| Language | French |
|---|---|
| Headquarters | Paris |
| Country | France |
| Editor | Kelian Nguyen Guillaume Boutet (adjoint) Romain Garnier (adjoint) |
| Md | Didier Pasamonik and Charles-Louis Detournay |
| Commercial | Yes |
| Launch date | 1996 (as Univers BD); 2000 (as ActuaBD) |
| Current status | live |
ActuaBD is a French-language online magazine dedicated to comics founded by Patrick Pinchart in 1996 with the name Univers BD.[1] It offers daily news, columns, criticism and interviews, as well as sometimes some more controversial cases.[2] It is run by around fifty[3] journalists and specialized columnists, all volunteers[3][4] lead by the editor-in-chief Kelian Nguyen with Charles-Louis Detournay and Didier Pasamonik.[3]
History
The website Univers BD was founded in 1996 by the journalist Patrick Albray, who ran it alone for several years.[5] In 2000, Univers BD became actuabd.com.[2]Beginning in 2003, the former editor Didier Pasamonik joined thesite et and progressively became ots main contributor.[2] Also in 2003 Nicolas Anspach joined the site and soon became its editor-in-chief.[2] The following year, François Peneaud became the website's journalist in charge of covering American comics, a position he held for three years.[2] In 2006, Charles-Louis Detournay joined the magazine. [2] At the end of 2011, Charles-Louis Detournay replaced Anspach as editor.[6] Aurélien Pigeat and Frédéric Hojlo became respectively chief writers for comics and alternative bandes dessinées, replaced in 2023 for Guillaume Boutet and Romain Garnier. In January 2026, Kelian Nguen succeded Charles-Louis Detournay as editor-in-chief, while the latter joins Didier Pasamonik in the management.[7]
The ACBD's (French Association of Comics' Critics and Journalists) Gilles Ratier Report places ActuaBD in the first place among the French-language general information websites about comics.[8] According to Patrick Gaumer, author of the Dictionnaire Larousse de la BD: "ActuaBD stands out for its independent spirit and the eclecticism of its content. Add to that its constant responsiveness… as its name says!"[2]
Comics Personality of the Year
Since 2010, ActuaBD acknowledges a Personality of the Year, which can be a human, a character, a company, a publication, etc.[9]
- 2010: Jean Van Hamme, Belgian author[10]
- 2011: Fanny Rodwell, Belgian editor[11]
- 2012: Albert Uderzo,French author[12]
- 2013: Spirou, character[13]
- 2014: Gotlib, French author[14]
- 2015: Charlie Hebdo, French magazine[15]
- 2016: Catherine Meurisse, French author[16]
- 2017: Gilles Ratier, French comic book historian[17]
- 2018: Wilfrid Lupano, French comic book writer[18]
- 2019: Emil Ferris, American comics author[19]
- 2020: Hubert, French comics writer and colorist[20]
- 2021: Luffy from One Piece, character[21]
- 2022: Marguerite Abouet, Ivorian comics writer [22]
- 2023: François Bourgeon, French writer and artist [23]
- 2024: Emmanuel Guibert, French writer and artist [24]
- 2025: Lucie Servin, French journalist [25]
Notes and references
- ^ "partie 1 : contexte d’émergence de la bande dessinée numérique en France | Cité internationale de la bande dessinée et de l'image" (in French). www.citebd.org. Retrieved 2026-05-12.
- ^ Gaumer 2010, p. 5.
- ^ "QUI SOMMES NOUS ?" (in French). Actua BD. 2021-09-14. Retrieved 2026-05-11.
- ^ "France Bleu lance "Le Prix de la BD France Bleu" !" (in French). Radio France. 2026-04-10. Retrieved 2026-05-12.
- ^ Pasamonik, Didier; Detournay, Charles-Louis; Albray, Patrick (2016-06-06). "Pour ses 20 ans, ActuaBD mue, et va vous raconter son aventure". Actua BD. Retrieved 2026-05-11.
- ^ "Charles-Louis Detournay devient rédacteur-en-chef d’ActuaBD.com - ActuaBD". www.actuabd.com. 2012-01-13. Retrieved 2026-05-11.
- ^ "Kelian Nguyen, le nouveau rédacteur en chef d’ActuaBD" (in French). Actuabd. 2026-01-12. Retrieved 2026-05-11.
- ^ "Rapport Ratier 2014 sur la production de bandes dessinées – ACBD". www.acbd.fr. Retrieved 2026-05-11.
- ^ Didier Pasamonik - L’Agence BD. "Catherine Meurisse, personnalité BD de l’année 2016 - ActuaBD" (in French). ActuaBD. Archived 2024-12-23 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2026-05-11.
- ^ "Jean Van Hamme, l’homme de l’année 2010" (in French). ActuaBD. Retrieved 2026-05-11.
- ^ "Fanny Rodwell, personnalité BD de l’année 2011" (in French). ActuaBD. Retrieved 2026-05-11.
- ^ "Albert Uderzo, personnalité" (in French). ActuaBD. Retrieved 2026-05-11.
- ^ "Spirou, personnalité BD de l’année 2013" (in French). ActuaBD. Retrieved 2026-05-11.
- ^ "Pour ActuaBD, Gotlib est la personnalité" (in French). ActuaBD. Retrieved 2026-05-11.
- ^ "Charlie Hebdo, personnalité BD de l’année 2015" (in French). ActuaBD. Retrieved 2026-05-11.
- ^ "Catherine Meurisse, personnalité BD de l’année 2016" (in French). ActuaBD. Retrieved 2026-05-11.
- ^ "Gilles Ratier, personnalité BD de l’année 2017" (in French). ActuaBD. Retrieved 2026-05-11.
- ^ "Wilfrid Lupano, personnalité BD de l’année 2018" (in French). ActuaBD. Retrieved 2026-05-11.
- ^ "Emil Ferris : personnalité BD de l’année 2019 - ActuaBD" (in French). ActuaBD. Retrieved 2026-05-11.
- ^ "Hubert Boulard, personnalité BD de l’année 2020" (in French). ActuaBD. Retrieved 2026-05-11.
- ^ "Luffy de One Piece, personnalité BD de l’année 2021" (in French). ActuaBD. Retrieved 2026-05-11.
- ^ "Marguerite Abouet, personnalité BD de l’année 2022" (in French). ActuaBD. Retrieved 2026-05-11.
- ^ "François Bourgeon, personnalité BD de l’année 2023" (in French). ActuaBD. Retrieved 2026-05-11.
- ^ "Emmanuel Guibert élu « Personnalité BD de l’année » par la rédaction (...)" (in French). ActuaBD. Retrieved 2026-05-11.
- ^ Didier Pasamonik (24 December 2025). "Lucie Servin, personnalité BD de l’année 2025" (in French). Actuabd. Retrieved 2026-05-11.
Documentation
- Gaumer, Patrick (2010). "Actuabd.com". Dictionnaire mondial de la BD. Paris: Larousse. p. 4-5. ISBN 9782035843319.