On October 18, 2025, alongside the market and exhibitions, COMET invites you to take part in several free creative workshops happening across the three floors of Pyxis. Bookbinding, risography, fanzine-making… a chance to experiment with new techniques, meet artists, and leave with your own creations.
The workshops are open to everyone, but places are limited: registration takes place on site at the reception desk from 11 a.m. onwards.
Day Program
11h Opening of COMET
12h Bookbinding workshop with Lydie Dramah (2h15)
14h30 Round table at Pyxis Café:
“Working Alone: Methods and Practices” (1h)
15h45 Awards ceremony for the Young Talents contest at Pyxis Café
16h Risography workshop with Bureau Culturel (1h15)
17h30 Round table at Pyxis Café:
“Self-Publishing and Its Readers” (1h)
19h Closing of the event
Bookbinding Workshop with Lydie Dramah
12h – 14h15 : 1st floor
After the success of her workshop during the first edition of COMET, Lydie Dramah (@lydiedramah), micro-publisher, comic artist, and bookbinder, is back!
Over 2 hours and 15 minutes, discover the art of stitched and glued notebooks with soft covers. Learn how to sew, assemble, and finish a unique notebook to take home with you!
Free workshop upon registration: sign up at the COMET reception desk from 11 a.m. onwards.
Schedule: 12h – 14h15
Risography Workshop with the Bureau Culturel
16h – 17h15 : Ground floor
Discover risography with the team from Bureau Culturel Vaud (@le_bureau_culturel_vaud) !
In just 1h15, get an introduction to this colorful and offbeat printing technique, and leave with the official COMET – Comic Market poster printed by your own hands.
Free workshop upon registration: sign up at the COMET reception desk from 11 a.m. onwards.
Schedule: 16h – 17h15
La Fanzinothèque Genevoise
11h – 19h : 2nd floor
La Fanzinothèque genevoise (@fanzinoge) is an association dedicated to collecting, archiving, and showcasing fanzines, micro-editions, and artist books. This one-of-a-kind library-archive in Switzerland invites you to discover a thematic selection from its collection of over 3,000 documents.
You can support the Fanzinothèque by donating your fanzines (the ones gathering dust at home or—especially—the ones you secretly make yourself), or by becoming a member!
Schedule: 11h – 19h
Fanzine workshop: members of the Fanzinothèque will be on hand to help you design your own fanzine on site, learn the basics of folding, and find your creative voice.
Open to everyone (young children must be accompanied by a responsible adult).