🗯️ BD Hub - Panels, worlds, and drawn legends

Comic books are part of the DNA of Trolls & Legends: this is where fantasy is read, contemplated, and encountered, up close with those who draw and tell it. Heir to the great Franco-Belgian tradition and the major cycles of heroic fantasy comics like The Chronicles of the Black Moon by François Marcela-Froideval and Olivier Ledroit, the festival has always given a central place to the ninth art in its programming.

From April 3 to 5, 2026 in Mons, the BD Pole will bring together authors and illustrators for a weekend of meetings, exchanges, and signing sessions, at the heart of the event. This is where one comes to have an album signed that has accompanied them for years, discover a new series, discuss with a screenwriter about the genesis of their universe, or simply wander from table to table, captivated by a cover, a page, a character.

🌘 From shadow to light: comics at the heart of the 2026 theme

In the spirit of the 2026 edition - "From Shadow to Light" - comics will be one of the privileged grounds to explore all the contrasts of the imagination. Comic books possess a unique visual language to play with light, framing, shadows, the silences between panels, and to give life to worlds where the epic, the dark, the marvelous, humor, or dark fantasy coexist.

It will feature very different universes: baroque fantasy frescoes, intimate stories with deep blacks, all-ages adventures bathed in bright colors, quirky comedies populated by trolls, dragons, and weary heroes. The diversity of graphic styles - from realistic lines to more stylized or experimental approaches - responds to the diversity of narratives, allowing the reader to move from a shadowy area to a light area, sometimes with just a turn of a page.

🕯️ A tribute to François Marcela-Froideval

This year, the BD Pole also carries a strong emotional dimension. The 2026 edition pays special tribute to François Marcela-Froideval, screenwriter of The Chronicles of the Black Moon, a major figure in dark fantasy in the French-speaking world and a pioneer of the link between role-playing games and comics.

With The Chronicles of the Black Moon, created in the late 1980s in collaboration with Olivier Ledroit on the drawing, Froideval helped establish heroic fantasy comics as a genre in its own right: a flourishing medieval-fantasy universe, Machiavellian plots, black humor, and graphic excess have marked generations of readers and have had a lasting influence on the representation of fantasy in comics.

For the 2026 edition of Trolls & Legends, the official poster is created by Olivier Ledroit, co-creator of The Chronicles of the Black Moon, whose highly fantasy-styled work - extreme contrasts, iconic characters, dense atmospheres - perfectly embodies the theme "from shadow to light" at the heart of this edition.

Surprises and nods will come throughout the festival to extend this tribute to an author who profoundly marked dark fantasy and who was also a friend of the festival.

✍️ Meetings, signings, and behind-the-scenes of creation

The BD Pole and its exhibition are designed as a space where one can closely approach graphic creation. You can see the pages, notebooks, character research, and sometimes even the stages of work between sketching and inking. The signing sessions then become more than just a simple "autograph": they are moments of dialogue where one can ask questions about the construction of a page, the staging of a fight, the choice of a color palette, or how a universe has gradually taken shape.

The authors, illustrators, and artists present come from varied backgrounds: major fantasy series, medieval-fantasy humor comics, adaptations of novels, more independent creations... This diversity shows that fantasy comics are not monolithic, but form a living ecosystem, where cult works and new voices coexist.

🌍 Comics, fantasy, and other festival poles

Comic books also serve as a bridge between the different poles of the festival.

It interacts with literature, when it adapts or extends fantasy novels; with the Games Pole, when comic book universes become role-playing games, board games, or video games; with the Music Pole, when a band visually draws inspiration from an illustrator or when an artist creates an album cover. The connections are numerous and reinforce the idea that Trolls & Legends is a festival of the imagination in the broadest sense, where forms respond to each other.

📚 Line-up of the BD Pole 2026

Below you will find the complete line-up of the BD Pole 2026, with all the guests present for meetings and signings.

TL26 - Program BD - Saturday

TL26 - Program BD - Sunday

Signing regulations 2026

Guests

Olivier LEDROIT - Requiem : Le Chevalier de l'Orage

Olivier Ledroit - Illustrateur de dark fantasy (Chroniques, Requiem, Wika)

Fabrice ANGLERAUD - Chroniques de la Lune Noire : Exploration des ténèbres et des mystères occultes

Sat. 4/4 - 10:30 - 13:30, 14:30 - 16:30

Sun. 5/4 - 10:30 - 12:30, 14:30 - 16:30

Fabrice Angleraud, designer of the Chronicles of the Black Moon, dark fantasy saga

Jacques CHAMBON - La Honte des Trônes

Sat. 4/4 - 10:30 - 13:00

Sun. 5/4 - 10:30 - 13:00

Jacques CHAMBON

Andrea CASARAN - Les enfants du bois : une aventure enchantée à travers le temps et la nature.

Sat. 4/4 - 10:30 - 13:30, 17:30 - 18:30

Sun. 5/4 - 10:30 - 12:30, 14:30 - 16:30

Andrea Casaran - The Children of the Woods (Drakoo) - Graphic Tale

Bertrand BENOIT - West Fantasy : Le Bizarre, le Parchemin et la Dame de Pique

Sat. 4/4 - 10:30 - 12:30, 15:30 - 18:30

Sun. 5/4 - 10:30 - 13:30, 16:30 - 18:30

Bertrand BENOIT returns to Trolls & Légendes for the 6th volume of West Fantasy

Beatrice PENCO SECHI - La Licorne des Vignes enchantées

Sat. 4/4 - 10:30 - 12:30, 15:30 - 18:30

Sun. 5/4 - 10:30 - 13:30, 14:30 - 16:30

Béatrice Penco Sechi - Dessinatrice - Lycornes

CROM - Les Pillards des Âmes

Sat. 4/4 - 10:30 - 13:30, 16:30 - 18:30

Sun. 5/4 - 11:30 - 13:30, 14:30 - 17:30

CROM - London-based Illustrator - Birdking

François GOMES - La Sorcière du Château et son Dragon

Sat. 4/4 - 10:30 - 12:30, 14:30 - 17:30

Sun. 5/4 - 10:30 - 12:30, 14:30 - 17:30

François Gomès - Dessinateur de Castlewitch

Ismaël Legrand - Couverture de "Deathbringer", avec un homme au centre entouré de squelettes.

Sat. 4/4 - 10:30 - 12:30, 16:30 - 18:30

Sun. 5/4 - 10:30 - 12:30, 16:30 - 18:30

Ismaël LEGRAND

Lionel MARTY - Au cœur de l'automne

Sat. 4/4 - 10:30 - 12:30, 16:30 - 18:30

Sun. 5/4 - 10:30 - 12:30, 14:30 - 16:30

Lionel Marty - Dessinateur BD - Les Ombres de Thulé, Automne

Mariacristina FEDERICO - Regard rêveur sous un chapeau

Sat. 4/4 - 10:30 - 12:30, 15:30 - 18:30

Sun. 5/4 - 10:30 - 12:30, 15:30 - 18:30

Mariacristina FEDERICO

Michel RODRIGUE - La Honte des Trônes

Sat. 4/4 - 10:30 - 13:30, 14:30 - 16:30

Sun. 5/4 - 10:30 - 13:30, 15:30 - 17:30

Michel RODRIGUE - BD, humour & satire médiévale (Shame of Thrones)

Miguel Angel RUIZ - Terres d'Ogon - L'ombre de la Citadelle des Brumes

Sat. 4/4 - 10:30 - 13:30, 14:30 - 16:30

Sun. 5/4 - 10:30 - 13:30, 16:30 - 18:30

Miguel Ángel Ruiz - Dessinateur BD & Comics - Terres d'Ogon

Philippe CARDONA - Starlight : Aventures intergalactiques et mystères dans l'espace

Sat. 4/4 - 10:30 - 12:30, 16:30 - 18:30

Sun. 5/4 - 10:30 - 13:30

Philippe Cardona - Designer & author (Sentaï School, Noob, Starlight)

Przemyslaw KLOSIN - Le Groenlandais — L'Appel des Glaces

Sat. 4/4 - 10:30 - 13:30, 16:30 - 18:30

Sun. 5/4 - 10:30 - 12:30, 16:30 - 18:30

Przemyslaw KLOSIN - Dessinateur de Greenlander

Sandrine CORDURIE - La sorcière du château : Éveil de Necromancie

Sat. 4/4 - 10:30 - 12:30, 14:30 - 17:30

Sun. 5/4 - 10:30 - 12:30, 14:30 - 17:30

Sandrine Cordurié - Colorist - Castlewitch

Stefano MARTINO - Le Sanctuaire du Dieu-Serpent

Sat. 4/4 - 10:30 - 13:30, 14:30 - 16:30

Sun. 5/4 - 10:30 - 13:30, 15:30 - 17:30

Stefano Martino - dessinateur de fantasy - les Maïtres inquisiteurs, Chroniques d'Atlantide

Sylvain GUINEBAUD - La Vallée des Monolithes Runés

Sat. 4/4 - 10:30 - 13:30, 16:30 - 18:30

Sun. 5/4 - 10:30 - 13:30, 14:30 - 16:30

Sylvain Guinebaud - Illustrateur BD (Le Roi des Fauves, Delcourt

Pietrantonio BRUNO - Portrait en noir et blanc d'un homme aux cheveux bouclés et à lunettes.

Sat. 4/4 - 10:30 - 13:30, 15:30 - 17:30

Sun. 5/4 - 10:30 - 12:30, 15:30 - 17:30

An Italian delegation from Légende: Pietrantonio Bruno

Vincenzo CUCCA - Colonisation : Annihilation dans un monde post-apocalyptique

Sat. 4/4 - 10:30 - 12:30, 15:30 - 18:30

Sun. 5/4 - 10:30 - 12:30, 15:30 - 18:30

Vincenzo CUCCA

Andréa CUNEO - Orcs et Gobelins : Une Aventure Épique dans un Monde Fantastique

Sat. 4/4 - 11:30 - 13:30, 14:30 - 17:30

Sun. 5/4 - 11:30 - 13:30, 15:30 - 18:30

Andréa Cuneo - Italian illustrator for fantasy comics - Orcs & Gobelins T28

Didier POLI - Les Âges Perdus : L'Infini Vagabond

Sat. 4/4 - 11:30 - 13:30, 15:30 - 18:30

Sun. 5/4 - 10:30 - 13:30, 14:30 - 16:30

Didier POLI

Gianluca GUGLIOTTA - Terres d'Ogon : Le Géant et le Sage

Sat. 4/4 - 11:30 - 13:30, 14:30 - 17:30

Sun. 5/4 - 11:30 - 13:30, 15:30 - 18:30

Gianluca Gugliotta - dessinateur Terres d'Ogon

Giovanni LORUSSO - La Confrérie des Corsaires: L'Égide des Tempêtes

Sat. 4/4 - 11:30 - 13:30, 14:30 - 17:30

Sun. 5/4 - 11:30 - 13:30, 15:30 - 18:30

Giovanni LORUSSO - Dessinateur BD / Illustrateur fantasy - Guerres d'Aran, La Confrérie des Tempêtes

Livia PASTORE - Les Héritiers d'Arran — L'heure du Traître

Sat. 4/4 - 11:30 - 13:30, 14:30 - 17:30

Sun. 5/4 - 11:30 - 13:30, 15:30 - 18:30

Livia PASTORE - Illustratrice italienne - Guerres d'Arran

Nico TAMBURO - Les Veilleurs de la Tempête

Sat. 4/4 - 11:30 - 13:30, 14:30 - 17:30

Sun. 5/4 - 11:30 - 13:30, 15:30 - 18:30

Nico Tamburo - Dessinateur - Les Confrérie des Tempêtes, Terres d'Arran

Sylvain CORDURIE - La Confrérie des Tempêtes : Tome 3 - Ankon’n

Sat. 4/4 - 11:30 - 13:30, 14:30 - 17:30

Sun. 5/4 - 11:30 - 13:30, 15:30 - 18:30

Sylvain Cordurié - Author of the imaginary: fantasy, thriller & steampunk

Christophe ARLESTON - Portrait d'un homme charismatique dans un cadre moderne et élégant.

Sat. 4/4 - 14:30 - 18:30

Sun. 5/4 - 11:30 - 13:30, 14:30 - 15:30

Christophe Arleston - fantasy screenwriter

Arthur DE PINS - Portrait d'un homme au sourire confiant et à l'élégance moderne.

Sat. 4/4 - 14:30 - 18:30

Sun. 5/4 - 11:30 - 13:30, 14:30 - 15:30

Arthur DE PINS

Christelle DABOS - La cité-miroir suspendue et le pacte d'hiver

Sat. 4/4 - 14:30 - 15:00, 15:00 - 17:00

Christelle Dabos - autrice de La Passe-Miroir

Dana DIMAT - Regard perçant : portrait rapproché d'une femme au piercing labret

Sat. 4/4 - 14:30 - 18:30

Sun. 5/4 - 11:30 - 13:30, 14:30 - 15:30

Dana Dimat - Illustratrice BD & fantasy

Jean-Louis MOURIER - Trolls de Troy : La ballade du vieux moulin

Sat. 4/4 - 14:30 - 18:30

Sun. 5/4 - 11:30 - 13:30, 14:30 - 15:30

Jean‑Louis Mourier - Dessinateur - Les Feux d'Askell, Trolls de Troy

Nicolas DEMARE - West Fantasy : L'Assassin, le Rosin et la Cat's

Sat. 4/4 - 14:30 - 18:30

Sun. 5/4 - 14:30 - 18:30

Nicolas DEMARE

Steven DHONDT - Le Change-peau des neiges

Sat. 4/4 - 14:30 - 18:30

Steven Dhondt - Dessinateur BD, auteur de Skinwalker & Wanted

VANYDA - La Cité du Miroir d'Hiver

Sat. 4/4 - 14:30 - 15:00, 15:00 - 17:00

Vanyda - La Passe‑Miroir (adaptation BD)

CAPIA - Le Paris des Merveilles : L'Élixir d'Oubli 1/2

Sun. 5/4 - 14:30 - 18:30

CAPIA: an illustrator to take over Le Paris des Merveilles

JEREMY - Visage de marbre, couronne de roses

Sun. 5/4 - 14:30 - 18:30

Jérémy - dessinateur & coloriste - Barracuda, Vesper, Murena