Angoulême Comic Art Festival In France, Officially "On Hold" For 2026

charentelibre.fr

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The publishing houses cancel the rooms they had reserved for the festival of the comic book 2026. Glénat, Dargaud, Dupuis, Delcourt... The publishing houses have finished waiting.

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The 9eArt+ company, pilot of the event, renounces the "implementation" of a festival supposed to be held at the end of January where authors and major publishers had announced that they would no longer want to visit.

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The organizers of the international comics festival in Angoulême, under the fire of critics, informed their partners on Thursday that the preparation of the edition 2026 was "stopping".

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An information from the daily "Le Monde" suggests that, unless there is a very unlikely reversal of the situation, the festival cannot take place in January.

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The company that holds the FIBD had been criticized on all sides for months, while authors and publishers had announced boycotting the next edition.

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In an email consulted by "Le Monde" sent to some of its partners, 9th Art +, the private company - described - that organizes the comic strip event since 2007 announces that it interrupts its implementation.