Brussels Comic Book Route Murals

Brussels paints its comic heroes on its walls. Since 1991, when Frank Pé's Broussaille went up on Rue du Marché au Charbon, the city and the Belgian Comic Strip Center have turned gable ends into giant comic panels, and the route now runs to around seventy walls across the center and Laeken. This gallery shows one photo per mural, chosen to show the whole wall where possible, from Franco-Belgian classics such as Tintin, Lucky Luke and Gaston Lagaffe to Flemish favorites like Nero and Suske en Wiske and newer walls such as Spirou in the Marolles. Each caption names the series, its creator, the street and the scene, so you can plan a walk between them. Most walls sit within a short stroll of the Grand Place and the Marolles; the Laeken walls need a tram ride. A few well-known walls, including Boule et Bill on Rue du Chevreuil and Quick and Flupke on Rue Notre-Seigneur, are not pictured, and statues of comic characters are a separate subject.