In addition to 6 feet below, many other publishers will host a stand, including Arbitraire, Atrabile, Çà et Là, Le Chant des Muses, Cornélius, Les Requins Marteaux, RVB 12, Super Loto / Trace, Turboformat and even Frémok.
There are also several guest authors, such as Fabcaro, Mattt Konture, Ambre, Adrien Demont, Alexandre de Moté, Olivier Deprez, Pierre Maurel, Ganaëlle Maury, Nicolas Moog, Denys Moreau, Christoph Mueller, Stéphane Ollier, Delphine Panique, Émilie Plateau … Finally, several musical artists will participate in the festivities.
“Veterans of the hot editorial that seared comics in the 90s“, 6 Pieds sous terre will present in particular new editions of top titles, because”books are here to live, in bookstores, festivals, exhibitions“. Since 2021 the house has been broadcast by Harmonia Mundi, Servidis and Dimedia.
6 feet below, life and death: 30 years of publishing. With free shots.
The festival, supported by the City, Metropolis and Montpellier Capital of Culture 2028, takes place in three locations: L’Hôtel d’Aurès, which will host exhibitions dedicated to 6 Pieds sous terre, publisher stands and guest facilities, as well as book purchases and concerts in the evening. Also in the premises of En traits libre where a comic exhibition will be presented, and in a new building.
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The association has in fact moved to 1 rue Voltaire, in Montpellier. The Rhony festival will mark the opening of the place that will host two exhibitions dedicated to the 6 Pieds sous terre and to the authors who autograph themselves.
Friday 9 December will also be dedicated to inter-professional meetings between publishers, mediatecaries and booksellers, with the participation of Juliette Salique (co-founder of SEA – Syndicate of Alternative Publishers) and Raphaële Perret (responsible for overbroadcasting with comic book publishers).
Initially a collective / artists’ workshop created in 2009 as an association, the space En traits libre was designed “to remedy the isolation that the status of artist can generate“. The workshop is now invested by Mattt Konture, Kristo, Sandra Vérine, Ganaëlle Maury, Fred Dupuis, Gaëtan Lüpke / Mouflon and Thomas Romarin.
6 Feet Under exhibits its mascot. D’Aures hotels. Friday: 17:00 / 20:00 Saturday: 13:00 / 20:00 Sunday: 13:00 / 18:00 Free shots.
It is also the home of the comic book publishing house 6 Pieds sous terre, “longtime friend of En free traits“This place is therefore a workspace, a shop where artists sell their productions and an alternative comic shop.
The complete program can be found here.
Photo Credits: Rhony Festival
