Round table : Publishing comics

Christel Hoolans

With a degree in contemporary history and a diploma in publishing, I joined Dargaud Benelux in 1996, the year the Kana label was created. I held a number of positions at : multi-skilled assistant, manufacturer, editorial assistant before becoming deputy editorial director of Kana and Dargaud Benelux. In 2013, I took over the reins of Kana Editions, as deputy managing director. Since October 2017, I've been head of Dargaud-Lombard, in Brussels. This company encompasses the Kana and Le Lombard labels, among others, and is part of the Media Participations group.

Abstract from Benoît Mouchart's talk

Editorial support for the creation of contemporary comics has changed considerably since the early 2000s, keeping pace with developments in both the medium and readership...

Benoît Mouchart

Editorial Director of Casterman since 2013, Benoît Mouchart has published numerous reference essays on comics and some of its great authors, including Hergé, Jacobs and Greg. A curator of exhibitions (Art Spiegelman, Enki Bilal and Albert Uderzo), he directed the artistic programming of the Angoulême International Comics Festival between 2003 and 2013. He has also written and directed two documentaries devoted to the artist Brigitte Fontaine.

Abstract from Serge Ewenczyk's presentation

What does it mean to be an independent publisher in the French comics ecosystem ?

Serge Ewenczyk

Born in 1969, Serge Ewenczyk was a cartoon producer before founding Éditions çà et là in 2005. Éditions çà et là publishes comics by foreign authors, with a catalog of two hundred titles from thirty-three countries.