A Sharing of Angoulême Comics Festival 2024 &
Drawn to Satire: Sketches of Cartoonists in Singapore 

Why do the French love their BD so much? Revered as the 9th Art, the bandes dessinées (comics) and its cultural value and reputation remains high in France as adults read and take them seriously, unlike other countries.

Our guest speaker, Singapore writer CT Lim attended the Angoulême Comics Festival this year and he will share about his visit, as well as about his new book, Drawn to Satire: Sketches of Cartoonists in Singapore, a graphic novel about local cartoonists.


Presentation at 3pm, followed by book sale & signing onsite. In English.

About the author

CT Lim writes about history and popular culture in Singapore. He is the country editor (Singapore) for the International Journal of Comic Art and his latest book is Drawn to Satire: Sketches of Cartoonists in Singapore.

Read more about the comic culture in France here:

• https://ijoca.blogspot.com/2024/03/vampires-rule-at-angouleme-2024.html
  

• https://ijoca.blogspot.com/2024/03/comics-happenings-in-paris-post.html

• https://ijoca.blogspot.com/2024/03/manga-in-angouleme-and-paris.html
  

• https://singaporecomix.blogspot.com/2015/02/angouleme-2014.html
  

CT Lim by Jonsuraya