Brussels 2009 comic strip

• Brussels 2009 BD Comics Strip

Comic Strip

• Belgium, Homeland of the 9th Art
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• Mural Paintings "Comic Strips"
• Comic Strip Agenda
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Brussels 2009 BD Comics Strip

2009, Comic Strip Year in Brussels

Brussels 2009 BD Comics Strip

In 2009, Brussels will be more than ever THE capital of comics trips! Discover numerous exhibitions and other events that are organised to honour the Ninth Art.

Discover this year's full programme on the website sur Brussels 2009 BD Comics Strip

2009 will also be the comic strip year in Wallonia. An exciting story that is to be continued on Wallonie BD 2009

A few major comic strip locations in Brussels...

BELGIAN CENTRE FOR COMIC STRIP ART - CBBD (BRUXELLES) © Karina Nestler This is the Kingdom of the Smurfs, Tintin, Lucky Luke, Spirou, Gaston Lagaffe, Spike and Suzy and plenty of other paper heroes! One of the major Brussels tourist attractions and a superb example of Art Nouveau architecture, the Belgian Centre for Comic Strip Art brings together everything related to the comic strip, from its prestigious beginnings to its most recent developments, over an area of more than 4,000 square metres: permanent and temporary exhibitions, library, documentation centre, bookshop, bar… Espace Hergé, around a giant representation of the façade of the castle of Moulinsart with enlargements, scale-models and numerous interactive items to get to know Hergé's work better. know more...

NINE CITY (SCHAERBEEK) © JJ De Neyer ¿ Nine City We have the pleasure to present you a new universe that is called Nine City, … a journey into the world of the 9th Art. The Future Nine City Museum: Exhibition of 3D objects, original boards, … with guided or free visits. Nine City Store 650 m²: Story entirely dedicated to the comic strip and related items Nine City Lounge Bar 340 m²: Where Nine City welcomes you for some relaxation. Nine City Events 1200 m²: 2 rooms dedicated to exhibitions. Reading space. Corner for the little ones. 10 computers available to visitors. Game consoles. DVD projection. Filming studio, etc. Nine City Training: Formation on drawing and scenario Nine City Auctions: Sales room. Nine City Loft: 6 rooms for authors, the press and guests. know more...

RAYMOND LEBLANC FOUNDATION (SAINT-GILLES) © Fondation Raymond Leblanc The different spaces are fitted out as follows: a space "Raymont Leblanc", a space "Lombard" yesterday and today, a space journal "Tintin", a space "Publiart", a space "Belvision", a space "Jenes Talents", a space "Le Lombard dans la Ville". There is also a room where film screenings and mini conferences are held. The different exhibition rooms (300 m² in total) present archives that were never shown before with among other original boards of comic strips, historical documents, material for the animated comics of "Belvision". Various spaces are fitted out in function of the various realisations of Raymond Leblanc. know more...

THE COMIC STRIP HOUSE (BRUXELLES) © La Maison de la Bande Dessinée 2006 The Comic Strip House takes you to the heart of the French-Belgian comic strip, that of "Le Journal de Spirou" in which the most famous comic strip characters came alive. The history of these masters of the 9th art is told along a trail with numerous drawings and boards, other illustration and derived objects. In our television room we will also show some interviews with authors. Enter the legend… know more...

Discover the Brussels comic strip events

 

18/11/2007›08/03/2009 : NEW COMIC FOR CHILDREN (BRUXELLES) © Daniel Fouss Discover the comics for youngsters from Sfar, Trondheim, Robin, Cornette of Larcenet. These story tellers have created new graphic worlds with characters such as Toto the Ornithoryncus, Ludo, the Little Vampire or the Little Santa Claus. know more...

18/01/2009›06/04/2009 : SEASON OF THE IMPRO LIGUE (IXELLES) © Ligue d'Improvisation Belge Professionnelle This year, the Belgian Impro Ligue celebrates its 25th anniversary! The comedians from the Improvisation League bring you unforgettable moments in an amazing atmosphere! There is the regular championship, but also 7 special and fun evenings (our favourites, the Impro Masters, Impro Series...) know more...

20/02/2009›28/02/2009 : ANIMA 2009 : CARTOON AND ANIMATED FILM FESTIVAL (IXELLES) Festival of the cartoon and the animated film of Brussels. Animations, cartoons, 2D, 3D, everything can be discovered at Anima on a large screen, for young and old in four cities of the country (Brussels, Ghent, Charleroi and Liège). Programme: more than 100 films from international competitions, original retrospectives, exhibitions, film lessons, workshops, events such as the "Animated night", professional Futuranima days, famous guests. Discover also the Belgian quality animation by means of a national competition. know more...

05/03/2009›09/03/2009 : BOOK FAIR (BRUXELLES) © asbl Foire du Livre de Bruxelles - Ana García The Book Fair proposes a wide range of activities around writing and publishing on a surface of 17 000 m². 175 exhibitors, 1400 publishers, authors, drawers await you for a signature, a debate, an animation or to simply discover the topicality of publishing. know more...

10/03/2009›07/06/2009 : FROM YELLOW PERIL TO WORLD COMIC (BRUXELLES) For 20 years now, Asian comic strips have enjoyed great success in Europe, overturning established ideas and the way people read, create and publish comic strips. Nowadays, the comics artist Jiro Tanigushi is one of the most respected authors in this field…in Europe and worldwide. The exhibition at the Belgian Comic Strip Centre aims to explore the path from Asian to European comics. It also spotlights the mutual influences today behind what is sometimes known as 'world comic strips'. know more...

27/03/2009›28/06/2009 : PLURAL PERSPECTIVES: THE BELGIAN COMIC STRIP (BRUXELLES) The exhibition presents, through the eyes of some 20 contemporary Belgian authors, one hundred years of international comic strips, and highlight links between the Belgian school in and major trends in comics worldwide. The approach adopted here is trans-generational, multi-disciplinary and international. The exhibition will be made up of 20 spaces. Each space will be devoted to the work of a contemporary author, as well as his 'personal museum': comic strips that the author used to read as a kid (and thus the comics that inspired them to work in the same field) and the graphic sources underpinning their work. The exhibition will pay most attention to modern-day comics creation and tries to answer the following question: How do we define a Belgian comic strip? know more...

06/05/2009›16/08/2009 : FROM SUPERMAN TO THE RABBI'S CAT (BRUXELLES) This exhibition highlights the important role of many Jewish artists and authors in the world of comics by means of 230 works and documents: original drawings, archives… It describes the evolution of these comic strips, from the problems the New York Jewish artists encountered up to the creation of the superheroes and the choices that were made as a consequence of the Holocaust. Authors reconstruct stories linked to the Holocaust, such as Art Spiegelman in 'Maus'. During the 90s Giardino looks into the fate of the European Jews; Zentner and Pellejero introduce the figure of the Golem, in the context of the Jewish immigration in Argentina, and Sfar deals with the Jewish tradition and history in 'Le Petit Monde du golem' or 'The Rabbi's Cat'. know more...

09/06/2009›27/09/2009 : THE WORLDS OF LANFEUST (BRUXELLES) Exhibition about the famous heroic fantasy comics series "Lanfeust de Troy" that is organized with the help of its writer and creator, Christophe Arleston. Discover in an original and playful way the different universes from this major series published by the éditions Soleil. know more...

24/06/2009›27/09/2009 : THE BRUSSELS EPIC OF WILLY VANDERSTEEN (BRUXELLES) This exhibition presents the period in which the father of "Spike and Suzy" used the "ligne claire" the most, when Vandersteen worked for the 'Editions du Lombard'. A number of albums form the height of Vandersteen's career: "The Spanish goast", "The Treasure of Beersel", "the Bronze key" or the "the Martians". The exhibition offers a modern outlook on an exceptional creator. know more...

23/09/2009›15/01/2010 : THE PENCIL STROKE AND THE EMPIRE (WATERLOO) © Dany / OPT This exhibition will present historical comic strips including panels and work from artists on the Battle of Waterloo, the Napoleonic wars, and the main protagonists of these events. The uniforms, weapons, paintings, and comic strips will create interactivity between the various exhibits in the museum. A signing session and workshops are also planned. know more...

25/09/2009›03/01/2010 : THE SEXTIES CREPAX / CUVELIER / FOREST / PEELLAERT (BRUXELLES) This exhibition highlights the work of four authors, who have marked the evolution of comic strips with their graphic audacity and evolving histories, so that they were no longer aimed at children. These four authors, Guido Crepas, Paul Cuvelier, Jean-Claude Forest and Guy Peellaert - were inspired by painting, animated films, cinema, music, literature and photography. Their work represents the 60s, a time with many changes. know more...

29/09/2009›06/12/2009 : COMIC STRIPS... 20 YEARS LATER (BRUXELLES) In 2009 the CBBD celebrates its 20th anniversary and tells about the changes in European comic strips these last few years. It highlights the most remarkable creations of the past two decades. know more...