BRUXELLES ET LA BANDE DESSINEE

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In the immediate post-war period, the rise of two children's magazines shook the publishing world in Belgium before sending shock waves through the rest of Europe. However, Tintin and Spirou were only the first in a line of heroes that were to appear on their pages: Corentin, Blake and Mortimer, Lucky Luke, Buck Danny, Alix, Johan and Pirlouit, as well as all the friends that accompanied them on their adventures. Moving away from the American influences, the Belgian cartoonists were the creators of a '9th art' that appealed to all readerships. In Brussels, the Belgian Centre for Comic Strip Art is the living expression of this with its thematic exhibitions, its library and its cafeteria, which are always very 'animated'.

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For more info, contact Brussels International - Tourism: Tel.: 02/513 89 40, E-mail: tourism@brusselsinternational.be.

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During your walk you will discover: the Belgian Centre for Comic Strip Art, the Scientastic Museum, the Maison du Spectacle, painted walls, the Grand-Place, Manneken-Pis, the Place des Martyrs, the Place du Béguinage, the comic strip bar In the Radisson SAS hotel, comic strip shops.

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