The BD route in Brussels, a walk through the murals

The journey of comics, an extraordinary cultural visit in Brussels

According to some estimates, Belgium would be the only country to have as many comics artists in square kilometer as any other country in the world... In 1991, the municipal authorities and the Belgian centre of the comics began the project to create a comics path in the city Brussels .

At the beginning, this project allowed to hide some gables or walls of the city while claiming from its inhabitants and visitors, its place as the world leader in the capital of the comics. The project quickly grew. Today, Brussels has a little more forty frescoes in the extreme centre and about ten, hidden in some quarters, out of the beaten paths.

Find all the addresses of each fresco on the map at the bottom of the article.

The wall called BD Broussaille was the first to be realized, it was inaugurated in July 1991 and measures a little more than 45 m2.

The comics have always been a pride for Belgium, with a little more than 700 cartoonists, the country stands in the forefront of many countries. In Brussels, visitors can't miss this national pride, here the comics are anchored as nowhere else in this world! Specialized shops, museums, statues, wall paintings, art is everywhere in the Belgian capital!

The history of the comics in Brussels dates back in the 1929s with the first drawings of Hergé and his famous adventurer known as the Tintin . Some magazines know a great boom in this period thanks to Disney characters published in the Mickey Journal, or superheroes.

Unfortunately during the Second World War, it is increasingly difficult to import American comics, which is why many artists will embark on the comics by creating their own heroes and their own stories. Over the next fifty years, the comic strip has grown considerably, supported by dozens of publishers, and has become a full market over the years.

Today, some Franco-Belgian series like Lucky Luke, The Schtroumpfs, Asterix and Tintin have a global success!

This world-class reputation allows the city of Brussels to welcome thousands of visitors who have come to discover the course of the comics. This unusual visit is worth a visit even if you are not a big fan of comics, it allows you to know more about the country’s cultural wealth, but it is also a very good way to discover the Belgian capital in a playful way!

Here is a map of all the frescoes of strips and their locations: