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| Salon de la Bande Dessinée (Angoulême) | |
|---|---|
| Name | Salon de la Bande Dessinée (Angoulême) |
| Status | Active |
| Genre | Comics festival |
| Frequency | Annual |
| Location | Angoulême |
| Country | France |
| First | 1974 |
| Organizer | Cité Internationale de la Bande Dessinée et de l'Image |
Salon de la Bande Dessinée (Angoulême) is an annual comics festival held in Angoulême since 1974 that gathers creators, publishers, critics, and fans from across France, Belgium, Canada, Japan, and other countries. The event is noted for exhibitions, awards, market activity, and a program that connects institutions such as the Cité internationale de la bande dessinée et de l'image, publishers like Dargaud, Glénat, Dupuis, and broadcasters including Arte and France Télévisions. Over decades the festival has hosted figures associated with Hergé, Goscinny, Uderzo, Moebius, and contemporary artists affiliated with Marvel Comics, DC Comics, Image Comics, and Fantagraphics.
The festival began in 1974 amid a European surge in interest sparked by creators such as Hergé, André Franquin, René Goscinny, Albert Uderzo, Jacques Tardi, Moebius (Jean Giraud), and publishers like Dargaud and Dupuis. Early editions featured pioneers from the Franco-Belgian comics tradition, alongside influences from Underground comix figures including Robert Crumb and Art Spiegelman. During the 1980s and 1990s the festival expanded with participation from Will Eisner, Frank Miller, Alan Moore, Neil Gaiman, George Pratt, and institutions such as Centre Pompidou and Musée d'Orsay organizing exhibitions. The 2000s saw greater internationalization with guests from Japan—including Osamu Tezuka legacy figures and Naoki Urasawa—and collaborations with Angoulême International Comics Festival partners like Salon du Livre and Festival d'Angoulême. Recent years involve curatorial input from the Cité internationale de la bande dessinée et de l'image and commissioners linked to Ministère de la Culture (France) and regional bodies like Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
The festival is coordinated by the Cité internationale de la bande dessinée et de l'image in tandem with the municipal administration of Angoulême and national cultural agencies including the Ministère de la Culture (France). Venues have included the Palais des Congrès d'Angoulême, the Musée de la Bande Dessinée, the Hôtel de Ville (Angoulême), and public spaces near the Charente (river). Publishers such as Dargaud, Glénat, Les Humanoïdes Associés, Casterman, and Futuropolis operate stands alongside distributors like Urban Comics and ComiXology representatives; galleries such as Galerie Champaka and institutions like Institut Français stage exhibitions. Partnerships with media outlets including Le Monde, Libération, Télérama, and BD Gest'' support programming, while logistics involve trade unions and professional associations such as Syndicat National de l'Édition.
Programming combines exhibitions, signings, panels, masterclasses, and market halls featuring works from Tintin, Asterix, Spirou, Blueberry, Corto Maltese, Persepolis, Maus, Watchmen, Sandman, Persepolis creators. Events include retrospectives on Hergé, André Franquin, Moebius (Jean Giraud), monographic shows for Marjane Satrapi, Art Spiegelman, Quino, and thematic salons on manga with publishers like Shueisha and Kodansha. Panels often involve editors from Dargaud, translators linked to Gallimard, curators from Centre Pompidou, and scholars from universities such as Université de Bordeaux and Sorbonne University. Special programming has featured collaborations with festivals like Festival d'Angoulême, Comiket, Angoulême International Comics Festival guest slots, and links to markets like Frankfurt Book Fair and Angoulême Book Fair events.
The festival dispenses prizes that have historically paralleled honors such as the Grand Prix de la ville d'Angoulême, with awards celebrating authors, albums, and newcomers; laureates have included Hergé (Georges Remi), Moebius (Jean Giraud), Alan Moore, Art Spiegelman, Lewis Trondheim, Joann Sfar, Marjane Satrapi, Riad Sattouf, and Chris Ware. Categories and juries have featured representatives from Syndicat National de l'Édition, critics from Le Monde, and curators from institutions such as Bibliothèque nationale de France. Special commendations have recognized translators, illustrators, and publishers including Casterman, Gallimard, and Futuropolis, while partnerships with awards like the Prix Goncourt have occasionally cross-promoted graphic literature.
Over time the festival hosted notable figures from different traditions: European masters Hergé, Goscinny, Uderzo, Moebius (Jean Giraud), André Franquin; American creators Will Eisner, Frank Miller, Art Spiegelman, Alan Moore; Japanese artists associated with Tezuka Productions, Naoki Urasawa, and CLAMP; and contemporary voices such as Marjane Satrapi, Riad Sattouf, Chris Ware, Joann Sfar, Lewis Trondheim, Enki Bilal, Jacques Tardi, and Milo Manara. Exhibitions have surveyed works like Tintin au Congo, Astérix chez les Bretons, Blueberry, Corto Maltese, Persepolis, and themed shows on movements such as Franco-Belgian comics, manga, and American comics histories curated by institutions including Centre Pompidou, Musée d'Orsay, and Bibliothèque nationale de France.
The festival has influenced publishing trends at houses like Dargaud, Glénat, Dupuis, and Casterman, contributed to the international stature of creators such as Marjane Satrapi and Riad Sattouf, and shaped academic interest at universities including Sorbonne University and Université de Bordeaux. Critics from Le Monde, Libération, Télérama, and trade journals have debated its role in promoting manga versus Franco-Belgian comics and the balance between commercial fairs and curated exhibitions. The event's partnerships with cultural bodies such as the Cité internationale de la bande dessinée et de l'image and the Ministère de la Culture (France) have reinforced its status within European festival circuits alongside Angoulême International Comics Festival and global events like Comiket and the San Diego Comic-Con.
Category:Comics festivals