We meet at the entrance of the Brüssel gallery and shop, and you will discover why this name is important within the Belgian comic, as well as knowing the origins of the comic.
We will see several murals dedicated to the world of comics (among them, the first to be created in the city) and discover who are their authors, how they relate to each other, which are the different schools of Franco-Belgian comics, etc. Paying special attention to the so-called "clear line". We’ll see examples like Victor Sackville, Ric Hochet, Kinky & Cosy, and Thorgal.
After visiting several more murals, such as Yoko Tsuno’s, we will arrive at the house that inspired Hergé to place his most famous reporter, Tintin. Very close to the market where the bang character finds the famous "unicorn".
We will continue to see various designs until we arrive at the graphic version of the Manneken Pis, a large mural in his honor, next to his wardrobe, where we will tell some of the forays of this little boy in the world of Franco-Belgian comics. Notable examples will include XIII, The Young Albert, and Olivier Rameau.
From here we will dedicate time to Tintin, starting with the mural in which it appears and which takes us to "The Tornasol affair", very close to the city center.
We will see the entrance of the Tintin boutique, where you can find various articles related to the famous reporter, and which is beautifully set in "The Blue Lotus".
Hergé lived not only on comic books. We will talk about the forays into theatre of Tintin's characters, which took place in these galleries.
After talking about the important Moof museum, the statue of this huge Smurf will invite us to talk about it and its creator and the boutique we can find next to it.
The final point of the guided tour is under the mural passage dedicated to The Smurfs and the Brussels life and customs represented by these blue characters. Will you discover all the secrets that this mural holds?
Was staying in Paris for the week so took a day trip to Brussels by train (worth it!) started with the comic books walls trail and it guided us through the day. We only made it to 10 before we started venturing off the tour route but the route we did do was great and we saw so much of the area we would not have.
We loved it. Samuel made the tour enjoyable, super interesting, and very personal. We enjoyed it a lot, it is clear that he loves his work and has a lot of knowledge about the subject. It has been a pleasure!
Spectacular, 100% recommend Samuel is a great. Knowledgeable about the comic world, very interesting and outside the usual tourist circuit.
Stunning visit to the murals Samuel is an exceptional guide, he adapted to our level, in the group there were people with more and less knowledge of the world of comics and I think everyone liked it... recommended one hundred percent, I would repeat without a doubt, if you like the essential comic and if you have read something small to Tintin... You're gonna love it too.
Very good experience, to enter the Belgian culture of comics, an essential visit of the city, its buildings and as not its authors of comics, Samuel is a guide with an in-depth knowledge of the subject, I do not give an old comic to each reservation, a detail to thank and was extended three hours, recommending more aspects of the city, in the group I think we were all delighted
He spent the tour flying, very entertaining and you learn a lot of things about the world of comics. Samuel was the guide and knows a lot.
Different experience, interesting and I learned a lot. Tour with very cool guide (Samuel) that brought a lot of information on a fun tour with a specific theme for tourism in Brussels. I highly recommend for those looking for something different from the standard Tours
I did not do a guided tour to the comics on the walls of the house in Brussels. Nevertheless, I found some of the pictures. They are tall and almost all colored. Whether Lucky Luck, Asterix and Oberlix, Tim and Struppi, you'll find them all. Many visitors to Brussels go looking alone. Some of the pictures I saw by chance. Always great to see. Brussels is known for comics. Since 1991, house walls have been embellished with comic characters.
We had fun and above all we learned a lot, our guide Samuel has a wide and vast knowledge not only of the comic culture in Brussels but also general culture which made the tour very enjoyable and interactive, I highly recommend it and hopefully it's your turn Samuel!!
Unser guide war eine sehr temperamentvolle Frau, die uns die Comic Welt und ihre Besonderheiten in Brüssel sehr anschaulich und voller wunderbarer Geschichten nahegebracht hat. Da wir nur 3 Personen waren, konnte sie auf all unserer Fragen sehr gut eingehen und verstand es nicht nur - immer mit einer Prise Humor- dies zu beantworten sondern in einen Kontext mit dem Leben und Wirken der Menschen und Comic Autoren zu verknüpfen. Wir haben sehr viel erfahren und die 3!!! Stunden sind wie im Flug vergangen. Abgerundet mit einigen Tips zu unserem Aufenthalt in Brüssel war das eine nachhaltig beeindruckende Tour mit sehr viel Herzblut. Noch einmal vielen, vielen Dank dafür.
I gave it 5 because the guide was fascinating and knew his subject very well. I could have given Tripadvisor a 1 because this service provider does not have a guide in French. After booking, I received a message by snap during the night from the service provider telling me that the tour was in Spanish. Not having had the information we introduced ourselves and luckily there was only a Spaniard who spoke English and who after discussion agreed that the tour would be done in English. It was more difficult for the guide and for us, especially my wife, but overall we pretty much understood each other. So French travelers who only speak French, be very careful because this service provider only does school groups in French and private tours but it is not at all the same price
Interesting visit to the museum, with numerous explanatory boards on the designers. Shop with a huge choice of comics and other goodies. We walked there from the center.
We did the comic tour with Samuel and had a great time. The very nice and dedicated guide knew a lot. In addition to seeing the murals and being able to take pictures of them (there are a lot of them), he was telling us things about the history of comics in Belgium, about the authors... A very complete and original tour, to do something different. Highly recommended.
An impressive and super didactic tour even if you are not comic experts like me. My friend and I loved it, Samuel is a very nice and informed guide who explained in detail and in a pleasant way the history and evolution of the comic, the misconception that many of us had about him and the important role he has mainly in Belgium. If you take the tour and have never been a comic lover, you will start to be interested in it!!
The tour was very nice and interesting. The guide gave us very complete information about the murals, comic history and Brussels. I definitely recommend it if you are looking for something different, interesting and that I consider very important part of Brussels. Thank you! It was great!
Wonderful experience with a luxury guide, Samuel. Very. knowledgeable about the subject, excellent wave and disposition. We highly recommend it!!!!!! To enjoy and learn a lot!!!! Thank you, Samuel!!!!
You don't need to be a comic book nut to enjoy it. Full of curiosities and very entertaining. Full comfortable shoe and a good camera.
Tour with Samuel that was very attentive and pleasant. All the super interesting explanations. Samuel, a greeting from Barcelona.
A very interesting tour, off the beaten track and full of details and information. Especially if you do it with Samuel, super attentive and expert in the subject
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