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6th – 9th May, 2010
From the 6th to the 9th of May the 28th International Comic Fair will take place in Barcelona. The fair will be held in Hall 8 of the Fira de Barcelona and the tickets cost 6 Euros. If you like comic books you wouldn’t want to miss this great event during your stay in Barcelona!
This year comic artists such as Jeff Smith, Gilbert Shelton, Tanino Liberatore, Gene has, Lewis Trondheim and Ethan Van Sciver will present some of their most important releases. There will also be the exceptional exhibition of the masterpiece “Prince Valiant” by Harold Foster, as well as one dedicated to Manuel Vazquez, the legendary cartoonist of Bruguera. Therefore, this year’s International Comic Fair pays tribute to Vázquez and Jacques Tardi.
The International Comic Fair was created in the early 80s, due to the fact that there was an adult comic boom in Spain during the time. During this boom, many national authors were given the opportunity to publish their work. Furthermore, the first national cartoonist meeting was held in Sitges in 1969 and other international inititives were seen during this time, such as the congresses of Bordighera (1965), Lucca (1966), the San Diego Comic-Con (1970) and the Festival of Angoulême (1974).
The International Comic Fair gives awards to participants for the most outstanding comic books in different categories, and the only condition is that they have to have been published in Spain during the year prior to the completion of the fair. The only exception is the “Grand Prize of Salo”, which is granted to an author for all his work in the comic world.
The most significant awards include the best work, best screenplay, best picture, the author of revelation, the best foreign work published in Spain, the best fanzine, the best magazine, the disclosure of the comic strip, and the “Grand Prize of Salo”.
If you are interested in comic books, don’t miss out on this exciting event while you are staying in one of our holiday apartments in Barcelona!
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