Amadora BD (formerly known as FIBDA) is an annual

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held in

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. Founded in 1989, it is considered the most important cartoon festival in Portugal and one of the most important European competitions. Generally, the show occurs over the course of three weeks in late October–early November. The festival allows for the interaction between professionals and authors of different nationalities with the public, as well as holding public exhibitions, and a multitude of activities related to the "

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" including panels and film showings. Since 2000, the festival is organized around an annual theme and each year awards prizes (''Prémios Nacionais de Banda Desenhada'') to authors and publishers (including a "''Troféu de Honra''" — "Trophy of Honor").

History

FIBDA (''Festival Internacional de Banda Desenhada da Amadora'')'s first edition was in 1990, organized by the Câmara Municipal de Amadora. The first international guest was Belgian cartoonist

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. Special guests of the eighth edition (1997) included

Jean-Claude Mézières Jean-Claude Mézières (; 23 September 1938 – 23 January 2022) was a French Bande dessinée, ''bandes dessinées'' artist and illustrator. Born in Paris and raised in nearby Saint-Mandé, he was introduced to drawing by his elder brother and ...

Pierre Christin Pierre Christin (; 27 July 1938 – 3 October 2024) was a French comics creator and writer. Biography Christin was born at Saint-Mandé on 27 July 1938. After graduating from the Sorbonne, Christin pursued graduate studies in political scie ...

François Schuiten François Schuiten (; born 26 April 1956) is a Franco-Belgian comics, Belgian comic book artist. He is best known for drawing the series ''Les Cités Obscures''. Biography François Schuiten was born in Brussels, Belgium, in 1956.De Weyer, Geert ...

Benoît Peeters Benoît Peeters (; born 28 August 1956) is a French comics writer, novelist, and comics scholar. Biography After a degree in Philosophy at Université de Paris I, Peeters prepared his Master's at the École des Hautes Études en Sciences So ...

Enki Bilal Enki Bilal (born Enes Bilal; born 7 October 1951) is a French comic book creator and film director. Biography Early life Bilal was born in Belgrade, PR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia, to a Czech mother, Ana, who came to Belgrade as child from Karlovy ...

André Juillard André Juillard (9 June 1948 – 31 July 2024) was a French comics artist. Biography Born in Paris, Juillard was one of the most prolific artists of historical comics in France. His career began in 1974. After studies in the School of Decorativ ...

Ted Benoît Thierry "Ted" Benoit (25 July 1947 – 30 September 2016) was a French comic artist, graphic novelist and prominent figure in the stylish Franco-Belgian ligne claire comics scene in the 1980s. His influences included Edgar P. Jacobs, Moebius, ...

Jean Van Hamme Jean Van Hamme (born 16 January 1939) is a Belgian novelist and comic book writer. He has written scripts for a number of Belgian/French comic series, including ''Histoire sans héros'', '' Thorgal'', '' XIII'' and ''Largo Winch''. Biography ...

Theo van den Boogaard Theo van den Boogaard (born 25 March 1948, Castricum, Netherlands) – also known as Theo Bogart – is a Dutch cartoonist. He first came to attention as an Underground comix, underground cartoonist in the early 1970s for the sexually explicit com ...

, Kevin O'Neill, and

Miguelanxo Prado Miguelanxo Prado () is a Galician people, Galician comic book creator. He was born in A Coruña, Spain in 1958. Biography Prado studied architecture, wrote novels and painted before his career in comics. He worked for several magazines and wro ...

. The eleventh edition of the show, held October 20–November 5, 2000, was the first one with a theme: superheroes. Guests included

Rick Veitch Richard Veitch (; born May 7, 1951) is an American comics artist and writer who has worked in mainstream, underground comics, underground, and alternative comics. Biography Rick Veitch is a native of the small town of Bellows Falls, Vermont. One ...

Dave Gibbons David Chester Gibbons (born 14 April 1949) is an English comics artist, writer and sometimes letterer. He is best known for his collaborations with writer Alan Moore, which include the miniseries ''Watchmen'' and the Superman story " For the M ...

Peter David Peter Allen David (September 23, 1956 – May 24, 2025), often abbreviated PAD, was an American writer of comic books, novels, television, films, and video games.Buxton, Marc (March 29, 2014)"From 'Future Imperfect' to '2099': Peter David's Grea ...

Joe Kubert Joseph Kubert (; September 18, 1926 – August 12, 2012) was a Poland, Polish-born Americans, American comic book artist, art teacher, and founder of The Kubert School. He is best known for his work on the DC Comics characters Sgt. Rock and Hawk ...

Jerry Robinson Sherrill David "Jerry" Robinson (January 1, 1922 – December 7, 2011) was an American comic book artist known for his work on DC Comics' Batman line of comics during the 1940s. He is best known as the co-creator of Robin and the Joker and for ...

, and

Luke Ross Luke Ross (born Luciano Queiroz, 18 July 1972) is a comic artist known for his work on books such as ''Gen13'', ''Spider-Man'', ''Green Lantern (comic book), Green Lantern'', ''Indiana Jones comic books, Indiana Jones'' and ''Captain America (vo ...

. The 13th edition was held October 18–November 3, 2002; Michael Dean of ''The Comics Journal'' made a presentation on the "Century's Greatest Comics in the World". Guests included

Chris Ware Franklin Christenson "Chris" Ware (born December 28, 1967) is an American cartoonist known for his ''Acme Novelty Library'' series (begun 1994) and the graphic novels ''Jimmy Corrigan, the Smartest Kid on Earth'' (2000), ''Building Stories'' (2012 ...

. The fourteenth edition of the festival was held October 17-November 2, 2003, and included around 20 exhibitions. The 2008 edition was dedicated to technology and science fiction."BD: Festival da Amadora 2007 teve mais visitantes, edição de 2008 dedicada a tecnologia e ficção científica,"
''Expresso'' (Nov. 5, 2007). In 2009 the festival officially changed its name to Amadora BD. The 22nd edition of the show in 2011 was centered around the theme of humor; ''

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'' creator Charles M. Schulz's widow Jean was a special guest,Agência de Notícias de Portugal, S.A
"22ª edição do Festival Amadora BD começa na sexta-feira dedicado ao humor,"
RTP Noticias (20 October 2011). as was

Shannon Wheeler Shannon Wheeler is an American cartoonist, best known as a cartoonist for ''The New Yorker'' and for creating the satire, satirical superhero Too Much Coffee Man. Early life Shannon Wheeler grew up in Berkeley, California, brought up by his moth ...

. The 28th edition of the festival was held October 27–November 12, 2017, with a focus on

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; guests included

Ted Rall Frederick Theodore Rall III (born August 26, 1963) is an American columnist, syndicated editorial cartoonist, and author. His political cartoons often appear in a multi-panel comic-strip format and frequently blend comic-strip and editorial-cart ...

and

Josh Neufeld Josh Neufeld (born August 9, 1967) is an alternative comics, alternative cartoonist known for his comics journalism work on subjects like graphic medicine, equity, and technology; as well as his collaborations with writers like Harvey Pekar and Br ...

. Other exhibitions focused on

Jack Kirby Jack Kirby (; born Jacob Kurtzberg; August 28, 1917 – February 6, 1994) was an American comics artist, comic book artist, widely regarded as one of the medium's major innovators and one of its most prolific and influential creators. He grew ...

and

Will Eisner William Erwin Eisner ( ; March 6, 1917 – January 3, 2005) was an American cartoonist, writer, and entrepreneur. He was one of the earliest cartoonists to work in the American comic book industry, and his series '' The Spirit'' (1940–1952) wa ...

.Campos, Bruno
"Will Eisner, Jack Kirby e os autores desconhecidos do Amadora BD 2017,"
Acolopsia.com (Oct. 15, 2017).

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Amadora BD Comics conventions Portuguese comics Amadora Tourist attractions in Lisbon District Recurring events established in 1989 1989 establishments in Portugal