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01.12.23 > 31.03.24
Comic Art & Art Nouveau
Comic Art Nouveau
© François SchuitenHoused in one of the architectural jewels designed by Victor Horta, the Comics Art Museum has been linking Art Nouveau and Ninth Art since its creation in 1989. So when Brussels celebrates Art…
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09.09.23 > 06.10.24
Le Lombard
A family affair
Poster of the exhibition
Art: Johan De MoorThe second floor of our Comics Art Museum brings the old Waucquez warehouse back to life. From 8 September 2023, this floor will host an exhibition celebrating 77 years of publishing house Le…
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24.03.23 > 12.11.23
Judith Vanistendael
Artfully moving
Judith Vanistendael, Artfully Moving
Poster of the exhibitionBronze Adhemar laureate Judith Vanistendael (1974) is a true ambassador of comics and reaches a wide and international audience with her drawings. She always delivers socially relevant comics,…
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20.10.22 > 15.08.23
Squarely Furry
Squarely Furry
Poster of the exhibitionLittle Furry wakes up every morning and hurries to the toilet which is far too big for him. He then hurriedly tucks into his breakfast, gives his mummy a kiss, and then briskly walks to school. To…
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29.09.22 > 15.08.23
Cerise, Lulu and Nelson
The world of childhood by Aurélie Neyret
Cerise, Lulu and Nelson
The French illustrator and cartoonist Aurélie Neyret has made of the world of childhood her creative universe. After numerous illustrated books and collective publications, she made her debut in…
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27.05.22 > 05.03.23
Marc Sleen 100. Nero 75.
A century of change
Marc Sleen created the drawings for 217 Nero comic books. This is just one series but it includes so many comic books. He achieved a world record which is officially recognised in the Guinness Book…
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25.02.22 > 11.09.22
Comics at the Louvre
Comics at the Louvre
The exhibition Comics at the Louvre, presented by the Comics Art Museum, invites visitors to rediscover the Louvre through the works of twenty reknown comic strip artists. In focusing on each…
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21.12.21 > 12.06.22
George van Raemdonck
Pioneer of Belgian Comic Strip Art
Georges van Raemdonck
In Belgium, it was Hergé who first introduced comic strip art as we know it in 1929. However, prior to this, an Antwerp-born comic strip artist had already dreamed up the adventures of two special…
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30.09.21 > 01.05.22
Blake & Mortimer
The secret of the swordfish
Blake & Mortimer
© Daniel Fouss/Comics Art MuseumThe exhibition "The Secret of the Swordfish" aims to provide the public with the keys to understanding this seminal work in its own time, while highlighting its astonishing topicality.
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09.07.21 > 23.01.22
The rise of Korean comics
Manhwa and webtoon
The rise of Korean comics
Poster of the exhibitionFrom the first cartoons published in the press to the most recent webtoons, through popular characters and major series, The Rise of Korean comics invites visitors to discover the dynamics and…
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23.06.21 > 05.12.21
Inside the head of Charel Cambré
Exhibition Bronzen Adhemar 2020
In the head of Charel Cambré
Exhibition posterWelcome to the mind of Charel Cambré, winner of the 2020 Bronzen Adhemar and known for comic book series such as Amoras,Spirou, Jump, Filip & Mathilde, Pinanti United, Spike and…
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02.04.21 > 12.09.21
United Comics of Belgium
United Comics of Belgium
© Daniel Fouss/Comics Art MuseumThe Comics Art Museum wishes to highlight the effervescence of the contemporary Belgian comic strip art. It has therefore entrusted the ABDIL (comic strip and illustration authors) and the AKA…
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29.09.20 > 23.01.22
Midam
The journey of a Kid from Brussels
Midam
© Daniel Fouss/Comics Art MuseumThe Belgian author Midam has always nurtured the art of laughter, right from his earliest drawings to his most recent works, and he has poured all of his talent into gag comics. The Kid Paddle…
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03.06.20 > 30.05.21
Juanjo Guarnido
The Workshop Secrets of a Master
Juanjo Guarnido
© Daniel Fouss/Comics Art MuseumFamous for his amazing series Blacksad, Juanjo Guarnido is an author whose artistic talent soon swept him to foreign shores. He was born in Spain in 1967, and he has been passionately drawing since…
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10.12.19 > 13.09.20
Pico Bogue and his family
Alexis Dormal and Dominique Roques
© Daniel Fouss/Comics Art MuseumIn this original series Belgian author Alexis Dormal illustrates the scripts of his mother, Dominique Roques. Their work finds inspiration in their everyday life and comic strip characters such as…
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01.10.19 > 08.03.20
Emmanuel Lepage
The Explorer
Emmanuel Lepage
© Daniel Fouss/Comics Art MuseumForget the image of a writer working alone in his studio. Emmanuel Lepage, of Breton origin, loves to travel, meet people, make discoveries and share his experiences. Incorporating his love of…
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25.06.19 > 21.02.21
Billy and Buddy
Sixty years of everyday happiness
Billy and Buddy, Sixty years of everyday happiness
© Daniel Fouss/Comics Art MuseumApart from being a great story of friendship and humour, Billy and Buddy is first of all a poetic theatre. The series was first released by the graphic artist Jean Roba in the comic magazine Spirou…
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11.06.19 > 24.11.19
Signed Griffo
Illustrating for the scriptwriters
Griffo
© Daniel Fouss/Comics Art MuseumWith SOS Bonheur [SOS happiness] and Monsieur Noir [Mr Black], the author of the Giacomo C series illustrated some of the most important comic strip milestones of the last 30 years. A graduate of…
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26.03.19 > 15.09.19
Wasterlain
The Universes of a Storyteller
Wasterlain, The Universes of a Storyteller
Marc Wasterlain, © Daniel Fouss/Comics Art MuseumEver since he first spotted Wasterlain’s talent, Franquin collected the latter’s pages and drawings in a folder. And then one fine day, he showed them to our astonished author, who at the time…
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11.12.18 > 26.05.19
Urbanus
The underground family comic strip
"Urbanus, The Underground Family Comic Strip" - Urbanus and Willy Linthout
© Daniel Fouss/Comics Art MuseumIn the early 1980s, the then little-known Belgian illustrator, Willy Linthout (1953), came up with the idea of creating a comic strip about the Belgian comic Urbanus (1949), who was already famous…
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25.09.18 > 10.03.19
Magasin Général
A Quebec Symphony by Loisel and Tripp
Jean-Louis Tripp and Régis Loisel
© Daniel Fouss/Comics Art MuseumOnce upon a time, somewhere between the lakes and the forests of the Province of Quebec, there was a small village community as there are so many others in the world: a few families, a handful of…
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19.06.18 > 25.11.18
Catel
Drawn Destinies of Strong Women
Catel
It has taken this outstanding graphic novel artist just less than two decades to rise to prominence on the Franco-Belgian comic strip art scene. Her powerfully inspired and profoundly humanist work…
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13.02.18 > 09.09.18
A panorama of Chinese comic strips
Connected images from abroad
© Daniel Fouss / Comics Art Museum
The decision to devote a major exhibition to Chinese comic strips one day was made some time ago and now the Belgian Comic Strip Center is delighted to announce “A Panorama of Chinese Comic…
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19.09.17 > 03.06.18
The New Wave of Flemish Comic Strip
The New Wave of Flemish Comic Strip
© Daniel Fouss / Comics Art MuseumThis new generation of authors born to a region renowned for the immense popularity of its family comic strips is inspired by far-away horizons rather than by local material. Despite their artistic…
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13.06.17 > 28.01.18
Zidrou
A scriptwriter and his accomplices
Zidrou
© Daniel Fouss / Comics Art MuseumZidrou (Benoît Drousie) began his career as a teacher. He then caught the writing bug and in 1992 he collaborated on the scenario's of 'Sac à Puces' and he began writing satirical strips for the…
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31.05.17 > 01.10.17
Asterix in Belgium
A playful exhibition about the northern Gauls
Asterix in Belgium
One fine day, at the height of their career, Goscinny and Uderzo decided to tell the story of the adventures of Asterix among the Belgians, after already putting him through some laugh-out-loud…
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14.02.17 > 03.09.17
Gipi or the Power of Emotions
Gipi or the Power of Emotions
© Daniel FoussGipi (Gianni Alfonso Pacinotti) was born in Pisa in 1963 and produces illustrations for publishing houses, and also regularly works on collaborations with the Italian press. In 2006, he shot into…
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20.09.16 > 28.05.17
Cover Art
Cover Art
© Daniel FoussThere comes a day when a comic strip reader is so struck by the cover image of an album that he sees it as part and parcel of the album illustrations. When that happens it’s for life. Cover art…
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14.06.16 > 15.01.17
Étienne Davodeau
Chronicles of real life
Étienne Davodeau
© Daniel Fouss / Comics Art MuseumImaginary worlds feature prominently in comic strips but Étienne Davodeau prefers to base his stories on real life and take his inspiration from his homeland and family and friends. Davodeau…
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22.03.16 > 04.09.16
Frank Pé or the passions of a faun
Frank Pé or the passions of a faun
© Daniel FoussMaster of direct colour and illustrator par excellence, Frank Pé – who signs his work Frank – produced a heart-warming depiction of his love of nature in Broussaille and Zoo. Broussaille,…
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15.12.15 > 29.05.16
Jean-Pol
Pleasure in movement
© Daniel Fouss
For decades, bakers in every village in Belgium used a small cartoon character to display their opening hours and holiday dates. Kramikske (or Briochon), the little baker boy, was the work of…
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22.09.15 > 06.03.16
Fred Jannin, Just too much
© Daniel Fouss
An ardent admirer of Franquin, Gotlib and the Monty Python team, Brussels-born Frédéric Jannin (Uccle, 1956) published his first comic strips in a tabloid rock magazine. As the author of the…
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16.06.15 > 29.11.15
Jean Van Hamme, traveller without frontiers
© Daniel Fouss
After studying economics and business administration, Jean Van Hamme (Brussels, 1939) held a high-ranking post in a major multinational company. He then abandoned his career overnight to devote…
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24.03.15 > 06.09.15
The Universe of Thorgal
© Daniel Fouss
It was in Tintin magazine that Grzegorz Rosinski and Jean Van Hamme created Thorgal, an epic family saga sometimes tinged with fantasy. This comic strip was to become tremendously successful – so…
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02.12.14 > 31.05.15
Rosinski from Poland
© Daniel Fouss
The first thing is his emotions about graphic art in his early childhood. At the age of 10 or thereabouts, he finds himself leafing through some strange magazine, coming from the side of Europe. He…
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23.09.14 > 01.03.15
Picturing Brussels
© Daniel Fouss
Between the Sacred Isle (‘Ilot Sacré’) and the European quarter, to the north of the canal and the south of the River Woluwe, live the people of Brussels. In joint tribute both to the 25 years…
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03.06.14 > 16.11.14
100 years in the Balkans
The comic strip in resistance
© Daniel Fouss
One hundred years ago, the world learned of the existence of a city in central Europe called Sarajevo, then in Bosnia. The heir to the Austro-Hungarian Empire had just been assassinated by a…
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18.03.14 > 31.08.14
Canicule, Autopsy of an graphic novel
Baru by Vautrin
© Daniel Fouss
Before becoming a comic strip album by Baru, one of today’s masters of the comic strip, Canicule was a sombre and passionate novel by Jean Vautrin. This exhibition staged by CBBD is a first of…
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04.02.14 > 18.05.14
The Swiss comic strip in Brussels
© Daniel Fouss
The geography of the European comic strip rises to some impressive heights – among them Derib, Cosey and Zep – and not everyone realizes that these authors are not in fact Belgian but Swiss.…
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22.10.13 > 19.01.14
Olivier Grenson
25 years of creation
© Daniel Fouss
To mark the start of the year of its 25th anniversary – which coincides with that of the Brussels-Capital region – the Belgian Comic Strip Center has chosen to honour comic strip author Olivier…
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17.09.13 > 02.03.14
Will Eisner, from the Spirit to the graphic novel
© Daniel Fouss
Universally regarded as one of the world masters of the comic strip in the 20th century, the American Will Eisner (1917-2005) first became known as the creator of Spirit (1940), an upholder of the…
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23.04.13 > 06.10.13
Spirou passed from hand to hand
As part of the 75th anniversary of Spirou
© Daniel Fouss
Created on 21 April 1938 to enliven the pages of the weekly children’s comic launched by the publishing house Dupuis, the character Spirou is one of the emblematic characters of the European…
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12.03.13 > 01.09.13
Vandersteen the storyteller
As part of the Willy Vandersteen Centenary
Vandersteen the storyteller
Willy Vandersteen, the creator of Spike and Suzy and many other popular series which he drew himself for some years before entrusting them to his studio, was born in Antwerp on 15 February 1913, in…
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04.12.12 > 02.04.13
10 years of the Ecritures
Daniel Fouss - CBBD
The Ecritures collection was launched by the publisher Casterman in the autumn of 2002. Quartier lointain by Jirô Taniguchi and L’Autoroute du Soleil by Baru, published in plain cream covers,…
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09.10.12 > 24.02.13
François Walthéry
50 years of comics
BCSC_Daniel Fouss
Born in the hills over Liège, François Walthéry decided very early on in life that he was going to be a cartoonist. His first plates, published in 1962 when he was barely 16 years old, were…
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12.06.12 > 25.11.12
Retrospective Posy Simmonds
Essentially English
Rétrospective Posy Simmonds
Riddled with literary allusions, class clashes and repressed desires, the graphic novels of Posy Simmonds are quintessentially English.
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07.02.12 > 23.09.12
Marten Toonder Centenary
Le centenaire de Marten Toonder
The comic strip writer, illustrator and author Marten Toonder has enchanted several generations of readers with his Panda and Tom Puss series published in the daily press in many countries.
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25.10.11 > 20.05.12
77 years of Romanian comics
77 ans de BD roumaine
It is to the credit of Romanian comic strip artists that they have been able to produce such original work of great talent – the fruit of a long inheritance – in the trials and tribulations of…
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14.06.11 > 15.01.12
Bob De Moor and the Sea
A famous cartoon artist’s great passion
Bob De Moor et la Mer
In 1956, two remarkable men boarded the freighter, the Reine Astrid, for a fact-finding cruise in the North Sea. This was how Hergé and Bob De Moor did the preparatory work for the publication of…
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22.03.11 > 02.10.11
The Publiart adventure
Advertising discovers comic strip artists
L’aventure Publiart
Although the press had been associated with advertising since the first half of the nineteenth century, it would be 1950 before an advertising agency was established with the express purpose of…
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08.02.11 > 29.05.11
The influence of Delcourt
25 years in the life of a comic strip publisher
L'empreinte Delcourt
Twenty-five years after his first publication, Guy Delcourt is still a comic strip enthusiast. And although this publisher’s catalogue is both large and varied, he himself remains as constant as…
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05.10.10 > 06.03.11
European Comic Strip Treasures
Trésors de la BD européenne
At a time when Belgium is holding the presidency of the European Union, the Belgian Comic Centre is delighting the general public with an exceptional selection of original comic strips extracted…
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15.06.10 > 09.01.11
The studio of Franquin, Jijé, Morris and Will
L’atelier de Franquin, Jijé, Morris et Will
This exhibition, initiated by Isabelle, André Franquin’s daughter, and with the support of the artist Frédéric Jannin is neither an exhaustive record nor an informative account of La Bande des…
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01.04.10 > 30.05.10
Poisson Pilote
A collection for a different type of comic strip
Poisson Pilote
\"Your preliminary draft is great, but unfortunately it doesn’t fit into any of our collections\". How many innovative and original cartoon strips have been abandoned after such a terse response?
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02.03.10 > 19.09.10
Moomin
Tove Jansson’s Dreamworld
Moomin
Popularised around the world through comic strips, the Moomin series is above all a rich and sensitive body of comic strip work, created by Tove Jansson (1914-2001), an essential Finnish…
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08.12.09 > 21.02.10
Leemans by Leemans
Leemans par Leemans
As a real tenor of flemish comic strips Hec Leemans published his first works in the daily newspaper Het Volk in 1969. Ever since the creator of Bakelandt hasn’t ceased telling stories in images.
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09.06.09 > 27.09.09
Lanfeust
Arithmetics of Troy
Lanfeust
One day, Lanfeust, a blacksmith’s apprentice living in the magical world of Troy, began a quest of initiation after discovering that he had extraordinary powers. “Lanfeuse de Troy” hit the…
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10.03.09 > 07.06.09
20 years of Manga in Europe
20 ans de Manga en Europe
In twenty years, mangakas are a full-fledged part of the European world of comics and their works, that have never stopped influencing European creation, are among the most respected
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18.11.08 > 08.03.09
The New Children's Comic Strips
La Nouvelle BD pour enfants
Their names are Sfar, Trondheim, Robin, de Bonneval or Guibert. With the creation of new graphic forms, in the '90s these storytellers assumed a role of ever-increasing importance.
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10.06.08 > 16.11.08
Smurf for All, All for Smurf
50 Years of Smurfs
L’union fait la Schtroumpf
Fifty years after their birth, the Smurfs remain among the most popular characters ever created by a Belgian comic strip author.
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19.09.24 > 01.12.24
Okay for now - Nicolas Pitz
Teenage pain committed to paper
Okay for now
1968, a small town in upstate New York. A directionless father, a distraught mother. Two big brothers, one with a big mouth, the other sucked away by the war in Vietnam. Too little money at home,…
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11.07.24 > 27.08.24
The world of Sacha
The world of Sacha
© Daniel Fouss / Comic Art MuseumMeet Sacha, a little tiger created by authors Joëlle Passeron and Alexandre De Moté. Enter his colourful world and explore with him a whole range of emotions. An exhibition tailored to the…
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10.06.24 > 08.09.24
Jazz & Comics
Jazz & Comics
Jazz and comic books have a special connection. Several comic books took inspiration from the music in terms of atmosphere, history and iconic artists. This summer, the Comic Art Museum…
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08.04.24 > 02.06.24
The Printer's
The Printer's
At the roundabout at the Boulevard de Berlaimont - where the statue of Gaston Lagaffe once welcomed every visitor to Brussels - the building does not immediately attract attention. Strange because…
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21.12.23 > 07.01.24
Danish comics on new adventures
Danish comics on new adventures
©Daniel Fouss/Comics Art MuseumDuring the Christmas holidays, we are happy to present to you the first exhibit of Danish comics in the Brussels Comics Art Museum. The exhibited artists include Danish award winners,…
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19.12.23 > 31.03.24
The Wolf in underpants exposed
The Wolf in underpants exposed
The Wolf in underpants actually originated from another series: The old geezers. There, a travelling puppet theatre called "Le Loup en slip" appeared in one particular album. Since 2016, that merry…
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21.10.23 > 05.11.23
Draw for change !
6 devoted artists, 6 battles for change
Draw for change !
The exhibition "Draw for change! "presents the work of six female artists - press cartoonists - from six different countries and the impact they are making with their work. You embark on a journey…
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21.09.23 > 10.12.23
Comic Art Europe
10 emerging comic artists from Europe
Comic Art Europe
The exhibition Visions of tomorrow & Living together shows the work of the 10 winners of the Comic Art Europe project. These authors will present their own "visions of tomorrow" and, together,…
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25.04.23 > 10.09.23
Quintanilha: visual chronicles of Brazil
Marcello Quintanilha, described in Brazil as a "visual storyteller", draws inspiration from reality to create powerful stories. Rio, Niteroi, Salvador de Bahia or Sao Paulo are the setting for his…
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07.04.23 > 01.10.23
ODYSSEY to the origins of Blake and Mortimer
ODDYSEY to the origins of Blake and Mortimer
ODYSSEY is an exhibition that places the heritage work of Blake and Mortimer in its aesthetic, cultural and historical context with the purpose to be (re)discovered by the public in all its…
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20.12.22 > 08.01.23
CAN for BALKANS
CAN for BALKANS
Comics sometimes tend to stereotype the Balkan countries and the people who live there. The exhibition "Can for Balkans" aims to lift the veil on these stereotypes, but also on the history of the…
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08.09.22 > 16.04.23
Marsupilami
The Houba Show !
Marsupilami
The Marsupilamus Fantasii, that secret and fascinating animal, has been accompanying the readers of Spirou for several Amazonian springs by now. His first appearance dates from 1952 in the album…
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10.05.22 > 28.08.22
Le clan de la rivière sauvage
Renaud Dillies & Régis Hautière - Editions La Gouttière
Le clan de la rivière sauvage
Warning to the reader : what you are looking at is not a book. It is a door. One of the doors to a fabulous world, a world of adventure and magic, a world of emotions, laughter and horror : the…
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28.01.22 > 08.03.22
A new out of the ordinary passport!
A new out of the ordinary passport!
In February 2022, the Belgian passport changes its look and invites you on a trip in the company of world-famous Belgian comics characters! Discover it here from a new angle and try to recognize…
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06.12.21 > 09.05.22
Leconte fait son cinéma
Nicoby & Joub - Editions Dupuis
Leconte fait son cinéma
© Dupuis 2021The name of Patrice Leconte evokes a number of outstanding films, whose fame testifies to their success. For several months, two comic book authors accompanied him on his projects, taking note of…
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11.09.21 > 29.11.21
Raymond's Children
The comic strip stars of tomorrow
Raymond's Children
Poster of the exhibition“Certainly not just another trophy to gather dust on the mantelpiece...” Raymond Leblanc, founder of Tintin magazine and Belvision studios, has given a break to several generations of leading…
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20.10.20 > 27.06.21
Perspective(s) on the world
Back in 2005 Futuropolis began publishing albums which viewed the world with a sense of an engagement. Comics ventured into territories hitherto little explored. Reports, inquiries, history books,…
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24.06.20 > 13.09.20
Seules à Berlin [Alone in Berlin]
Nicolas Jucker, Casterman Publishers
Seules à Berlin
Nicolas Juncker, Casterman PublishersInspired by two witness accounts, Nicolas Juncker’s new album tells a compelling story. As can be seen from the selection of original artwork, the author uses pencil, wash drawing and charcoal to…
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21.01.20 > 22.03.20
Mondo Disco
Nicolas Wild, La Boîte à Bulles Publishers
Mondo Disco
Nicolas Wild, La Boîte à Bulles PublishersThe graphic designer cum reporter Nicolas Wild takes immense pleasure in travelling around the world to investigate and report on locations of global interest in order to gain a greater…
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03.12.19 > 19.01.20
Maelstrom
Céline Hudréaux, Editions Bries
Maelstrom
To celebrate the special occasion of their 20th anniversary, the publishing house Éditions Bries is taking its place in the Gallery! Thanks to Ria Schulpen’s energy and creativity, this…
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22.10.19 > 01.12.19
Penss et les plis du monde [Penns and the folds of the world]
Jérémie Moreau, Editions Delcourt
Jérémie Moreau is not only a talented but also an amazing author, because of his powerful stories and also because of the way in which he draws them. Whether he is revisiting an English legend,…
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03.09.19 > 20.10.19
Le roman des Goscinny [The Goscinny's Story]
Catel, Editions Grasset
Catel
© Daniel Fouss/Comics Art MuseumAs it prepares to celebrate its 30th anniversary, the BCSC is delighted to welcome a very significant album, the work of a contemporary author about an author who stamped his personality and style…
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18.06.19 > 01.09.19
La fille de l'exposition universelle. Paris 1867.
Etienne Willem and Jack Manini, Editions Grand Angle
The authors: Tanja Wenish (colours), Etienne Willem (drawings) and Jack Manini (script)
© Daniel Fouss/Comics Art MuseumThe Comics Art Museum is delighted to be exhibiting the adventures of Julie Petit-Clou in its Gallery. She is the ‘world expo girl’, and the mischievous heroine of a new series released by the…
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30.04.19 > 16.06.19
La famille Blaireau-Renard: Les Arbres [The Badger-Fox Family and Trees]
Brigitte Luciani and Eve Tharlet, Published by Editions Dargaud
Much to our delight, the most endearing Badger-Fox family has moved in and has made itself comfortable in the Gallery of the Comic Strip Art Museum! Mirroring the experiences of this exceptional…
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12.03.19 > 28.04.19
Ada & Rosie: Mauvais esprit de famille
Dorothée de Monfreid, Editions Casterman
Ada & Rosie: Mauvais esprit de famille.
©Dorothée de Monfreid/Editions CastermanThe Belgian Comic Strip Center (BCSC) is delighted to welcome to its Gallery Ada and little sister Rosie, the heroines created by Dorothée de Monfreid for her first comic strip album! This…
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29.01.19 > 10.03.19
Une maternité rouge [Earth-coloured Motherhood]
Christian Lax, Editions Futuropolis
Une maternité rouge [Earth-coloured Motherhood]
© Daniel Fouss/Comics Art MuseumFor its very first exhibition of the year, the Comics Art Museum is extremely happy to display in its Gallery a selection of plates from Christian Lax’ new comic book Maternité rouge…
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04.12.18 > 27.01.19
Atom Agency: les bijoux de la bégum [The Begum Jewels]
Olivier Schwarts and Yann, Editions Dupuis
Atom Agency: les bijoux de la bégum [The Begum Jewels]
Olivier Schwartz is on the trail of the Golden Age with his drawings that are inspired by the great masters of Belgian semi-realist comic strip art. He has joined forces with his Brussels born and…
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16.10.18 > 02.12.18
Andy, A Factual Fairytale
Typex, Published by Scratch Books
Andy, A Factual Fairytale
After producing his audacious comic book entitled Rembrandt, Typex has now delved into the universe of Andy Warhol. His latest amazing comic book has taken him five years to complete. The highly…
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04.09.18 > 14.10.18
Alix - Veni, Vidi, Vici
Giorgio Albertini and David B., Editions Casterman
Giorgio Albertini and David B.
© Daniel Fouss/Comics Art MuseumThere are two very good reasons for exhibiting the 37th Alix comic book in the Museum Gallery. Firstly, it is the 70th anniversary of this legendary Franco-Belgian comic strip series. The…
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26.06.18 > 02.09.18
Minivip & Supervip
Bruno Bozzetto and Grégory Panaccione, Editions Soleil, Metamorphose Collection
Bruno Bozzetto and Grégory Panaccione
© Daniel Fouss/Comics Art MuseumMinivip and Supervip, do you know them? Bruno Bozzetto created these two charming characters a few years ago, and they now feature in a freely adapted comic book with drawings by Grégory…
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02.05.18 > 24.06.18
Geisha ou le jeu du shamisen
Christian Durieux and Christian Perrissin, Futuropolis Publishers
Christian Durieux
© Daniel Fouss/Comics Art MuseumJapan, land of the rising sun, has a fascinating history, culture and traditions. It is famous for its prints, culinary art and martial arts. The geisha, another of the country’s symbols,…
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13.03.18 > 29.04.18
Est-Ouest (East-West)
Philippe Aymond and Pierre Christin, Published by Dupuis
Est-Ouest (East-West)
Pierre Christin and Philippe Aymond - (© Daniel Fouss/Comics Art Museum)The Aire Libre collection, which is celebrating its 30th anniversary, is a real Ali Baba’s cave. And Philippe Aymond’s new oeuvre is a pure reflection of it. Created in direct colour by a man…
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16.01.18 > 11.03.18
Le voile noir by Dodo and Cha
Casterman Publisher
Le voile noir by Dodo and Cha
© Daniel Fouss / Comics Art Museum“Can you laugh about anything”? Dodo and Cha certainly think so, as we can see from this album. Dodo, the scriptwriter, takes us in pursuit of his protagonists to Syrakia, in a tragicomedy…
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21.11.17 > 14.01.18
Familieziek
Peter Van Dongen, based on the novel of Adriaan van Dis , Scratch Books Publishers
Familieziek
© Daniel Fouss / Comics Art MuseumPeter Van Dongens’ crystal-clear style combined with his meticulous historical research are just the perfect combination for bringing long bygone times back to life. The graphic novel Rampokan is…
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10.10.17 > 20.11.17
Le Règne. Volume 2: Le Maître du Shrine
Sylvain Runberg and Olivier Boiscommun - Le Lombard
Le Règne. Volume 2: Le Maître du Shrine
The new series Le Règne, which is a first collaboration of two highly talented authors, promises some very entertaining reading. The script was written by Sylvain Runberg, who specialises in…
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23.05.17 > 08.10.17
TER « L’étranger », by Rodolphe and Christophe Dubois
Edition Daniel Maghen
TER « L’étranger », by Rodolphe and Christophe Dubois
Picture Daniel Fouss/Comics Art MuseumThe cover captures our imagination on the spot because of the finesse of the drawings and the abundance of colour. Its great depth and sheer poetry simply draw us into the story… Welcome to TER,…
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11.04.17 > 21.05.17
Fanny K. – Moordgriet
Toni Coppers & Jean-Marc Krings - WPG/Standaart Publ.
Toni Coppers & Jean-Marc Krings
© Daniel FoussSome comic strip characters capture our imagination to such an extent that we almost forget that they actually only play a minor part. Fanny is just such an example. When she first appeared upon…
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07.03.17 > 09.04.17
Vite
Dennis Mariën
© Daniel Fouss / Comics Art MuseumIn times when comic strip magazines are becoming ever thinner on the ground, the Comic Strip Museum aims to encourage initiatives that offer upcoming authors a platform to show off their skill.…
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17.01.17 > 05.03.17
Human Rights, A Modern Ideology
By François De Smet and Thierry Bouüaert, Le Lombard
Thierry Bouüaert and François De Smet
© Daniel Fouss / Comics Art MuseumWhat an excellent idea to allow the Universal Declaration of Human Rights to have its say! It tells us its history, its hopes, its values to be preserved: “I am not just a package of rights. I…
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25.10.16 > 15.01.17
They are in blue and quite a pair: It’s the Bluecoats!
They are in blue and quite a pair: It’s the Bluecoats!
In 1968, Raoul Cauvin created the Bluecoats series for Salvé (Louis Salvérius), who, like him, was working for the publishing company Dupuis. The series consisted of humorous short stories…
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30.08.16 > 23.10.16
64_page, Continued…
64_page, Continued…
Even though comic strip art has increasingly been gaining official recognition over the last few decades, young authors are nevertheless finding it more and more difficult to establish a career in…
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28.06.16 > 28.08.16
Sarah Herlant
Les éditions EP
Sarah Herlant
The Comic Strip Center is particularly pleased to welcome Mon frère le chasseur to its Gallery. In this hard-hitting story, Sarah Herlant delivers a powerful, extremely moving account of the…
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31.05.16 > 26.06.16
Salto, from Mark Bellido and Judith Vanistendael
La Lombard
Salto, from Mark Bellido and Judith Vanistendael
‘Salto’, which is a first collaboration between Mark Bellido and Judith Vanistendael, is enjoying a tremendous success. We featured Bellido and his previous graphic novel ‘El Mesías’ in…
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12.04.16 > 23.05.16
Habana
Habana
History is being written as we speak. Cuba is now opening itself up to the world and also discovering modern comic strip art. Undoubtedly, the eighteen Cuban authors who are exhibiting in this…
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01.03.16 > 11.04.16
Ancco, Mauvaises filles, Cornélius Publ.
Ancco, © Daniel Fouss
South Korea is without a doubt one of the most interesting Asian countries when it comes to comic strip art. Whereas the country obviously excels in ‘webtoons’ or digital comics, many authors…
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12.01.16 > 28.02.16
Amoras
by Charel and Marc Legendre
© Daniel Fouss
Of all the famous comic strip spin-offs, there are only few that have had as much success as Amoras. This six-part cycle, which was launched two years prior to Spike and Suzy’s 70th anniversary,…
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30.11.15 > 10.01.16
HYVER 1709 – Deel 1
Nathalie Sergeef et Philippe Xavier, Glénat publ.
HYVER 1709 – Deel 1
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13.10.15 > 29.11.15
Sean Chuang
Mes années 80 (80s Diary in Taiwan)
© Daniel Fouss
No, it’s not the thrilling adventures of a comic strip hero … Sean Chuang’s 80s Diary in Taiwan is all about him. It’s an authentic tale of his childhood in Taipei at a pivotal moment in…
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01.09.15 > 11.10.15
Noces de Papier
© Daniel Fouss
Even though comic strip art has increasingly gained official recognition over the last few decades, young authors are nevertheless finding it more and more difficult to develop a career. The…
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22.06.15 > 30.08.15
Alvin – part 1
Renaud DILLIES/ Régis HAUTIÈRE, Dargaud Publisher
© Renaud DILLIES/ Régis HAUTIÈREThis summer we have decided to exhibit a lovely comic book based on an animal story that will appeal both to the young and old. However, do not be deceived by its sweet appearance because the story…
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21.04.15 > 21.06.15
The Forgotten Slaves of Tromelin
Sylvain Savoia, Dupuis Publisher
Sylvain Savoia, © Daniel Fouss
This is a highly original comic book, which the Belgian Comics Art Museum now has great pleasure in introducing in the Gallery. Comic strip artist, Sylvain Savoia, tells the story of his…
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02.03.15 > 19.04.15
El Mesías, Wauter Mannaert and Mark Bellido
Ballon Media Publishers
El Mesías, Wauter Mannaert and Mark Bellido
Even though Wauter Mannaert’s career as a comic strip artist is certainly still in its infancy, we can already say that El Mesías is a first magnum opus. It is impressive, not particularly in…
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20.01.15 > 01.03.15
Le magicien de Whitechapel tome 1 Jerrold Picobello (The Whitechapel Magician Volume 1 Jerrold Picobello)
André Benn, publ. Dargaud
Benn, © Daniel Fouss
This is the remarkable achievement of an artist turned author, a man of distinction. After a career spanning 45 years in the world of comic strip art, Benn has managed to rid himself of the ‘big…
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09.12.14 > 18.01.15
Heureuse Vie ! Heureux Combats ! (Happy Life! Happy Fighting!)
By Duvivier and Lapière, Pub. Dupuis
© Daniel Fouss
Among the hundreds of original albums published every year in autumn, some are more worthy of consideration than others. Why? Because they make a stronger graphic impression. Or because the…
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21.10.14 > 07.12.14
Brussels in shorts (Passaporta/Oogachtend)
Brussels in short (Passaporta/Hoogachtend)
Brussels has always been a magnet for artists, especially comic strip writers. The ‘Brussels in Shorts’ creation project has given young authors the opportunity to (re)discover the city and to…
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02.09.14 > 19.10.14
Barly Baruti & Christophe Cassiau-Haurie
Madame Livingstone (Glénat)
© Daniel Fouss
Artist Barly Baruti, the standard-bearer of comic strip creation in Africa, heads an oeuvre unequalled in the Green Continent. Baruti’s works were published regularly in Europe before he decided…
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17.06.14 > 31.08.14
‘The Godfrrrrsaken Island’ [L'Île carrément perdue]
By Sti and Luc Cromheecke
© Daniel Fouss
The collaboration between Luc Cromheecke and Sti has resulted in one of the funniest comic strip series ever. We already know that Luc Cromheecke has a fantastic feeling for comic strip humour from…
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06.05.14 > 15.06.14
Perkeros, Les notes fantômes
JP Ahonen, KP Alare, Casterman Publisher
© Daniel Fouss
Finland has had a great comic book tradition for many years. The country’s most famous author is the artist Tove Jansson (1914-2001), whose Moomin tales have travelled the world. What is more,…
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18.02.14 > 04.05.14
Alois Nebel
By Jaroslav Rudis and Jaromir 99
© Daniel Fouss
When the manager of a punk rock group – a scenario writer – teams up with the lyric writer for a rock band – an artist – it may result in a comic strip album that creates quite a stir! A…
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03.12.13 > 05.01.14
Gauguin
Maximilien Le Roy and Christophe Gaultier
© Daniel Fouss
When the famous painter Gauguin escaped to the Marquesas Islands at the end of his life, his status gradually rose to that of a living legend in Europe. At the same time his paintings gained in…
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29.10.13 > 01.12.13
Murena, Jean Dufaux and Philippe Delaby
Murena
In the summer of 2013, Apple, one of the most modern companies in the western world, imposed a ban on the online sale of some 1,500 Franco-Belgian comic strip albums for reasons of "pornography".…
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08.09.13 > 27.10.13
Seediq Bale
Row-long Chiu, published by Akata
In 1583, when a Portuguese ship put into a port on the coast of Taiwan for fresh supplies, her captain was so struck by this exquisite island that he christened it Ilha Formosa, or Beautiful…
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18.06.13 > 08.09.13
LE SOURIRE DE MAO (The smile of Mao)
Jean-Luc Cornette and Michel Constant. Published by Futuropolis
After many years in political crisis, Belgium has finally divided into two nations. Seeking to ensure that the new Democratic Republic of Wallonia becomes a bright new star among the nations its…
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14.05.13 > 15.06.13
Le Secret des Papes, Corpus Christi (volume 1)
Eric Albert, François Maingoval, Sandawe Publishers
© Daniel Fouss
A successful scenario is rather like our grandmothers managing to pass a sewing thread through the eye of a needle. Tugging gently on the thread held by the needle, the whole story ensues from the…
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04.04.13 > 12.05.13
Pierre Tombal, Des os et des bas
Marc Hardy and Raoul Cauvin
© Daniel Fouss
Enough to make you die laughing!
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06.02.13 > 24.03.13
Brussels in shorts
10 new graphic short stories for Brussels !
Brussels in shorts
Ten cartoon strip authors/scenarists from Belgium and abroad have been given the opportunity to devise a graphic story on contemporary Brussels. They were selected as the winners of the…
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11.12.12 > 03.02.13
Galery: Les Petites Gens (Le Lombard, 2012)
Thomas Campi/Vincent Zabus
Les Petites Gens (Le Lombard, 2012)
The great Miguel de Cervantès once wrote: "That is life, my friend, except that it is not as good as the life you see in the theatre". The author of Don Quixote had understood that only a show…
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23.10.12 > 09.12.12
La marque Jacobs
By Louis Alloing and Rodolphe, Delcourt Publisher
La marque Jacobs
The Belgian Comic Strip Center is absolutely delighted to welcome within its walls the biography in comic-strip form of Edgar P. Jacobs, the creator of Blake et Mortimer. From the Sablon area to…
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11.09.12 > 21.10.12
Nicolas Vadot
Maudit mardi! – Volume 2 (Sandawé Publishing)
Nicolas Vadot
The Belgian Comic Strip Center is pleased to welcome the works of a very Belgian French-British-Australian author, a cartoonist by trade and a comic strip artist by vocation.
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19.06.12 > 09.09.12
Focus Strip Award
Focus Strip Award
The biannual Focus Strip Award is undeniably one of the most interesting comic strip awards of the moment. No less than ten debuting comic strip authors will see their winning short stories…
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24.04.12 > 30.08.12
Simon Spruyt & Fritz Van den Heuvel
De Bamburgers: Rust en Vrede Pub. Silvester
Simon Spruyt & Fritz Van den Heuvel
In 2006, the first adventures of the \"Bamburgers\" were voted Best Youth Album by the society Het Stripschap and nominated for the Flemish comic strip prize, the Bronze Adhemar.
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06.03.12 > 22.04.12
Asgard, by Ralph Meyer and Xavier Dorison (Dargaud Publications)
Asgard, par Ralph Meyer et Xavier Dorison
The Gallery of the Belgian Comic Strip Centre now hosts an exhibition of the artwork panels for a remarkable comic strip created by authors at the peak of their artistic talent. The story is…
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17.01.12 > 04.03.12
Marc Wasterlain
Les Pixels et les Mini Dinosaures
Marc Wasterlain
The publication of the third Pixels album presents the Belgian Comic Strip Center with the ideal opportunity to pay tribute to an essential Franco-Belgian comic strip author.
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08.11.11 > 15.01.12
Cyril Pedrosa – Portugal – Dupuis, Aire Libre 2011.
Cyril Pedrosa: Portugal
One of the most ambitious and most personal books in the prestigious Aire Libre collection published by Dupuis. In this book Cyril Pedrosa leads his readers on a quest full of humanity, aided by…
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13.09.11 > 06.11.11
André Taymans - Caroline Baldwin, L'ombre de la chouette
André Taymans - Caroline Baldwin, L’ombre de la Chouette
The comic creator, André Taymans, who has completed about fifty albums since 1990, soon found his style, highly effective, being characterised by clarity and simplicity.
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21.06.11 > 11.09.11
Le Dieu du 12
Alex barbier
Le Dieu du 12
The forthcoming exhibition to be staged by the Belgian Comic Strip Center is another very special one, for three reasons: - Alex Barbier is a rare, original and talented author. His work is…
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03.05.11 > 19.06.11
Esther Verkest, ROODHEIDSWAANZIN
Kim Duchateau
Esther Verkest, ROODHEIDSWAANZIN (Les folles aventures d’une rouquine)
The new Esther Verkest album is an excellent reason for the Belgian Comic Strip Center to invite this sensual heroine to Brussels.
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01.03.11 > 01.05.11
Maître Corbaque
Zidrou/E411
Maître Corbaque
Through this exhibition of plates from the first volume of Maître Corbaque in its Gallery the BCSC hails an initiative new to the comic strip world: the idea of appealing to internet users to fund…
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18.01.11 > 27.02.11
José Carlos Fernandes
A pior banda do mundo (The worst band in the world)
José Carlos Fernandes
Just like his famous compatriots Vasco de Gama and Magellan, the Portuguese comic strip artist, José Carlos Fernandes, set out to conquer the world.
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23.11.10 > 16.01.11
Nix, Kinky & Cosy
Nix, Kinky et Cosy
This is the very first time that the Belgian Comic Strip Centre has the pleasure of welcoming twins to its Gallery. They are certainly not unimportant ones, because the Kinky & Cosy sisters stand…
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28.09.10 > 21.11.10
Tibet and André-Paul Duchâteau
À la Poursuite du Griffon d’Or (On the trail of the golden griffin)
Tibet et André-Paul Duchâteau
Tibet (1931-2010) was one of the foremost artists of the so-called Brussels school, a movement that cut its teeth, as it were, in Tintin Magazine developed by Hergé. Tibet joined the magazine as…
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22.06.10 > 19.09.10
František Skála
Cecil's Quest
František Skála
With Cecil’s Quest, a fascinating and original tale in cartoon strip form, the Czechs once again demonstrate that they are as diligent in their image culture as they are at brewing beer.
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18.05.10 > 20.06.10
BING
Comic Strips from the New Generation
BING
This exhibition once again demonstrates that the recently established comic strip department at Sint-Lukas Brussel has become a success story.
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20.04.10 > 16.05.10
Greg Shaw
Travelling Square District, (Editions Sarbacane)
Travelling square district
The Belgian Comic Centre is proud to welcome the œuvre of Travelling Square District which is one of the most innovating of its generation.
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23.03.10 > 18.04.10
Julie Maroh
Le bleu est une couleur chaude
Julie Maroh
Clémentine’s life is turned upside down the day she meets Emma, a young girl with blue hair who leads her to discover the many facets of desire.
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15.12.09 > 17.01.10
Patrick Mallet
Smarra
Patrick Mallet
Exceptionally, the exhibit chosen by the Belgian Comic Strip Center for the top of the Gallery is absolutely horrible!
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22.09.09 > 01.11.09
Bastien Vivès
Amitié étroite – Dans mes Yeux (KSTR, Casterman)
Bastien Vivès
By exhibiting Bastien Vivès at the top of the Gallery, the Belgian Comic Strip Center greets one of the most promising new talents in French comics.
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23.06.09 > 20.09.09
Brussel in Beeldekes ('little sketches of Brussels')
Brussel in Beeldekes ('Bruxelles en petits dessins')
29 flemish comic strip artists made an adaptation of 15 popular legends of Brussels.
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19.05.09 > 21.06.09
De Duisterburcht (The Dark Fortress)
De Rode Ridder (The Red Knight)
De Duisterburcht (Le château des Ténèbres)
Merlin sent Johan to the ancient country of Arvernis, in Auvergne in the mountains of central France. Johan gets caught in a thunderstorm – they are common in the region – and finds shelter in…
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03.03.09 > 17.05.09
CZECHRICULUM VITAE
Czech History and Legends in Comic Strips
Czechriculum Vitae
The exhibition showcases significant figures in Czech history and selected Czech legends. The authors of the comic strips study at the Institute of Art and Design of the University of West Bohemia.
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06.01.09 > 01.03.09
Envie 2 fraises (A taste for strawberries)
Envie 2 Fraises
With this exhibit, the Belgian Center for Comic Strip Art again has the pleasure of welcoming a teacher and his students.
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02.12.08 > 04.01.09
Marvano - Berlin
Marvano - Berlin
Marvano's most recent project uses a generic title: Berlin, a town that serves as a backdrop for three stories.
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07.10.08 > 30.11.08
Willy Linthout, Het Jaar van de Olifant (Year of the Elephant)
Willy Linthout, Het Jaar van de Olifant (L'année de l'éléphant)
When his own son, Sam, committed suicide at 21, comic strip artist Willy Linthout made the courageous decision to approach the tragic event in a graphic novel published by Bries, a new high quality…
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17.06.08 > 05.10.08
Napoleon, André Osi
Volume 1 (Joker Éditions)
Napoléon, André Osi
The story André Osi tells is not fictional. His Napoleon continues to tell legend of centuries in comic book form.
