The festival of the BD between homage and distinctions

For its 42nd edition, the festival of Angoulême comics have been very "Charlie" tributes to artists fell to the bullets, creating a "Charlie Hebdo price" of freedom of expression, to the satirical newspaper . In addition, the duck tape and Charb Cabu also received the Special Prize Ghent, that is remembered for missing work.

In this atmosphere inevitably a bit heavy, Angoulême nonetheless celebrated last Thursday, and as it should be, the 9th art. The traditional Grand Prix was awarded to the brilliant creator of the manga Akira, Katsuhiro Otomo. The Japanese author was praised by his peers, collecting more than 1,600 votes on some 3,500 authors who took part in the vote to award a universally recognized award in the world of the bubble.

The 2015 winners were revealed on Sunday during the where new tributes to Charlie team, and all the artists who have passed away in recent months.

Prices, it is called on the banks of the Charente, were attributed to the following albums:

• Gold fawn Best Album: Sattouf for "The Arab Future: Young People in the Middle East (1978-1984)"

• Fauve 'Audience Award: "The Old furnaces, Volume 1 - Those who remain" Wilfrid Lupano and Paul Cauuet (Dargaud)


• Special Jury Prize: "Building Stories" by Chris Ware (Delcourt)


• Series Price: "Lastman," Volume 6, Balak, Mickaël Sanlaville and Bastien Vives (Casterman)


• Price revelation "Yekini, King arenas" Lisa Lugrin and Clement Xavier (Flblb Editions)


• Youth Award "The Golden Compass, Volume 1" Clement Oubrerie and Stéphane Melchior (Gallimard)


• Heritage Award: "San Mao, the little tramp" Zhang Leping (Fei)


• Polar Fauve "Small cuts Shioguni" Florent Chavouet (Philippe Picquier)


• Alternative Comics Award "urban drift" (Another image)

The following prizes were also awarded:

• Young talents Price: Camille Debray for "Mom" Cloe Francisci for "Ballet" Anna Griot for "Boat People"


• Price revelation blog: Miss Karensac for his blog http://ift.tt/1zhNiyV


• Digital Challenge Price: Langevin Oscar for "Moontagne"

Finally, Charlie Grand Prix of freedom of expression, for its first edition, returned to Cabu designers, Wolinski, Charb, Tignous and Honoré, died in the shooting that occurred on January 7 in the premises of the satirical newspaper. This award will be given annually to authors who are struggling and working for Freedom of Expression.

Ultimate tribute, a place Charlie was also inaugurated on Sunday in Angouleme