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COMIC STRIP FESTIVAL GASTON LAGAFFE HONOURED Well I never! In 2017, Gaston Lagaffe, Belgian comic strip publisher Dupuis’ famous lazybones, is celebrating his 60th birthday. To mark the occasion, the Spirou Festival has invited Gaston to the Brussels Comic Strip Festival. From the Balloon’s Day Parade to the Gaston: Le Géant de la Gaffe exhibition, through lectures and a wide variety of activities, the little Belgian character in his green poloneck sweater makes is present in all the festivities. EXHIBITION: “GASTON: LE GÉANT DE LA GAFFE” > STAND E1 Gaston is preparing his best jokes ever for a huge exhibition to mark the sixtieth anniversary of his debut in the SPIROU magazine in 1957. A trip though almost a thousand panels of Belgium’s favourite blunderer. Commissioner: Frédéric Jannin. (p. 44) LECTURES Gaston and the work of his author, Franquin, will be the subject of discussion at several themed lectures led by Frédéric Jannin and Sergio Honorez (editorial director at Dupuis), among others. (p. 46) “TRAGAWDOUKOUTRRR: ODE TO THE GAFFOPHONE”, A MUSICAL SHOW BY MAX VANDERVORST > BOZAR, ZAAL M Max Vandervorst gives a crazy, unique performance, in which he produces melodies from the strangest objects such as a supermarket trolley, a flat vacuum cleaner, and even a bottlephone, intended to be a stirring tribute to good old Gaston. Hilarity guaranteed. (p. 47) A FESTIVAL, JUST FOR HIM > PARK, STAND D13 Gaston will feature predominantly at the Spirou Festival, an annual Brussels Comic Strip Festival gathering! A large space will be dedicated to kids’ activities: face-painting, colouring on lightboxes, a Gaston quiz, a scavenger hunt... This will also be the opportunity to get a sneak peek at the Gaffe Gallery, a new release from Dupuis Publishing! A GIANT BALLOON IN HIS IMAGE To top it all off, Gaston gets a big head and invades the Balloon’s Day Parade thanks to a brand new balloon in his image. Join the 60-year-old lazybones and the whole gang on Sunday 3 September at Place des Palais! Come along from 10:00 for the balloon inflation, and from 13:00 for the parade of the giants of the ninth Art. COMIC STRIP FESTIVAL JEAN-DAVID MORVAN’S LIVING ROOM > BOZAR, ZONE E2 Jean-David Morvan will be on hand in his living room throughout the Brussels Comic Strip Festival. He will do what he usually does: he will work from his couch, use social media every which way, discuss his work, and interview his main collaborators. His colaborators will come and show him (as well as the audience) their new panels, answer questions, improvise autograph signing sessions and other spectacular performances. Don’t forget to stop by and have a coffee with Morvan from 1 to 3 September… in his living-room! FRIDAY 1 15:00 - Raymond Leblanc Prize Master Class for Leblanc Prize candidates With Daniel Couvreur (Le Soir), Frederic Ronsse (Boekshop Flagey), Gauthier Van Merbeeck (Le Lom- bard’s publishing director), Thierry Tinlot (editor) 17:30 - MAGNUM PHOTOS/Aire LIBRE collection: combining photojournalism and comics With José-Louis Bocquet (assistant publishing direc- tor, Dupuis), Clément Saccomani (Noor Agency direc- tor, former publishing director of the Magnum Photos agency), Kim JungGi (author), Thierry Tinlot (editor) And in signing sessions: Kim Jung Gi, Séverine Tréfouel, Rey Macu- tey. SATURDAY 2 11:00 - About Mao Zedong With Rafael Ortiz (author) and Cédric Olland 12:00 - Poland, matters of democracy With Marzena Sowa (author), Gregorz Rosinski (author), Piotr Rosinski (literary agent), Jurek Kuc- zkiewicz (journalist at SOIR), David Evrard (author), Severine Trefouel (author) and Nicolas Anspach (moderator). SUNDAY 3 14:00 - The Korean invasion has begun! With Kim Jung Gi (author), Yoon Gin Choi (author), 11:00 - have some more Spirou and Fantasio: what an Jean-Christophe Caurette (Superani) adventure! 17:30 - Morvan and his ecosystem: welcome to my With Jose-Luis Munuera (author), Boris Demaria show, my friends! (author) With Sylvain Savoia (author), Rey Macutey (author), 12:30 - Glénat Comics Severine Trefouel (author) Cédric Illand (editor) With Olivier Jalabert (editor), Eloise de la Maison And in signing sessions: Rafael Ortiz, Kim Jung Gi, Rey Macutey, (community manager) David Evrard, Séverine Tréfouel, Sylvain Savoia, Jose-Luis Munuera. 14:00 - adapting Barjavel With Rey Macutey (author) 15:30 - Savoia worked with other writers besides me, the bastard! With Sylvain Savoia And in signing sessions: Rafael Ortiz, Kim Jung Gi, Rey Macutey, David Evrard, Séverine Tréfouel, Sylvain Savoia, Jose-Luis Munuera 43 #stripfeest #fetedelabd COMIC STRIP FESTIVAL EXHIBITIONS GASTON: LE GÉANT DE LA GAFFE THORGAL > BOZAR, STAND E1 (FR/NL) > BOZAR - STAND F25 (FR) In the prestigious setting of Horta Hall As part of the 40th anniversary of at BOZAR, Gaston will roll out his best the famous series created by Jean gaffes for a flash (full-size!) exhibition van Hamme and Grzegorz Rosinski, to mark the sixtieth anniversary of his discover over thirty original black and debut in the SPIROU magazine in 1957. white panels. And for the very first A trip though almost a thousand panels of time in Brussels, attend a live painting Belgium’s favourite blunderer. performance by Grzegorz Rosinski at Commissioner: Frédéric Jannin. the Brussels Comic Strip Festival! Produced by Editions du Lombard and 29/05/17 12:01 INT_INTTHORGALNIFFLE_02_FR_PG001_344.indd 15 FIBD Angoulême. ‘UN MONDE MÉROLL’: EXHIBITION Editions du Lombard production. CELEBRATING 25 YEARS OF REQUINS MARTEAUX > BOZAR, SILENCIEUSE(S) STAND E4 (FR) > BOZAR, STAND F27 (FR) In the Méroll World, more than An exhibition of panel one in three people consume reproductions from the Méroll oil every day. It’s a “two- Silencieuse(s) comics. A work in-one” oil that can be used portraying the many forms both for cooking and in your of assault in public spaces, engine! A lecture on uninhibited including harrassment, dragging consumerism, propaganda in and insults. Nine women talk advertising and globalisation, about their experiences, and aim the ”A Méroll World” exhibition to make an impact. is a 3D satirical tale. A Flagey Books production. A Requins-Marteaux production. KAMIMURA VOYEUR > PARC, STAND A16 (FR/NL) > BOZAR, STAND E3 (FR) An exhibition dedicated to Kazuo Kamimura Horacio Altuna, the Argentine cartoonist (1940-1986), an author who went against the and master of thrillers, also happens to mainstream trends of the 1960s and 1970s. His work be a world-renowned PlayBoy author. has a unique aesthetic and sketches a portrait in relief Horacio Altuna’s sharp-humoured work of a Japanese society, under American supervision, is on display behind closed doors in that is changing but where women are more than ever one of BOZAR’s rooms. Fans: keep your prevented from flourishing. eyes peeled! A Kana Publishing and A Flagey Books production. FIBD Angoulême production. TITEUF, À FOND LE SLIP ! > BOZAR - STAND F15 (FR) Titeuf is turning 25 in 2017. Yet he’s still a child of his time. The release of the fifteenth album, “À fond le Slip!“, confirms it. The Brussels Comic Strip Festival presents a selection of panels from this hilarious new album with drone flights, exploding abandoned suitcases, and inappropriate selfies. A Glénat Publishing and FIBD Angoulême production. COMIC STRIP FESTIVAL EXHIBITIONS COMIC STRIP MARKET Collectors, bargain hunters, fans: prepare to lose track of time! At the Comic Strip Market, you have the chance to find that missing piece, rediscover a forgotten gem, reacquaint yourself with the heros of your youth, or simply replenish your library! There will be an impressive amount of comic strips and items related to the world of the Ninth Art, all for your enjoyment. > BOZAR - HALL G SIGNING SESSIONS At both Brussels Parc and BOZAR, several hundred of the most world-renowned comic strip authors will be on hand to sign your favourite albums! This year, we will be joined by Zep, Zidrou, Grzegorz Rosinski, Jean-David Morvan, Rey Macutay, Daniel Goossens, Kim Jung Gi, Horacio Altuna, Lewis Trondheim, Arthur De Pins, Crisse, Jean-Louis Tripp, and many more! LIST AND FULL SCHEDULE OF SIGNING SESSIONS AVAILABLE AT COMIC STRIP FESTIVAL INFORMATION POINTS OR AT WWW.COMICSTRIPFESTIVAL.BRUSSELS COMIC STRIP FESTIVAL LECTURES A great many authors, specialists, publishers 13:45 - THE WORLD THROUGH THE EYES OF AN ARTIST. and journalists will rotate through the BOZAR WHAT IMPACT DO TRAVEL, COUNTRIES AND CULTURES HAVE ON CREATIVE WORK? halls to offer you lectures, encounters and round > BOZAR, STUDIO tables on subjects of burning interest in the Living in a country, immersing oneself in its culture, world of the Ninth Art. environment and residents, inevitably shapes one’s FRIDAY 1 SEPTEMBER artistic personality. But how? This will be the subject of discussion between artists from four different countries. 15:45 - “REINVENTING GASTON’S COLOURS“ Mari Laaniste, Liisa Kruusmägi, Kivi Larmola, Sanna Larmola et Maciej > BOZAR, STUDIO Palka – 45 minutes Over a four-year period, Frédéric Jannin, commissioned by Dupuis to recolour the 900 panels for the 2017 15:00 - PUBLISHING FRANQUIN, A JOB FOR LIFE? Festival, has remastered every single Gaston panel. He > BOZAR, STUDIO will explain to us, with the aid of documentation, how For several years, Dupuis has been very active in he saved - and sometimes rediscovered - Franquin’s promoting the treasures from its famous catalogue. With treasures. regard to Franquin, who was their mainstayfor several Frédéric Jannin and Morgan Di Salvia – 45 minutes decades, we have seen a proliferation of remastered editions, annotated works, and other new publications. 19:00 - COMIC STRIPS AND GENRES – THE CHALLENGES What if there were still a few surprises left? What if we OF A COMICS AUTHOR AND HER FEMALE CHARACTERS shared them with you? > BOZAR, STUDIO This lecture offers an insight into the role of women in Sergio Honorez, publishing director at Dupuis Publishing and Morgan comics by one of the founders of Laydeez Do Comics Di Salvia – 45 minutes and Czech comics author, Štěpánka Jislová.