Now, if everything goes as it should, normality returns to Comic Barcelona, ??with local and international guests, several exhibitions and a section dedicated to professionals that has emerged reinforced from the pandemic, as well as specific spaces dedicated to family audiences. , fantastic and audiovisual, occupying up to 52,000 m2 at the Montjuïc Fair, from March 31 to April 2.
This Wednesday, the general director of Ficomic -which organizes the show-, Meritxell Puig, has presented some advances, as well as the poster, which on this occasion has been commissioned from the Madrid artist Teresa Valero, who has explained that she wanted to convey the transformative power of the comic: “The possibility of being another person and being in another place living things different from your day to day, evading yourself in a constructive way, because it leaves a lot of residue.” The poster is worked with different styles and graphic approaches to reflect the great diversity of the genre and “the party feeling that is the lounge”.
Puig has proclaimed this return to face-to-face with the hope of exceeding 110,000 visitors and 195 exhibitors at last year’s edition. The event also gains a bit of space with halls 1, 2 and 5 and the Plaza del Univers de la Fira. Tickets for the show, which has a budget of around one million euros, will go on sale in February.
Among the international guests, he wanted to make public the first confirmed names, “the vanguard”, which include Anne Simon (Boris the potato boy, The Dome), Aude Picault (Goddess, Garbuix Books), Zerocalcare (The armadillo prophecy, Reservoir Books), Barbara Stok (Vincent, Salamandra Graphic), Rosemary Valero-O’Connell (Laura Dean ends with me, Don’t go without me, La Cúpula and Astiberri), Igort (who publishes Ukrainian Notebooks in March. Diary of an invasion , at Salamandra Graphic), Léa Murawiec (The Great Void, Salamandra Graphic) and Sammy Harkham (Everything and Nothing, Fulgencio Pimentel). Puig and Borja Crespo, adviser to the contest, have assured that they are working to incorporate more authors.
Among the exhibitions they have announced, they wanted to highlight the one dedicated to Daniel Torres –the hall’s grand prize in the previous edition–, La arquitectura de las viñetas, curated by Toni Guiral, who explained that the idea is to show what is behind Torres’ work, either through emblematic characters – Claudio Cueco, Opium, Roco Vargas or Tom – or his works – Sabotage, The Eighth Day, The Angel of Notre-Dame, Bubbles, The House, Picasso in the Civil War , The future that was not or The whole truth about what happened –. Between 80 and 100 originals –some unpublished– in black and white or color, as well as sketches and reproductions, as well as a specific poster.
Another exhibition is Magas del humor, which, curated by Roser Mesa, will bring together works by 34 authors who are distinguished by the use of humor in their works, such as Flavita Banana, Moderna de Pueblo, Lola Vendetta, Soy Cardo or Rocío Quillahuaman.
In WOW! Imaginary Fragments by Genie Espinosa, an attempt will be made to show the various creative aspects of the winner of the Miguel Gallardo award for the revelation author of last year, and yet another exhibition, this one on the work of David López, Dibujos y dungeons. Comic, art and role-playing, with comic pages, illustrations and concept art by this illustrator –and role player– who has worked both in the underground and in the main American publishers, DC and Marvel.
In addition, a tribute to Carlos Pachecho, conferences, workshops, games, projections, a lot of activities that have yet to be programmed are planned. Three months in advance that draw an appointment on the horizon.
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