This year, the cartoonist Etienne Willem is the honorary president of the Festival. Naturally he will be present all weekend and sign his newest publication. He created the poster of this year’s Festival, which features his main characters “Les artilleuses” with, as its backdrop Fond-de-Gras, a locality in the Luxembourgish municipality of Differdange. Every year our posters focus on the Luxembourgish heritage. Given Etienne Willem’s penchant for the world of steampunk, he was quick to suggest the Fond-de-Gras site—which, to this day, is the symbol of iron ore mining.

Alongside him, more than fifty authors will be at the ready for book signings over the two days of the Festival. This year we can count on the participation of Wallonie-Bruxelles International, whose mission is to promote the prominence of Belgian artists. As for our German neighbours, we joined forces with Dock 11 Saarland, who are also introducing their authors. These cooperations allow us to extend our noteworthiness and to become the stand-out comic festival of the Greater Region!