Since 2006, the Lille Comics Festival is the main British and American comic books convention in the north of France, held in November, on the first week end. It occurs in Lille, capital of French Flanders. It is also a gathering of the community of fans, back-issues dealers (drawn from French and Belgian areas) and notable comics creators (signing and drawing sessions). In 2007, for the first time, the Prix Seth Fisher (Seth Fisher Award, named after the artist Seth Fisher) was given to Alan Davis for his achievement in comic books. Attractions include action figures retailers, artwork selling, gaming and drawing lessons for children.
Place
The Lille Comics Festival takes place in Old Lille (Vieux-Lille). Lille has the advantage of being 'near' three great European capitals thanks to the Eurostar (1h20 from London, 35mn from Brussels and 1h from Paris).
Location and dates
| Dates |
Location |
Attendees |
Notable guests |
Notes
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| December 8-9, 2006 |
Sugar Hall (Hall aux Sucres) |
200 |
Mike Carey, D'Israeli, Jamie Delano, Glenn Fabry, Adi Granov, Éric Hérenguel, Jock (comics),Kevin Crossley, Dave Kendall, Roger Landridge, Dom Reardon, Paul Renaud, Liam Sharp, Emily Hare,Emma Simcock Tooth, Bryan Talbot, Chris Weston |
Also called Festival de la bande dessinée anglo-saxonne
|
| November 3–4, 2007 |
Sugar Hall (Hall aux Sucres) |
900 |
Alan Davis, Marko Djurdjevic, David Guile, Gene Ha, Éric Hérenguel, Barry Kitson, John McCrea, Gérald Parel, Stéphanie Hans, Paul Renaud, Phil Winslade, Benjamin Zhang Bin |
First Seth Fisher Award
|
| November 1-2, 2008 |
Sugar Hall (Hall aux Sucres) |
1400 |
Charlie Adlard, Phil Winslade, Simon Bisley, Doug Braithwaite, Andy Brown, Philippe Cardona, Glenn Fabry, Sylvain Guinebaud, Niko Henrichon, Barry Kitson, Frazer Irving, Adi Granov, Cyril Pontet, Paul Renaud, François Duprat ,Vanyda |
Seth Fisher Award : Simon Bisley
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| October 31 & November 1, 2009 |
Sugar Hall (Hall aux Sucres) |
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David Aja, Mitch Breitweiser, Fred Beltran, Nicolas Demare, Gary Erskine, Michael Golden, Sylvain Guinebaud, Niko Henrichon, Karl Kerschl, Barry Kitson, Michael Lark, Laurent Libessart, Chris Malgrain, Mauricet, Pierre Minne, Gérald Parel, Ramon Perez, Cyril Pontet, Cameron Stewart, Mark Texeira, Phil Winslade, Renée Witterstaetter |
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See also
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