27th International Comic Fair of Barcelona May 28, 2009

The 27th edition of the Barcelona Comic Fair is almost here. It will be celebrated from May 29th to June 1st at the Fira of Barcelona (Montjuïc). The fair, which is the oldest and the most important of the comic world in Spain, brings the best national and international comic book artists, and comes full of new features.

One of the main novelties of FICOMIC 2009 is the exhibition of the comic strip “off-side” (by Jaume Capdevila, draftsman and sports press graphical humorist), where a historical relationship between the football and the comic world will be made. It will also include an exhibition dedicated to the Jim Lee comic, “Batman: Barcelona - The Knight of the Dragon” and another one to the famous female comic character “Esther de Purita Campos”.

Very important comic book artists such as Mark Waid, David B., Gipi, François Bourgeon, Jeffrey Brown, Claudio Stassi and Giovanni Di Gregorio, or superhero comic book artists as Jim Lee, Jim Starlin or Mike Mignola (the “Hellboy” creator), will attend the event. Most of them will sign autographs at the stands of their respective publishers.

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