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The international world of comics

The Comics Business Centre

The Comics Business Centre in Hall 6.1 focusses on comics business and expanding the community. In 2025, a webtoon section was added to the Comics Business Centre. The Guest of Honour 2025 - the Philippines and the Guest of Honour 2026 - the Czech Republic were also exhibiting here.

In addition, the ‘grande nation de bande dessinée’ France and comics publishers from Belgium, Spain and Italy were represented in Hall 5.0. In Hall 3.0, comic and manga publishers from German-speaking countries have showcased their new releases.

Specialist events were taking place on our stages as well as Happy Hour in the Comics Business Centre.

Masterclass: Virtual Comic Sessions

Comics are booming. So what accounts for their enduring fascination? And where is the trend heading? Find out more in our virtual session with voices from the scene – for the first time at Frankfurter Buchmesse.

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The comics programme 2025 in detail

Comics on the Rise!

Discover the exciting world of comics at #fbm25: Explore the diversity, innovation, and inspiration of the international comic industry.

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"Creativity irradiates everywhere and new amazing stories come from unexpected countries."

Sébastien Célimon is Webtoon Ambassador at Frankfurter Buchmesse. In this interview, Sébastien talks about his personal connection to webtoons, its opportunities for the European market and he reveals what visitors can expect in October: A new Webtoon Area embedded in the Comics Business Centre.

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‘We also have post-feminist body horror on offer!’

The advantages of nerd culture for a publishing house and why a table in the Comics Business Centre protects against collapse: An interview with Sam Birkett, Rights Manager at Rebellion Publishing.

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“The uniqueness of comics: only in comics are image and text directly interwoven.”

Comic artist Mikael Ross was present at the German-language Guest of Honour presentation at the Brussels Book Fair. In our interview, he talks about changing perspectives in writing, his definition of home and the novel as a literary place of escape.

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“Comics almost have a ridiculous universality”

Elizabeth Pich and Jonathan Kunz, founders of the comic strip War and Peas, talk about their comic characters, the difference between comics and books, travelling and politics in an interview with FBM.

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