Angoulême 2010 :D

Here it is, finally! :D Fanny's rapport from BD Angoulême!
My classmates at the Comics Art School in Malmö, my teacher + some other "comic people" went to the great comic festival in Angolulême, France.

The festival was the 28-31st of January.
We left from Malmö on the 26th by train..
Looking down at Martin and Frida from my cot in the train on our way to Köln :D

MORDOR!!! DD:

No, really it's a church in Köln. I'm serious about going here agian JUST to check it out! Huge! A thousand times more impressive than Nothre Dame, to be honest with you..

Jamil posing in Bryssels in front of some skyscrapers and a wall-painting with comic characters! :D

Martin Flink, Johan Jergner, Frida Ulvegren and Jacob Rask in Bryssels, waiting for the next train.

Frida and I took the chance to get some AIR in Paris! :D (Next stop after Brussels)

We arrived in Angoulême the 27th. We enjoyed the town and went for a stroll in the beautiful city.

The next day;

This is the "small" alternative tent. Tent my ASS! And SMALL!?!? I don't think so!

The comic's scene in France is much bigger than the swedish one. I was very impressed, overwhelmed actually! SO much to see!

The Manga Building!

In the manga building they had a exhibition with EEichiro Oda's orginals! :D (the manga One Piece) This woke the 14years-old fangirl in me! I was SO excited!

The copic-originals especially impressed me! Oda's such an skilled artist!
(yes, my heart raced *^^*)

Tony Tony Chopper from One Piece and yours truly.

There was also an exhibition with Yukimura's "Vinland Saga" :D

Viking manga FTW!

I strongly recomend you to check this out. The artwork's really impressive! Very details (especially the viking-ships and battle-scenes). And, well, a manga about Thorfinn! Who would've guessed? The Japanese never cease to surprise..

Angoulême by night.

A very cozy town. Pretty buildings (I took tons of referense photos!)
The red ballons laid on nets between the houses and helped the visitors find their way between the different sites in town. (I'm amazed the local kids didn't "pop" them!)

Frida, Johan, Jacob and I spent a lot of time together. I had a great time, guys! Thanks for making this trip into such a success! :D

Here drawing and drinking at "The Green Mouse"

An example of all the wall-paintings across town.

Most of them were of comic characters, but this one was a little different! Yoy have to really look for it!

(honestly I didn't see it until I got home and my roommate pointed it out when we went through the pics on the computer! XD)

An exhibition inside a church. It was fun the way they had comics really EVERYWHERE! :D
(not sure I approved the selling of comics inside the church and all but we'll just let that slide..)

This is inside the "big" tent.. And, well.. it was ... BIG!

Went around looking for potential publishers, and it was fun to see that they actually had quite a few french mangas :D (that is, comics in a "manga-style" drawn by a french person).

There was an exhibition with a Japanese design school from Osaka. They had originals from their manga classes, and I got to meet a few students plus the professor. How cool isn't that!? A real japanese manga-professor went through and gave chritique on my manga (Silver Pearl)!! I got a few really good advice and I will take them to heart as I strive on in my quest to become a great manga artist! *strikes fighting pose*

Robert Crumb's first public appearance in six (or was it seven?) years, and who's there?! Fanny and Frida! :D

He spoke some of his past work, but wasn't too fond of them. "That was another life." he said. Well, I can understand that, he is a old man now, after all. He even admitted that he had to kill Fritz the Cat because he hated him so much ..

Mostyl he spoke of his new book "genesis" and it really was interesting listening to his thoughts on religion and society. He is a wise man, open-eyed. I can honestly say that I truly respect him.

RARARRAGHGHHHGFFFHH!!!!

Frida and I striking a stunning pose, but what is that thing behind us!? XD

On our way back home from Angoulême Frida, Johan, Jacob and I stayed a night in Paris!

I had never been there, so it felt stupid just passing it by with the train and not visiting! So, here I am, standing in front of the Eiffel Tower.

Jacob and I went to the Louvre (loved it!) and then met up with the others.

The weather was lovely as we walked through Paris. The sun shining and kissing my face. Totally diffrenent from the cold, harsh, snowy Sweden I went back to.. -__-'

Notre Dame.
I lit a candle.

On the way home, the train was seeeriously delayed. Six whole hours!

Well, it was snowing so hard in Germany, Denmark and Sweden we weren't sure we'd ever get home! The Öresunds bridge had been closed for several hours, and no trains went cross it to Malmö.

On the photo, we're just about loosing our minds, sitting on the train too long XD

But, in the end, we made our ways home. Tired. Exhausted.

Though, as I've said before, it truly was one of the best trips I've EVER made in my life!

SO interesting! So overwhelming! So much to see! I know I didn't even see half of it all, but, hey, there's always next year ;D

Love! Peace n' out!