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For 30 years, Barcelona has been the home of the International Comic Book Fair, an event where fans of the ninth art can come and see all the editorial novelties as well as the authors of the comic books, so they can take back a signed copy or even a dedicated drawing by one of their favourite cartoonists.
After going through various locations, the fair is now located at the Fira de Barcelona, and this year it will take up Pavillion 8, which is over 4 acres big, where the different publishers will present their latest publications, together with the bookshops that exhibit their material.
Also, they will organize various presentations of authors, both Spanish and international ones, who will attend the event to show their latest work to the Spanish crowd. As well as the authors presented by the publishers and the organization of the fair, it´s easy to find other cartoonists and scriptwriters who will go there by themselves to this event, the most important comic book fair in Spain.
This year, the American cartoonists Greg Rucka and Greg Capullo as well as the British ones David Lloyd and Mark Buckingham and the Italian Milo Manara will be attending, along with the Chinese ones that have been invited there since China is the invited country to this year´s edition.
Famous sci-fi film and TV actors will also visit the fair, such as Julian Glover (The Empire Strikes Back) or Paul Blake, who played Greedo in Star Wars.
The seven exhibitions, as well as the one dedicated to comic books in China, are dedicated to the robots in comic books, making the most of Go Nagai´s presence, the creator of Mazinger Z. Spider Man will also be there since there´s a film about the cartoon hero released this year as well as various authors, among which we can highlight Paco Roca, Spanish Comic Book Prize Winner of 2009 or the experienced Jordi Longarón, the author of the legendary Hazañas Bélicas.
The parallel events will be concerts of Avalanch, Lax´n´Busto, Teràpia de Shock and Los Coronas, as well a special session called Phenomena, a fantasy film festival in original version subtitled in Spanish, with films such as The Matrix, Westworld and Hardware, with the presence of the director of the latter.
For more information: http://www.ficomic.com/
To get to know the latest in the world of comic books from around the world and take back an autograph or a signed cartoon by your favourite cartoonist, start preparing your stay in the Catalan capital and find apartments in Barcelona to enjoy that weekend along with the cartoons, music and films.
