENCIL SKETCH OF THE EMPIRE (WATERLOO)![]() © Dany / OPT The exhibition presents historical comic strips. It comprises display panels tracing the high points of the Empire and illustrators' works related to the Battle of Waterloo, the Napoleonic campaigns and the major players of the times. Uniforms, arms, paintings and comic strips will create interactivity between the different rooms of the museum. A book-signing session and workshops are also on the programme. |
29/09/2010›28/10/2010 : 4th INTERNATIONAL COMIC STRIP ENCOUNTERS IN WALLOON BRABANT (WAVRE)![]() © MTAB International encounters of Comic Strip in Walloon Brabant. Numerous comic strip authors will be present on this occasion. Activities: sale of new comic strips, fair of second-hand comic strips, signing sessions, exhibitions, animations for children, conferences, contest, area for Mangas and American Comics.. |
05/03/2011 : LARGE TINTIN FAIR (NIVELLES)![]() © Gérald DEWINTER This large Tintin fair is organised for the occassion of the general meeting of the 'Amis de Hergé' and is dedicate to the famous Hergé. There will also be a signing session. |
Hainaut :
04/03/2010›04/04/2010 : LINDINGRE EXHIBITION (QUAREGNON)![]() © La Maison Culturelle de Quaregnon 2010 Every year, the Maison Culturelle tries to show us a different facet of the comic strip and the extraordinary vivacity of the 9th Art. This exhibition dedicated to Lindingre will plunge the visitors into a beneficial burst of laughter in this gloomy period. The troublemaker Yan Lindingre is famous for his "comic strip where women are drinking and kids are smoking". The most surprising press illustrator of today will exhibit his illustrations/drawings at Quaregnon for a month in a bar-slaughter atmosphere. According to him, he's a messy writer. That sounds promising! |
26/02/2011›27/02/2011 : THE BOOK AND COMIC STRIP FAIR (MOUSCRON)![]() © Dany / OPT Fair of new books, second-hand books, comic strips, postcards.
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Liège :
01/02/2010›31/12/2010 : WASHING BUBBLES IN COMICS (SPA)![]() © Marc Renier Warnauts The exhibition will focus on laundering through different aspects: the different ways of doing the laundry according to the period (since the Egyptians until our time), do the methods used by comics' characters fit the reality, the role of the woman and the mother, the only one to do the laundry and the chauvinists like Lucky Luke who never do it, scenes illustrating the washing context at the beginning of the 20th century, every day gags, etc. In short, take a fresh look at the comic strip! |
01/03/2010›30/12/2010 : FUNNY INVESTIGATION IN THE MUSEUM OF FOREST AND WATER (SPA) |
07/08/2010›08/08/2010 : SPECIAL COMIC STRIP AND BOOK WEEKEND FOR CHILDREN AND YOUNGSTERS (HERMALLE-SOUS-HUY)![]() © asbl Au coeur du livre Come and buy some great second-hand comic strips and books for children and youngsters! |
Luxemburg :
16/10/2010›17/10/2010 : COMIC STRIP FESTIVAL ARLON (ARLON)![]() © André TAYMANS Old and new comic strips on a surface of 3000 m², dedications, exhibitions, activities,... |
Namur :
28/04/2010›16/05/2010 : CARREFOUR BD (ROCHEFORT)![]() © Tibet 03.2001 The great illustrators will be honoured again at the 17th Carrefour de la Bande Dessinée in Rochefort. The guest of honour will be Midam, the author of KIDPADDLE. The Cour aux Bulles, the nerve centre of the event, will bring together caricaturists, portraitists, face-painting for children, comics, drawing classes, and more... And, of course, don't forget the traditional signing session. |






















