an edition doped with kryptonite and manga

The program was detailed this Thursday, November 21 during a press conference in Paris. Of course, we knew the broad outlines. We knew, for example, that Posy Simmonds, 79, crowned Angoulême Grand Prix last year, would have the honor of a “vast retrospective”. That the youth district would explore the world of fairy tales. Or that originals from “Vinland Saga” would be the subject of a beautiful staging in the “hostile settings and landscapes of an epic story”. This long series by mangaka Makoto Yukimura has 27 volumes, with more than 7 million copies sold worldwide…

“Heroes with a Thousand and One Lives”

However, we did not know that the FIBD would satisfy comic book fans, who have been somewhat neglected since the 80th anniversary of Batman in 2018. A major exhibition entitled “Superman, the hero with a thousand and one lives” should cause a sensation. It was co-produced by Urban Comics (a Dargaud subsidiary linked to the American publisher DC Comics) and the Warner Bros. company. Author and publisher Yann Graf, a great connoisseur of the world of superheroes, promises to reveal everything about the character created by screenwriter Jerry Siegel and artist Joe Shuster in 1938. Originals will be hung. They will be well protected, well insured. Did you know that a copy of the “Action Comics” magazine where the icon in the tight red underwear appeared for the first time fetched $6 million at a recent auction in Dallas?

Doped with kryptonite and manga, the 52^e edition of the FIBD aims to build its audience. Franck Bondoux, the general delegate, wants to reach young audiences fascinated by screens, less by books. Testimonial: “Far be it from me to oppose new digital uses and book culture. Comics can bring them together. In such a context, we must increase the number of protean experiences, immersive offerings and festive moments. »

New sponsor

Thus, a new sponsor, the chain of fast restaurants Quick, will offer a virtual reality experience inspired by the universe of Lucky Luke, “You too, shoot faster than your shadow”.