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A variety of religious awards has been presented to comics at the Angoulême International Comics Festival
Angoulême International Comics Festival
The Angoulême International Comics Festival is the largest comics festival in Europe. It has occurred every year since 1974 in Angoulême, France, in the month of January.The four-day festival is notable for awarding several prestigious prizes in cartooning...

 between 1985 and 2003.

1980s

  • 1985: Christian testimony award: Le transperceneige by Rochette
    Jean-Marc Rochette
    Jean-Marc Rochette is a French painter, illustrator and comics creator.He is best known and recognized for the comic book series Edmond le Cochon and Le Transperceneige, as well as for his illustrations of the literary classic Candide ou l'optimisme by Voltaire, and Homer's Odyssey.- Biography...

     and Jacques Lob
    Jacques Lob
    Jacques Lob was a French comic book creator, known for several Franco-Belgian comics creations, but most famously Superdupont.-Biography:...

    , Casterman
    Casterman
    Casterman is a publisher of Franco-Belgian comics, specializing in comic books and children's literature. The company is based in Tournai, Belgium.Founded in 1780, Casterman was originally a printing company and publishing house...

  • 1986: Christian testimony award: Sang d’Arménie by Vidal and Clavé
    Clavé
    Clavé is a commune in the Deux-Sèvres department in the Poitou-Charentes region in western France.-References:*...

  • 1987: Christian testimony award: Route vers l’enfer by Goossens
  • 1987: Christian comic award: Raoul Follereau: Le vagabond de la charité by Bruno Le Sourd
  • 1988: Christian testimony award: Maus
    Maus
    Maus: A Survivor's Tale, by Art Spiegelman, is a biography of the author's father, Vladek Spiegelman, a Polish Jew and Holocaust survivor. It alternates between descriptions of Vladek's life in Poland before and during the Second World War and Vladek's later life in the Rego Park neighborhood of...

    : un survivant raconte by Art Spiegelman
    Art Spiegelman
    Art Spiegelman is an American comics artist, editor, and advocate for the medium of comics, best known for his Pulitzer Prize-winning comic book memoir, Maus. His works are published with his name in lowercase: art spiegelman.-Biography:Spiegelman was born in Stockholm, Sweden, to Polish Jews...

    , Flammarion
    Groupe Flammarion
    Groupe Flammarion is the fourth largest publishing group in France, comprising many units, including its namesake, founded in 1876 by Ernest Flammarion, as well as units in distribution, sales, printing and bookshops . Flammarion became part of the Italian media conglomerate RCS MediaGroup in 2000...

  • 1988: Christian comic award: Les fumées bleues du Caire by Duverdier and Blimer
  • 1989: Christian testimony award: Ramadan by Farid Boudjellal
  • 1989: Christian comic award: Mathilde Wrede by Carmen Levi and Alex Lochen

1990s

  • 1990: Christian testimony award: Afrikaans bazaar by Tripp
  • 1990: Christian comic award: Broussaille: La nuit du chat by Frank Pé
    Frank Pé
    Frank Pé, often signing solely as Frank is a Belgian comic book artist, best known for Broussaille and Zoo.-Biography:Frank Pé was born in Ixelles in 1956...

     and Bom, Dupuis
    Dupuis
    Éditions Dupuis S.A. is a Belgian publisher of comic books and magazines.Based in Marcinelle near Charleroi, Dupuis was founded in 1922 by Jean Dupuis, and is mostly famous for its comic albums and magazines. It is originally a French language publisher, but publishes many editions both in French...

  • 1991: Christian comic award: Melmoth by Marc-Renier and Rodolphe
  • 1992: Christian comic award: Ignace, nous n’irons plus à Jérusalem by Cécile Schmitz and Jacques Stoquart
  • 1992: Christian comic youth award: Yasuda by Rieland and Jung
  • (1993: no awards in this category)
  • 1994: Oecumenic jury award: Tonnerre en Chine by Focrouille and Bar, Coccinelle
    Coccinelle (entertainer)
    Coccinelle was a French transsexual actress and entertainer. Hers was the first widely publicized sexual reassignment case in Europe, where she was a national celebrity and a renowned club singer.- Early life and career :...

     (according to ToutenBD) / Mademoiselle Louise volume 1 by André Geerts
    André Geerts
    André Geerts was a Belgian comics creator best known for his series Jojo.-Biography:André Geerts was born in Brussels in 1955. He studied at the Institut Saint-Luc art school in Brussels...

     and Sergio Salma
    , Casterman
    Casterman
    Casterman is a publisher of Franco-Belgian comics, specializing in comic books and children's literature. The company is based in Tournai, Belgium.Founded in 1780, Casterman was originally a printing company and publishing house...

     (according to newspapers reporting on the death of Geerts)
  • 1995: Oecumenic jury award: Le centenaire by Ferrandez, Casterman
    Casterman
    Casterman is a publisher of Franco-Belgian comics, specializing in comic books and children's literature. The company is based in Tournai, Belgium.Founded in 1780, Casterman was originally a printing company and publishing house...

  • (1996: no awards in this category)
  • (1997: no awards in this category)
  • (1998: no awards in this category)
  • (1999: no awards in this category)

2000s

  • 2000: Oecumenic jury award: La terre sans mal by Lepage
    Lepage
    Lepage or LePage or Le Page is asurname, and may refer to:* Antoine-Simon Le Page du Pratz , author of a memoir about early 18th century Louisiana* Bradford William LePage Canadian politician...

     and Sibran
    , Dupuis
    Dupuis
    Éditions Dupuis S.A. is a Belgian publisher of comic books and magazines.Based in Marcinelle near Charleroi, Dupuis was founded in 1922 by Jean Dupuis, and is mostly famous for its comic albums and magazines. It is originally a French language publisher, but publishes many editions both in French...

  • 2000: Le prix de la bande dessinee chretienne: La Bible by J Anderson and Mike Maddox, Pre-au Clerc
  • 2001: Oecumenic jury award: Le Journal de mon père part 3 by Jiro Taniguchi
    Jiro Taniguchi
    is a Japanese manga artist.- Biography:He began to work as assistant of the late manga artist Kyota Ishikawa. He made his manga debut in 1970 with Kareta Heya , published in the magazine Young Comic....

    , Casterman
    Casterman
    Casterman is a publisher of Franco-Belgian comics, specializing in comic books and children's literature. The company is based in Tournai, Belgium.Founded in 1780, Casterman was originally a printing company and publishing house...

  • 2002: Oecumenic jury award: Amours Fragiles: Le dernier printemps by Beuriot and Richelle, Casterman
    Casterman
    Casterman is a publisher of Franco-Belgian comics, specializing in comic books and children's literature. The company is based in Tournai, Belgium.Founded in 1780, Casterman was originally a printing company and publishing house...

    • Special mention: Un Ilot de bonheur by C. Chabouté, Paquet
  • 2003: Christian comic award: Voyage vers Léon IX by Francis Keller and Thierry Wintzner, Editions du Signe
    • Special mention: Auriac by Marco Venanzi and Benoît Despas, Coccinelle BD
  • 2003: Oecumenic jury award: Le Chat du Rabin part 1 by Joann Sfar
    Joann Sfar
    Joann Sfar is a French comics artist, comic book creator and film director.-Life and career:Sfar was born in Nice. He is considered one of the most important artists of the new wave of Franco-Belgian comics. Many of his comics were published by L'Association which was founded in 1990 by...

    , Dargaud
    Dargaud
    Les Éditions Dargaud is a publisher of Franco-Belgian comics series, headquartered in the 18th arrondissement of Paris. It was founded in 1943 by Georges Dargaud.Initially, Dargaud published novels for women...

    • Special mention: Petit Polio by Farid Boudjellal, Soleil
      Soleil Productions
      Soleil Productions is a French publisher of both original and imported comic books.-Partnerships and collaborations:In 2004, Soleil and Delcourt created a joint venture called "DelSol", a partnership distribution society for France, Belgium and other Francophone countries.In 2008, Marvel Comics is...

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