Bookshops specializing in comics Bruxelles - Brussel

Tropismes has set up its shelves full of books in the former Blue Note, a mecca for Belgian and international jazz. Housed in the magnificent setting of the Saint-Hubert galleries. One can simply say that it is the most beautiful bookshop in Brussels. This well-made head is also well filled. The bookshop specialises in literature, humanities and fine arts. The children's department is also very well stocked. The advice is excellent. If you are shy, you can rely on the post-its left by the staff with their impressions.

French-Belgian-European comics, Japanese manga and American comic books all come together in this three-storey store. If you're a fan of Batman or Iron Man, Forbidden Zone has no fewer than 150,000 comics (yes, you read that right) in VO for the purists, but also in translated versions. The store is also packed with collectibles (posters, lithographs, figurines, etc.). The team regularly organizes signing sessions to the delight of enthusiasts (full schedule of signings on the website).

What a pleasure for food and reading lovers to be able to mix the two! The books are divided into nine different universes: comics, travel, youth, fine arts, music, greenhouse (hobbies, gardening, decoration...), cucina (cooking with a strong Italian accent), English and literature. The decoration is exceptional; each room corresponds to a different style! A retro Italian car in the kitchen area, a so british decoration in the English fiction area, the US caravan in the music area...

The Tintin boutique pampers fans of our little national reporter! Since 1989, it has offered a whole range of unusual items and souvenirs to delight young and old alike. In addition to top-of-the-range handicrafts, the Tintin boutique sells all the albums and displays some beautiful T-shirts from the "Portraits" collection. There's also a whole range of gadgets, posters and lithographs. Don't leave the store without your Captain Haddock mug or your Snowy plush! For Dupond & Dupont, there are also bags and key-rings.

This is the perfect place to take a "serious" dive into the 9th art! This playful place, created by a passionate collector, is dedicated to the art of the bubble. There is a permanent exhibition featuring the works of great Franco-Belgian cartoonists: Franquin, Morris, Will, Sirius, Hubinon, Paape and Peyo. Albums, collector's boxes, effigies and related products... The shop also has many stationery and cardboard items, posters and postcards, figurines, etc. Everything is dedicated to the world of comics.

Brüsel opens its doors every day and welcomes visitors with good humour and passion. The sales staff are true comic-book aficionados. The store features a number of original prints and figurines. The stock is quite substantial and extends beyond the Belgian and European borders. All the more reason to take an interest in comics, a Belgian and Brussels speciality par excellence! For fans of the genre, Brüsel has a corner dedicated to Harry Potter, right next door. Numerous exhibitions and signing sessions are advertised on their website.

It is one of the oldest comic book shops in Europe (1970). This place offers - with a very precise knowledge - all styles of comics, new and second-hand. In addition, there is a large choice of mangas, ex-libris, posters, Pixi figurines. Fans sometimes come from far away! The Skull also has a real cinema department, something rare in Brussels. Schedule of signing sessions on the website. Among other meanings, the term "Skull" is a reference to the secret societies of North America.

A bookshop specializing in comics, it also offers a number of other works, so there's something for everyone. Manga, serigraphs and enamelled plates are also on display. Signings and children's workshops are regularly on the agenda. Librairie Jaune has created a Facebook page on which it actively communicates with customers, as well as a Café area for on-the-spot discussions. Open almost every day, Librairie Jaune also has a new webshop for online reservations and sales.

Since 1984, the Dépôt de Bruxelles has had a limitless selection of comics (45,000 references in all), but they're superbly sorted and classified... hats off to them! Their policy? To offer a vast choice of new and used comics (including out-of-print titles)! You can find what you're looking for by asking the team of enthusiasts for advice, or by surfing their online store www.go4book.com: complete, sorted listing of their books, discounts on new books and free shipping. Excellent downtown location, just a few minutes' walk from the Gare du Midi.

For the absolute fans of Tintin, Bedemania is a must! You can find a lot of books at a lower price as well as all the products derived from the most famous Belgian reporter: sculptures, Pixis, collectors' items, ex-libris (numbered vignette signed by the author inside the comic), etc. Gaëtan Laloy, a specialist in the world of Tintin, is vice-president of the Friends of Hergé and president of the Belgian Chamber of Comic Book Experts. Possibility to have one's own collection items appraised (albums, various objects, off-series, etc.).