Lambiek

Lambiek's Almanac 1968-1993

cover of Lambiek's Almanac, by Hanco Kolk
Lambiek entrance Lambiek was Europe's first comic shop, and has played an important part in the world of comics and sequential art. The limited-edition prints, silkscreens, signed posters and other comic-related objects on display will surprise and amuse you.

Browsing through Lambiek's great selection of comics, related art, and collectibles from all over the world will stir any imagination...

Here are some photo's from the old store at Kerkstraat 78.
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The Lambiek Studio


The Secret of Lambiek, cover by Peter Pontiac
"The Secret of Lambiek"

Above the store, Lambiek kept a secret guest apartment for visiting comic artists. During the last four years this cozy (gezellig) room served as the busy Lambiek website studio. Many of the artists who visited left a signature drawing on the wall, but it's fate (and theirs) was sealed with the ensuing renovation. It's gone now, so you'll probably never know what was hidden behind that wall, and certainly not what was in the cellar...

The Lambiek Studio Wall

The Lambiek Studio Wall
Many bric-à-bracs in the Lambiek Wall (from left to right, top to bottom):
Eric Braün, Al+Flag, Marc Tessier, Jim Woodring, Pete Poplaski,
Michael T. Gilbert, Willem (barely visible), unknown, Lian Ong, unknown,
Bob Fingerman, Eric Reynolds, unknown ('Ei...'), Hélène Brosseau,
Dan Schiff, Roberta Gregory, Sophie Crumb (in green), James Sturm.

Marc Tessier, Al+Flag, Hélèene Brosseau and Jean-Claude Amyot at Lambiek studio in 2000
Marc Tessier, Al+Flag, Hélèene Brosseau and Jean-Claude Amyot
visited the Lambiek studio after the Angoulême Festival in 2000.

A Knight on the Kerkstraat (De Straatridder, by Vandersteen)
Alas, the old Lambiek bids you all a good knight!