The U.S. Embassy in Algiers is proud to continue its tradition of participation in the Festival International de la Bande Dessinée d’Alger (FIBDA), taking place October 1–5, 2025. Since 2018, the Embassy has been honored to join this celebration of creativity and cultural exchange.
This year, the Embassy’s Public Diplomacy section is sponsoring a booth and welcoming American guests: award-winning comic book artist Alitha Martinez and scholar Professor Alexandra Gueydan-Turek of Swarthmore College.
Martinez is known for her work on Iron Man, Batgirl, Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur, and Black Panther: World of Wakanda. Gueydan-Turek is a leading scholar of Arab and North African comics whose research highlights the role of visual storytelling.
Martinez and Gueydan-Turek will engage Algerian artists, students, and festivalgoers in discussions, workshops, and exchanges on the power of comics as a medium of innovation and dialogue.
“The U.S. Embassy in Algiers is proud to continue its tradition of participation in the Festival International de la Bande Dessinée d’Alger (FIBDA), an important celebration of creativity, imagination, and cultural exchange,” said U.S. Ambassador Elizabeth Moore Aubin.
The Embassy’s participation in FIBDA underscores the strong cultural ties between the United States and Algeria and our shared commitment to fostering mutual understanding through the arts.