Billy the Cat by Colman and Desberg — artwork #11257 by Stéphane Colman · Bruxelles, Belgium

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Billy the Cat by Colman and Desberg — Street art by Stéphane Colman, Stephen Desberg in Bruxelles

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Stéphane Colman

Stéphane Colman (Brussels, 1961) is a Belgian comics author. With writer Stephen Desberg he created Billy the Cat in 1981, the story of a boy turned into a cat after an accident who discovers the city at gutter height. Published in Spirou, the series won the pair a wide audience and several animated adaptations. Colman also drew Les Petites Filles modèles and Alvin Norge. The mural on rue d'Ophem,…

Stephen Desberg

Stephen Desberg (Brussels, 1954) is a Belgian comics writer, son of an American film producer who settled in Belgium. A prolific author, he wrote Billy the Cat with Stéphane Colman, as well as The Scorpion, IR$, 421 and La Vache. His range runs from children's humour to political thriller, with a taste for layered plots. The Billy the Cat mural on rue d'Ophem has been part of the Brussels Comic Bo…

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Added 02/08/2026

A five-storey mural against a blue sky and cobblestones. A yellow tabby cat leaps towards the viewer, paws outstretched and nose pink, followed by a white cat in a green bow tie jumping down from the rooftops. Behind them stand pink, yellow and blue gabled houses, a green street lamp and a pigeon in flight, in the series' round line and bold colour.

The artwork Billy the Cat by Colman and Desberg is of type graffiti. You can admire it in the city of Bruxelles in Belgium, more precisely here: 32 Rue d'Ophem - Oppemstraat, Brussels.

This graffiti is also tagged as: fresque, chat, cat, monumental, comic, city, bd.

Find all artworks by the artists who contributed to its creation by clicking on their name: Stéphane Colman, Stephen Desberg

The photo was published on 02-08-2026 by Rabot.

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