Since 2006, the Lille Comics Festival is the main British and American

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convention in the north of

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, held in November, on the first week end. It occurs in

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, capital of French

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. It is also a gathering of the community of fans, back-issues dealers (drawn from French and

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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 Seth Fisher (July 22, 1972 – January 30, 2006) was an American comic book artist. Biography Seth Fisher was born in Seattle in 1972, and lived in Coronado with his mother from age 5 to 10, until his mother remarried and the family moved to the ...

) was given to

Alan Davis Alan Davis (born 18 June 1956) is an English artist and writer of comic books, known for his work on titles such as ''Captain Britain'', ''The Uncanny X-Men'', ''ClanDestine'', ''Detective Comics'', ''Excalibur'', '' JLA: The Nail'' and '' JLA: ...

for his achievement in comic books. Attractions include action figures retailers, artwork selling, gaming and drawing lessons for children.

Location and dates

External links

* Portal:Comics
Official site in English

MySpace of the festival
Comics conventions {{Comics-stub