COMICON 2025: International Pop Culture Festival Game and Manga ( Naples - Italy )

COMICON Naples crosses the finish line of the XXV edition! Everyone is ready for the long four-day party, from 1 to 4 May at the Mostra d’Oltremare! Among the first international guests from the world of comics: arriving for the first time in Italy is:

- Jon J. Muth, an American writer and illustrator, known initially for some of the most innovative pictorial works in comics such as Moonshadow or Havok and Wolverine: Meltdown, and later for his delicate and award-winning children's books such as Zen Shorts;

- Returns to Italy after more than 15 years Arthur De Pins, a multifaceted French artist and animator known for The Fixed Nail, The March of the Crab, Zombillénium;

- Darick Robertson, an American comic book artist and screenwriter who has been on the scene for over 30 years, co-creator of Transmetropolitan, The Boys, and Happy!;

- Boichi, a Korean manga artist, author of Sun Ken Rock, Origin, and artist of the best-selling series Dr. Stone, whose anime will debut with its fourth season in January 2025;

- Thomas Taylor, an illustrator and children's writer known for creating the cover of the first British edition of Harry Potter, and author of the Malamander novel series;

- Paskim, an internationally renowned manhwa author, best known for Lost in the Cloud, awarded the Webtoon of Excellence at the Lezhin Awards in 2022 and 2023;

- Álvaro Martínez Bueno, co-creator of the post-apocalyptic horror series The Nice House on The Lake, a comic book among the most awarded at the Eisner Awards and at Angouleme in recent years;

- Altan, one of the most loved and esteemed illustrators, cartoonists and satirical authors;

On the occasion of the 25th edition, there will be no shortage of initiatives to celebrate the evolution of the relationship between the festival, the city and comics, such as the exhibition “Naples: Fumetto Destination”, which will tell the story of the role that the city of Naples has played in the history of the Ninth Art, inspiring works and leading Italian and international artists, capable of exploring the thousand faces of a vital, stimulating and complex metropolis that in 2025 will stage the 2500th anniversary of the foundation of Neapolis in 475 BC.

By AlessiaBNERD

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