The 2009 conference again took place in London. As 2009 marked the 80th anniversary of Tintin and the 50th of Astérix, there were several speakers on both topics.

Other subjects included,among others:

• Identities in Israeli Comics (Ariel Kahn)
• African Superheroes (Madis Krouma)
• Depiction of Native Americans in BD (Thomas Schnell)
• The Narrative Techniques of Jacques Tardi (Armelle Blin-Rolland)